Executive Projects Lead for CEO Briefings

Socket.dev; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan

Retirement Plan 403b

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Family Leave

Fertility Support

Wellness Resources

LinkedIn Learning

Annual Mentor Program

Training & Development

Job summary

The Milken Institute in Washington, DC is seeking an Associate Director, Special Projects to provide strategic, high‑level support to the Office of the CEO. You will develop executive briefing materials, lead research and analysis, and manage cross‑functional projects from concept to completion.

The role requires disciplined organization, discretion, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights for senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 5–8 years of relevant experience supporting senior leadership or strategic initiatives.
• Ability to synthesize complex information into executive-ready materials.
• Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving skills with data translation ability.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation of executive briefing documents, talking points, background research, meeting materials, and event summaries for the CEO’s speaking engagements, meetings, travel, and external activities.
• Manage special projects on behalf of the Office of the CEO, including defining project scope, coordinating stakeholders, tracking deliverables, identifying risks, and ensuring timely completion.
• Conduct and synthesize research on a wide range of topics to support executive decision-making, strategic planning, external communications, and organizational priorities.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative research on topics that may include finance, health economics, demographics, global markets, human capital, policy, and job formation.
• Collect, clean, analyze, and summarize relevant economic, financial, demographic, policy, and programmatic data to inform briefings, presentations, and decision materials.
• Draft, edit, and refine written materials, presentations, summaries, correspondence, and other executive‑facing work products with a high degree of accuracy, clarity, and professionalism.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external stakeholders to gather information, align inputs, and support successful execution of executive priorities and special initiatives.
• Maintain systems for tracking project timelines, deliverables, decisions, and follow‑ups, and proactively communicate status updates to appropriate stakeholders.
• Handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion, professionalism, and sound judgment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Executive communication

Project management

Research and analysis

Stakeholder coordination

Discretion and judgement

Attention to detail

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

The Milken Institute in Washington, DC is seeking an Associate Director, Special Projects to provide strategic, high‑level support to the Office of the CEO. You will develop executive briefing materials, lead research and analysis, and manage cross‑functional projects from concept to completion.

The role requires disciplined organization, discretion, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights for senior leadership.