Strategy & Operations Lead – Chief of Staff Team

Ready Talent; New York (NY); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ready Talent is seeking a Strategy & Operations Lead to join the Chief of Staff team. The role blends high-level business strategy with world-class program management to accelerate executive decision-making across global teams.

The ideal candidate excels in translating complex marketing data into executive-ready narratives, communicates effectively, and drives operational excellence in a fast-moving enterprise. EST hours and regional/global collaboration are required.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in a high-growth corporate environment with a background in management consultancy or similar
• Strong marketing terminology, metrics, and ROI understanding with zero ramp-up time
• Experience navigating large, complex, global organizations
• Exceptional data visualization, slide design, and storytelling abilities
• Confident operator who can influence senior marketing executives and VPs

Responsibilities

• Design executive narratives: create high-impact presentations and briefing materials
• Translate data into insights: synthesize marketing metrics and financial data into charts and dashboards
• Infuse marketing flair: ensure materials look modern, professional and on-brand
• Drive operational excellence: design and optimize cross-functional processes across global teams
• Optimize leadership governance: manage meetings structures and agendas for leadership teams
• Cross-functional orchestration: act as a liaison between senior marketing leaders and regional stakeholders

Skills

Executive presence

Data storytelling

Analytical skills

Executive communication

Marketing fluency

Job description

We don't do traditional staffing or source resumes. Ready Talent is a global Managed Services partner built for the modern enterprise. We design and deploy agile, high-performing teams to execute critical projects and solve complex challenges for the world’s most ambitious bra

nds.Working here means being part of a highly coordinated, expert unit delivering actual outcomes. Our people get the best of both worlds: direct, high-impact engagement with Tier-1 global enterprises, backed by an agile structure built entirely around execution, complete professional autonomy, and zero corporate noice.

Who we are looking for

We are seeking a sharp, highly strategic, and operationally rigorous Strategy & Operations Lead to join our clients Chief of Staff team. In this role, you will serve as a critical engine for our Top 5 B2B Tech marketing organization, blending high-level business strategy with world-class program management.

The ideal candidate is a master communicator who can translate complex marketing data into compelling, executive-ready narratives. Operating on EST, you will act as a central operator—streamlining business processes, optimizing leadership communication, and collaborating across regional and global teams to accelerate executive decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

Executive Communications & Strategy

• Design executive narratives: Create high-impact, visually polished presentations and briefing materials for VPs and C-suite executives.
• Translate data into insights: Synthesize complex B2B marketing metrics, financial data, and business impact into clear charts, dashboards, and strategic takeaways.
• Infuse marketing flair: Apply a strong eye for design and a deep understanding of marketing context to ensure all executive materials look modern, professional, and on-brand.

Program Management & Operations

• Drive operational excellence: Design, implement, and optimize cross-functional processes to streamline decision-making across global and regional teams.
• Optimize leadership governance: Propose and manage strategic meeting structures, agendas, and communication loops to maximize the leadership team's time and access to VPs.
• Cross-functional orchestration: Act as a trusted partner and liaison between senior marketing leaders, Strategy & Operations teams, and regional stakeholders.

Requirements & Qualifications

Experience & Background

• Professional experience: 6+ years of experience in a high-growth corporate environment, with a strong preference for a background in management consultancy or a similar rigorous corporate strategy role within big tech.
• Marketing fluency: Solid comprehension of core enterprise B2B marketing terminology, mechanics, and metrics (e.g., ROI, impressions, pipeline generation, conversion, campaign life cycles) with zero ramp-up time required.
• Large-scale operations: Proven experience navigating and driving impact within large, complex, or matrixed global organizations.
• Advanced data storytelling: Exceptional capability in data visualization, slide design, and structural storytelling.
• Sharp analytical skills: Highly numbers-driven with the ability to dissect complex datasets and find the overarching business "so what?".
• Executive presence: Confident operator able to build immediate credibility, manage stakeholders, and influence senior marketing executives and VPs.

Compensation, Logistics & Location

• Location: Toronto, ON (Remote options per company policy).
• Time Zone Requirement: Must work on Eastern Standard Time (EST) to support early-morning preparation of executive deliverables.