Chief of Staff to the CTO

TL;DR

Chief of Staff to the CTO (Engineering): Design and operate mechanisms that enable the CTO, Engineering Leadership Team, and 800+ Engineering organisation to execute with clarity, speed, and alignment with an accent on strategic partnership, operational excellence, and communication. Focus on incubating strategic initiatives, leading high-impact transformations, facilitating cross-functional tradeoffs, and evolving performance systems and leadership operating models.

Location: Hybrid in Kaunas or Vilnius (2 days in office recommended)

Salary: €8,542 - €10,675 gross per month

Company

Europe’s leading second-hand fashion marketplace with 20+ markets, shipping network, and payments, headquartered in Vilnius with offices across Europe and 2,000+ team.

What you will do

• Serve as trusted advisor and force multiplier to the CTO, representing in executive forums and handling sensitive matters.
• Incubate and scale new strategic initiatives, shaping multi-quarter transformation programs.
• Lead high-impact organisational transformations like re-orgs and capability shifts.
• Design and evolve Engineering’s operating model, performance systems, and leadership team cadence.
• Drive communication strategy, executive narratives, and alignment mechanisms like offsites and QBRs.
• Anticipate issues, prepare for decisions, and act as operator in CTO’s absence.

Requirements

• 10+ years progressive leadership in engineering, strategy, or operations, including Director-level scope in complex 500+ person orgs
• Experience leading org-wide transformations and strategic initiatives in engineering.
• Influencing C-level stakeholders and operating in executive forums.
• Strong analytical skills to synthesise data and create actionable frameworks.
• Excellent communication for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven leadership, business acumen, judgment, and adaptability.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid model with 2 office days recommended, up to 90 workation days per year (21 outside EU).
• 25 holidays, private health insurance, EAP, home office budget €540, MacBook.
• Share options, learning budget for courses/certifications, office gym, canteen, team events.
• Dog-friendly office, hirify.global shopping budget, inclusive workplace.