Chief of Staff - Management & Finance

Smarsh empowers its customers to manage risk and unleash intelligence in their digital communications. Our growing community of over 6500 organizations in regulated industries counts on Smarsh every day to help them spot compliance, legal or reputational risks in 80+ communication channels before those risks become regulatory fines or headlines.

Relentless innovation has fueled our journey to consistent leadership recognition from analysts like Gartner and Forrester, and our sustained, aggressive growth has landed Smarsh in the annual Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing American companies since 2008.

The Chief of Staff to the CEO extends the CEO’s reach and judgement across the executive agenda: converting strategic intent into tracked, executed outcomes; Drive bi-weekly check-ins with owners to assess progress, surface dependency risks, and unblock impediments before they stall execution. escalate slippage immediately and push for corrective action.

Prepare Board and Board-committee materials in partnership with the CEO and Corporate Counsel; Business & Thought Partnership:
Strategy
: Assist in driving the dynamic and involving strategy for the enterprise which is an AI/SaaS/Database company. Stay at the forefront on innovation, thinking, and structuring the delivery of Smarsh strategic vision. Ensure proper and timely measurement of performance to the goals for the company.

Relationship Building & Forward Planning

Build trusted relationships across the C-staff and wider leadership population, acting as a credible connective layer between the CEO’s office and the business; Demonstrates high levels of strategic ability for a leading-edge tech company. Demonstrates ability to create presentations and effective communications to articulate the strategy and its rationale.

Communication range

5–10+ years’ experience in a Chief of Staff, strategy, business operations or management consulting capacity, including direct experience supporting a CEO or C-suite principal
~ Demonstrated experience preparing Board or Board-committee materials, or operating in close proximity to a governance process
~ Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred
~ Demonstrated discretion handling highly confidential, market-sensitive or Board-level information
~ Experience in private equity-backed or portfolio company environments; comfortable with rigorous financial discipline, operational metrics, and investor/board reporting cadences
~ hybrid (in-office four days a week)
Board and executive-team materials are consistently ready ahead of scheduled sessions with no last-minute escalations to the CEO
A predictable executive operating cadence (meetings, offsites, communications) is documented and running with minimal CEO intervention
The top priorities show measurable progress against defined milestones, with no material slippage due to execution or coordination gaps
C-staff reports (in confidential feedback) that the CoS consistently ensures decisions get executed, not just debated; Any applicable bonus programs will be discussed during the recruiting process.

The salary for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, location, specialty and training. Local cost of living assessments are done for each new hire at the time of offer. We work closely with the most popular communications platforms and the world’s leading cloud infrastructure platforms. We use the latest in AI/ML technology to help our customers break new ground at scale.

We are a global organization that values diversity, and we believe that providing opportunities for everyone to be their authentic self is key to our success.