# Chief of Staff

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-of-staff

A Chief of Staff serves as a close advisor and force multiplier to a senior executive, coordinating strategic planning and project management across the organization to keep priorities moving forward. They exercise cross-functional leadership, working with communication and stakeholder management skills to align teams, prepare the executive for key decisions, and drive follow-through on initiatives. This role suits highly organized, trusted operators who often go on to senior leadership positions themselves.

Top skills: [Communication](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/communication), [Project Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/project-management), [Stakeholder Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/stakeholder-management), [Strategic Planning](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/strategic-planning)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Director of Operations](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-operations), [Executive Assistant](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/executive-assistant)
- Often leads to: [Vice President of Operations](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-operations)

## Similar roles

[Business Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/business-manager), [Chief Communications Officer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-communications-officer), [Chief Diversity Officer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-diversity-officer), [Chief People Officer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-people-officer), [City Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/city-manager), [Director of Operations](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-operations), [Director of Strategy](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-strategy), [Executive Assistant](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/executive-assistant), [Senior Vice President](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-vice-president), [Strategic Planner](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/strategic-planner)

## Open Chief of Staff roles (9)

- [Chief of Staff](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cohere/5139acd7-3429-483e-9984-040bd799e8a0/application) at [Cohere](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cohere) — Full-time, New York, NY · Remote, $200,000 – $310,000 (listed on Cohere's own careers site)
- [Chief of Staff](https://acxiomllc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/AcxiomUSA/job/RemoteHomebased/Chief-of-Staff_JR014467) at [Acxiom](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/acxiom) — Remote/Homebased (listed on Acxiom's own careers site)
- [Commercial Engineering Director (Chief of Staff)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/29bd35fc-5ade-4b20-a9b1-edb28298b291/commercial-engineering-director-chief-of-staff-at-mastercard) at [Mastercard](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/mastercard) — Full-time, $164,000 – $283,000
- [Chief of Staff](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/98b4af32-de2b-41b3-ae30-593170342c87/chief-of-staff-at-philo) at [Philo](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/philo) — Full-time, Brooklyn, NY, $250,000 – $300,000
- [Chief of Staff, Co-CEO](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d7787413-69c6-41a4-88a7-421ed35873e1/chief-of-staff-co-ceo-at-runway) at [Runway](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/runway) — New York, NY · Remote, $160,000 – $210,000
- [Director, Office of the COO](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/instalilyai/jobs/4295069009) at [InstaLily](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/instalily) — Full-time, New York, NY, $160,000 – $180,000 (listed on InstaLily's own careers site)
- [Chief of Staff](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/cd633f8c-4ddf-4208-a1c2-064cf213b36b/chief-of-staff-at-ghost-io) at [Ghost IO](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/ghost-io) — Full-time, Los Angeles, CA, $175,000 – $200,000
- [Chief of Staff (COS)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0407c18b-4c7f-4e4c-8bd4-716a12f71a55/chief-of-staff-cos-at-voyager) at [Voyager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/voyager) — Washington, DC, $200,000 – $240,000
- [Marketing Chief of Staff](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/6a79da47-cc42-4c26-93d7-f63c5af6991b/marketing-chief-of-staff-at-cohere) at [Cohere](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cohere) — Full-time, New York, NY · Remote, $235,000 – $350,000

## Likely next role (2)

Where Chief of Staffs commonly go next: [Vice President of Operations](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-operations).

- [Vice President of Operations](https://flir.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/flircareers/job/US---Lewisburg-TN/Vice-President-of-Operations_REQ36144) at [FLIR Systems](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/flir-systems) — Lewisburg, TN (listed on FLIR Systems's own careers site)
- [SAP NS2 Vice President, SaaS Platform & Operations](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/3feb556c-5f98-4f43-9d8a-27496bf37f32/sap-ns2-vice-president-saas-platform-operations-at-sap) at [SAP](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sap) — Full-time, Herndon, VA, $244,700 – $553,900

## Roles similar to Chief of Staff (68)

From [Business Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/business-manager), [Chief Communications Officer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-communications-officer), [Chief Diversity Officer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-diversity-officer), [Chief People Officer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-people-officer), [City Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/city-manager), [Director of Operations](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-operations), [Director of Strategy](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-strategy), [Executive Assistant](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/executive-assistant), [Senior Vice President](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-vice-president), [Strategic Planner](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/strategic-planner).

- [Director of Strategy](https://wwwinc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WWW/job/Rockford-MI/Director-of-Strategy_2026-11215) at [Saucony](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/saucony) — Rockford, MI (listed on Saucony's own careers site)
- [Director of Operations](https://ascentgl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/USJ/job/Oscoda-MI/Director-of-Operations_R1789) at [USA Jet Airlines](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/usa-jet-airlines) — Oscoda, MI (listed on USA Jet Airlines's own careers site)
- [Executive Assistant](https://simmonsbank.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SimmonsCareers/job/Little-Rock-AR/Executive-Assistant_R115461) at [Simmons Bank](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/simmons-bank) — Little Rock, AR (listed on Simmons Bank's own careers site)
- [Director of Operations](https://flir.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/flircareers/job/US---Redlands-CA/Director-of-Operations_REQ36112) at [FLIR Systems](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/flir-systems) — Redlands, CA (listed on FLIR Systems's own careers site)
- [Executive Assistant](https://franklintempleton.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Jobs-Clarion/job/New-York-New-York-United-States-of-America/Executive-Assistant_869450-1) at [Clarion Partners](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/clarion-partners) — New York, NY (listed on Clarion Partners's own careers site)
- [Manager, Retail Partnerships](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/4da7be97-e068-4d79-8c0d-7693389be8f2/manager-retail-partnerships-at-angi) at [Angi](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/angi) — Full-time, New York, NY · Remote, $95,000 – $140,000
- [Executive Assistant](https://mastercard.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CorporateCareers/job/New-York-City-New-York/Executive-Assistant_R-288577) at [Mastercard](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/mastercard) — New York, NY (listed on Mastercard's own careers site)
- [Executive Assistant](https://fa-exdv-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/Careers/job/11782/apply) at [Westfield Insurance](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/westfield-insurance) — New York, NY (listed on Westfield Insurance's own careers site)
- [Director of Operations](https://taylor.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Monroe-NC---Venture-Solutions-Inc/Director-of-Operations_R29689) at [Taylor Corporation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/taylor-corporation) (listed on Taylor Corporation's own careers site)
- [Director of Operations](https://mymvw.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/MVW/job/Marriott-Vacation-Club-New-York-City/Director-of-Operations_JR93556) at [Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/marriott-vacations-worldwide-corporation) — New York, NY (listed on Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation's own careers site)

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