Chief of Staff

The role

The Chief of Staff serves as an execution partner to help leaders translate priorities into action. You will lead strategic initiatives, coordinate leadership operating rhythms, and drive cross-functional collaboration to improve organizational effectiveness.

What you will do

• Lead the planning and execution of strategic initiatives.
• Partner with leaders across departments to drive cross-functional collaboration.
• Coordinate leadership operating rhythms including meetings, agendas, and follow-up.
• Support organizational change initiatives and operational improvements.
• Identify and address execution risks and cross-functional dependencies.
• Partner with leaders to establish performance metrics and improve reporting.
• Provide decision-making support by facilitating planning discussions and evaluating options.
• Lead special projects from concept through implementation.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field
• 8–12+ years of experience in business operations, management consulting, and program leadership
• Ability to build strong relationships and lead cross-functional delivery without formal authority
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Comfortable working with analytics and systems teams
• Familiar with the use of AI to support workflows and data analysis

Nice to have

• MBA or equivalent graduate degree
• Experience with ERISA regulatory requirements
• Experience with Taft-Hartley pension / health and welfare plans
• Experience with vendor contracting

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental (w/Ortho)
• Vision
• Rx benefits
• disability
• life insurance
• health flex spending & dependent care assistance plans
• pet insurance
• Paid Vacation (10 days)
• Sick Leave (10 days)
• Holidays (10 days)
• Generous 401k plan with company base contribution & match

About the company

Northwest Administrators, Inc. is an industry leader in third-party administration of employee benefits. They administer one of the largest multi-employer pension plans in the country and numerous large health and welfare plans.