Strategic CEO Office Associate — Cross-Functional Execution

Phoenix Tailings; Burlington (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Stock options

Unlimited PTO

Learning & development

Job summary

Phoenix Tailings is seeking a Senior Office of the CEO Associate to act as an execution partner to the CEO on company-defining priorities. You will shape and lead work that crosses functions, often where the path forward isn’t clear, building a plan from questions to decisions and into execution.

The ideal candidate merges strategic judgment with operating discipline, earns trust across the company, and drives complex initiatives end-to-end with a hands-on approach.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of experience in consulting, investment banking, private equity, corporate strategy, or an operating role at a scaling company.
• Strong strategic and financial judgment, with the ability to form a clear recommendation from incomplete information.
• Experience leading complex projects across functions without relying on formal authority.
• Excellent executive communication and the ability to adapt detail for different audiences.
• High discretion, low ego, and a track record of earning trust with senior leaders.
• Ability to move between analysis and hands-on execution as the work requires.
• Experience in industrial technology, advanced manufacturing, critical materials, or climate related industries is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Own major CEO sponsored initiatives from definition through execution.
• Develop recommendations on capital allocation, expansion, partnerships, new markets, and company priorities.
• Lead cross functional teams through influence, clear decision making, and consistent follow through.
• Represent the CEO's office in selected internal and external workstreams.
• Prepare and pressure test materials for board meetings, investors, partners, customers, and executive decisions.
• Identify emerging issues and opportunities, define the required work, and move them toward resolution.
• Create operating plans, milestones, and accountability for initiatives that sit outside a single function.
• Coach junior team members and raise the quality of analysis and communication across shared projects.

Skills

Strategic judgment

Operational discipline

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Job description

Phoenix Tailings is seeking a Senior Office of the CEO Associate to act as an execution partner to the CEO on company-defining priorities. You will shape and lead work that crosses functions, often where the path forward isn’t clear, building a plan from questions to decisions and into execution.

The ideal candidate merges strategic judgment with operating discipline, earns trust across the company, and drives complex initiatives end-to-end with a hands-on approach.