Chief of Staff to CEO

At Anaplan we are a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-making through our leading AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform so our customers can outpace their competition and the market.

What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our collective commitment to our customers success and to our Winning Culture.

Our customers rank among the whos who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola LinkedIn Adobe LVMH and Bayer are just a few of the 2400 global companies who rely on our best-in-class platform.

Our Winning Culture is the engine that drives our teams of innovators. We champion diversity of thought and ideas we behave like leaders regardless of title we are committed to achieving ambitious goals and we love celebrating our wins big and small.

Supported by operating principles of being strategy-led values-based and disciplined in execution youll be inspired connected developed and rewarded here. Everything that makes you unique is welcome; join us and lets build whats next - together!

Chief of Staff to the CEO

At Anaplan we are a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-makingthrough our leading AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform so our customerscan outpace their competition and the unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our collective commitment toour customers success and to our Winning customers rank among the whos who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola LinkedInAdobe LVMH and Bayer are just a few of the 2400 global companies who rely onour best-in-class Winning Culture is the engine that drives our teams of innovators. We championdiversity of thought and ideas we behave like leaders regardless of title we arecommitted to achieving ambitious goals and we love celebrating our wins big by operating principles of being strategy-led values-based and disciplined inexecution youll be inspired connected developed and rewarded here. Everything thatmakes you unique is welcome; join us and lets build whats next - together!

Position Summary

The Chief of Staff to the CEO is a highly strategic and operationally excellent leader whoserves as an extension of the CEO driving Executive Committee (EC) and companyalignment to Anaplans strategic priorities. Located at Anaplans headquarters office inMiami Florida the incumbent is required to lead through influence operate acrosscomplex global functions and drive measurable business Chief of Staff acts as a trusted advisor and integrator bringing strategic focusoperational rhythm and communication clarity to the CEOs office. The ideal candidateviews this role as a high-impact opportunity to develop faster more informed decisionmaking and create bandwidth for CEO as outlined in key responsibilities below.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Partnership & Leadership

Acts as a sounding board and thought partner to the CEO and EC on strategicpriority alignment business performance and growth initiatives Aligns company and executive team on strategic priorities and associated goalsprovides visibility to performance against those goals and enables organization tobe strategically agile

Participates in Steering Committees to ensure alignment and integration of prioritiesacross the company

Maintains and fosters a close partnership with EC peers and each EC membersChief of Staff (or equivalent). Works closely with Chief People Officer and VPCorporate Strategy on strategic initiatives

Provides Mentorship to OC and top talentOperational Excellence & Decision Support

Leads the rhythm of the business helps define drive and run CEO-level andrelevant business meetings/reviews including QBRs EC-staff meetings Boardmaterial reviews etc. - ensuring these forums drive clarity accountability andaction

Facilitates decision-making and issue triage ensuring the CEO and EC remainfocused on the highest-value activities while removing blockers quickly anddecisively

Ensures tools to drive clarity and discipline in execution are understood and usedeffectively

Manages bi-weekly executive staff meetings including but not limited to creatingagendas and enrolling participants with sufficient lead time if they are presentingand describing the outcome they should be driving so they are actively prepared

Sets agenda shapes and ensures clear and compelling Board and EC materials arecreated on behalf of CEO

Sets and manages corporate calendar of board meetings EC meetings QBRs andkey steering committees

Partners with the EC in planning metrics reporting and decisions

Helps identify items that can be delegated to others to optimize the CEOs timeallocation to high-value activitiesCross-Functional Collaboration & Alignment Effectively triages escalations including driving cross-functional conversations toget to the bottom of complex issues that may be blockers or helping to ensure athoughtful respectful and acting with urgency turnaround for specific issues orcross-functional processes

Provides strategic feedback and quality control on materials developed for CEO andEC meetings to ensure context clarity and alignment to business goals

Provides feedback on briefing materials for key customer/partner meetings/eventsprepared by others in the organization to ensure the outcomes talking pointsbackground on attendees/presenters current business relationship andopportunities are all clearly identifiedExecutive Communications & Change Management

Partners with the Chief People Officer to manage and strategize executivecommunications from the CEO including but not limited to key organizational andchange management initiatives

Collaborates with EC and their teams to prepare background talking points and/orpresentations for internal and external speaking engagements aligned to Anaplansstrategy culture and values

Background and Key Attributes

Bachelors degree required; MBA preferred

15 years experience

Experience at a top-tier strategy consulting firm preferred

Ability to represent the CEO in meetings this person is an extension of the CEO andshould act as such

Ability to shift priorities quickly and act proactively while maintaining poise andprofessionalism not only for themselves but also for others who may need to alsoquickly shift priorities; has the emotional intelligence to know when to push back onthings that may need more time and things that require urgent attention and helpingothers also balance these priorities

Collaborative working style; proven ability to work across multiple internalstakeholders / across functions building trust and alignment Exceptional executive communication and influencing skills - hyper-focused aboutconcise written and verbal communication concentrating on the outcome vs thetask at hand

Highly proactive organized and detail-oriented able to manage multiple complexprojects with precision and urgency

Operates with ownership discretion and high emotional intelligence; skilled atnavigating sensitive and confidential matters with utmost sensitivity

Has skill and will to lead and embraces coaching and feedback willingly

Passion for solving complex problems and building scalable processes

Proven ability to quickly learn new things

Able to foster constructive dialogue while maintaining focus and accountability

Willingness to travel as required by business priorities

Proven experience as a Chief of Staff supporting a CEO CRO CCO or senior C-suite executive ideally within a SaaS or technology organization

Experience operating in a global matrixed organization with comfort engagingacross multiple time zones and geographies

Our Commitment to Diversity Equity Inclusionand Belonging (DEIB)

We believe attracting and retaining the best talent and fostering an inclusive culture strengthens our business. DEIB improves our workforce enhances trust with our partners and customers and drives business success. Build your career in a place where diversity equity inclusion and belonging arent just words on paper this is what drives our innovation its how we connect and it contributes to what makes us a market leader. We believe in a hiring and working environment where all people are respected and valued regardless of gender identity or expression sexual orientation religion ethnicity age neurodiversity disability status citizenship or any other aspect which makes people unique. We hire you for who you are and we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day!

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