Executive Strategy & Leadership Operations Partner

EAB; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

PTO 20+ days

Wellness programs

Job summary

EAB in Washington, DC is seeking an Associate Chief of Staff to the President of Student Success & Analytics and Chief Partner Development Officer at Senior Manager level. This role serves as a strategic partner, coordinating priorities, translating leadership direction into actionable plans, and strengthening decision-making processes.

The successful candidate will lead cross-functional initiatives, prepare executives for external engagements, and support executive communications and calendar

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 3-4+ years of post-graduate professional experience in strategy, business operations, management consulting, program or project leadership, executive communications, organizational change, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience working directly with a senior executive, C-suite leader, or executive leadership team.
• Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and shared ownership.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information and write clearly for executive and employee audiences.
• Strong meeting facilitation and presentation skills, with the confidence to guide senior leaders toward decisions, ownership, and next steps.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment, maintain discretion, and handle sensitive executive, organizational, partner, and personnel-related information appropriately.
• Ability to build strong working relationships and influence outcomes without relying on formal authority.
• Willingness to travel periodically (up to 10%) and provide flexibility outside standard business hours when urgent executive, event, travel, or organizational needs arise.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted strategic partner to the President and Chief Partner Development Officer, providing context, analysis, perspective, and candid counsel on organizational priorities and decisions.
• Maintain an integrated view of the President's and Chief Partner Development Officer's priorities, helping determine where their involvement will have the greatest organizational impact.
• Prepare the President and Chief Partner Development Officer for internal and external engagements by developing briefing materials, agendas, talking points, decision prompts, and relevant background information.
• Protect time for the highest-priority work, and maintain a coordinated flow of information into and out of the President's and Chief Partner Development Officer's office.
• Represent the President's and Chief Partner Development Officer's office in selected meetings and initiatives, using sound judgment to determine what can be resolved independently, what requires additional stakeholder input, and what should be elevated.

Skills

Strategic partnership

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communications

Meeting facilitation

Calendar management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

EAB in Washington, DC is seeking an Associate Chief of Staff to the President of Student Success & Analytics and Chief Partner Development Officer at Senior Manager level. This role serves as a strategic partner, coordinating priorities, translating leadership direction into actionable plans, and strengthening decision-making processes.

The successful candidate will lead cross-functional initiatives, prepare executives for external engagements, and support executive communications and calendar