Accuweather

Chief of Staff / Executive Operations Director

State College, PA. Posted 9 months ago

The role

This role supports the Founder and Executive Chair by converting strategic, commercial, marketing, product, and customer insights into focused initiatives. You will manage executive operations, calendar, and correspondence to multiply the impact of the Executive Chair.

What you will do

  • manage complex, high-volume Executive calendar
  • manage Executive correspondence and ensure Executive’s time aligns with priorities
  • assist with meeting preparation including briefings, meeting materials, agenda creation, daily reports, and follow-up actions
  • proactively keep our CRM current
  • coordinate domestic and international travel and other calendar activities
  • lead and develop the executive support team
  • own day-to-day administrative and office operations and project support
  • assist with strategic projects, initiatives and deliverables on behalf of the Executive Chair
  • capture, organize, and convert the Executive Chair’s strategic, commercial, marketing, product, and customer insights into prioritized initiatives
  • help connect sales, marketing, product, technology, and customer strategy efforts

Required qualifications

  • 10+ years’ experience and success as a Chief of Staff, Executive Operations leader, or senior general-management role in a founder-led, growth-oriented, or commercially demanding environment
  • extremely organized and with exceptional time management and attention to detail
  • professional and operate with a high degree of discretion and integrity
  • excellent communication skills and ability to build relationships internationally and externally
  • comfortable with AI/technology and can quickly adopt tools like Claude, Chat GPT, google suite, slack, zapier, and more
  • comfortable with ambiguity and is curious about tech and eager to learn
  • executive presence and sound judgment
  • commercial fluency and the ability to connect strategy, sales, marketing, product, and technology
  • track record of leading or upgrading teams and converting ideas into measurable outcomes
  • genuinely interested in building a long-term relationship with the Founder
  • comfortable being in the office each day

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare and dental benefits
  • 401(k) retirement plan with 50% company match
  • Annual performance bonus tied to clearly defined outcomes
  • Meaningful relocation assistance
  • temporary housing or transition support where appropriate
  • Potential long-term retention or incentive arrangement for an exceptional candidate

About the company

AccuWeather is a high technology and media company recognized as a source of weather forecasts and warnings. The company was established in 1962 by Founder and Executive Chair Dr. Joel N. Myers.

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