Chief of Staff to Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Location: State College, PA, United States

Company

hirify.global provides weather forecasts, warnings, digital weather products, media services, and business solutions to consumers, companies, and government agencies worldwide.

What you will do

• Serve as the CEO's trusted proxy, thought partner, and organizational connector in selected meetings, communications, and decision-making forums.
• Manage the CEO's calendar, briefings, correspondence, travel logistics, meeting preparation, and follow-up actions.
• Track strategic priorities, risks, decisions, deadlines, and accountability across leadership teams.
• Lead high-priority cross-functional initiatives from planning through execution and identify bottlenecks or organizational friction.
• Prepare executive communications, board materials, internal memos, briefings, and concise summaries of complex business discussions.
• Build relationships across finance, operations, sales, HR, product, technology, media, marketing, board members, clients, and external partners.

Requirements

• MBA strongly preferred, or equivalent leadership, operational, consulting, military, or strategic business experience.
• At least 5 years of progressive professional experience, including leadership responsibilities.
• Experience in management consulting, investment banking, corporate strategy, operations, business transformation, or a Chief of Staff or strategy role is strongly preferred.
• Executive-level written and verbal communication skills, including preparation of documents, briefs, presentations, and summaries.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams under pressure.
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace, and project management platforms.

Nice to have

• Exposure to board governance, M&A processes, strategic planning cycles, or enterprise transformation.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Knowledge of AI and modern AI productivity tools.
• Experience in a founder-led, private, high-growth, media, technology, data, or business services environment.

Culture & Benefits

• High-visibility executive development role with broad exposure to company operations and strategic decision-making.
• Designed as a pathway to a senior leadership position, potentially including division head or VP of Operations, typically after 18–36 months.
• Work requires discretion, confidentiality, responsiveness, precision, and sound business judgment.
• hirify.global is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and provides reasonable accommodations during the hiring process.