The Chief of Staff is a high-visibility leadership role responsible for the operational success of the SVP, General Manager’s organization. Acting as a strategic partner, you will ensure the business operates at peak velocity by driving key initiatives, improving organizational effectiveness, and aligning teams around strategic priorities. You will translate high-level goals into clear execution plans across the business, providing clarity in a fast-paced, complex environment. This role is designed for a seasoned operator who excels at driving accountability among senior leaders and building the systems necessary to scale a SaaS business. You will identify operational gaps, mitigate risks before they impact the bottom line, and act as an extension of leadership—prioritizing, executing, and communicating critical projects to enable the executive team to operate at maximum efficiency. ** Please note that this opportunity is located in New York, NY, and requires this hire to work from our office 4 days a week. ** As a Chief of Staff You Can Expect: Drive the Operating Cadence: Design and manage the GM's leadership meetings, QBRs, and planning cycles to keep the team aligned and hitting KPIs. Force Execution: Partner with Sales, Customer Success, Account Management, Implementation, Product leaders to unblock projects and hold senior stakeholders accountable for deliverables. Own Plan Integrity: Keep the team aligned to the quarterly and annual plan, hold leaders accountable for the commitments behind it, and flag risk early, before it shows up as a miss in the business review. Drive Alignment & Follow-Through: Ensure decisions and commitments made in leadership meetings are clearly communicated across the team, tracked to completion, and actually followed through on, closing the loop between what was decided and what gets done. Prioritize Ruthlessly: Act as a surrogate for the GM in high-level meetings, surfacing critical risks early and filtering out noise to focus
Chief of Staff to GM & Chief Operating Officer
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Upwork Inc.'s (Nasdaq: UPWK) family of companies connects businesses with global, AI-enabled talent across every contingent work type including freelance, fractional, and payrolled. This portfolio includes the Upwork Marketplace, which connects businesses with on-demand access to highly skilled talent across the globe, and Lifted, which provides a purpose-built solution for enterprise organizations to source, contract, manage, and pay talent across the full spectrum of contingent work. From Fortune 100 enterprises to entrepreneurs, businesses rely on Upwork Inc. to find and hire expert talent, leverage AI-powered work solutions, and drive business transformation. With access to professionals spanning more than 10,000 skills across AI & machine learning, software development, sales & marketing, customer support, finance & accounting, and more, the Upwork family of companies enables busine
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10+ years of relevant experience; MBA or equivalent strongly preferred; Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with applicable law, including the California Fair Chance Act and local Fair Chance ordinances
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Upwork
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