Chief of Staff at CrossBoundary

Who You Are 

• Self-starter who is smart, adaptive, and passionate about making CrossBoundary Energy the best it can be 
• Natural problem solver who can manage competing opinions and perspectives from multiple senior stakeholders to identify the first small step towards a solution 
• Advocate of structures and systems to improve the ways we work, with the conviction to change them in a moment’s notice knowing they can always be better 
• Willing to take on new types of work, even without prior experience or direct supervision 
• Able to juggle multiple workstreams at once, and ensure everything is delivered on time and to the highest standards 
• Believer in the power of relationships and collaboration, both within the firm and outside the firm, to improve efficiency and accelerate our impact in the world 
• Eager to understand critical feedback as a means of improving one’s own work 
• Willing to work and live in a sometimes challenging environment 

Primary Responsibilities 

• Shape and drive executive alignment and decision-making 
• Partner with the CEO to define strategic priorities, set the agenda, and lead high-impact executive body meetings that drive alignment and accountability across the leadership team 
• Lead firmwide engagement and communication 
• Collaborate with the CEO to craft and deliver compelling weekly All Hands meetings that reinforce company vision, strategic progress, celebrate progress, and foster a culture of transparency and inclusion 
• Design and lead firmwide engagement forums that drive strategic clarity and cultural cohesion 
• Partner with the CEO to create and run effective senior leadership meetings that encourage rigorous problem solving on the major issues facing the company 
• Enable CEO effectiveness across strategy, culture, and execution 
• Drive cross-functional coordination and executive follow-through 
• Institutionalize cultural clarity and manage team engagement cadence 

Qualifications

• Entrepreneurial mindset to creatively and independently solve new problems with no established paths or proven solutions 
• Excellent project management skills 
• Excellent people and stakeholder management skills 
• Strong collaboration and prioritization skills 
• Strong working knowledge of CrossBoundary Group, including all CrossBoundary platforms 

Required skills and qualifications:

• At least five years of work experience in a problem solving and stakeholder management capacity (e.g., consulting, strategy) at globally operating organizations 
• Experience with organizations focused on the intersection of private capital and underserved markets (preferred) 
• Prior experience in developing countries (preferred)