Chief of Staff for Operations

Overview

The Biden For President Campaign is seeking a Chief of Staff for Operations to drive strategic planning and cross-team collaboration within the Operations department and across HQ departments. This position reports to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and supports the workflow of the COO to ensure the entire team functions efficiently. The ideal candidate has exemplary attention to detail, the ability to juggle competing priorities, and strong communication skills.

• Manage planning and process across operational portfolios
• Communicating roadblocks
• Holding the team accountable to deadlines, and reporting out to stakeholders on progress for both short- and long-term projects
• Coordinate with departmental Chiefs of Staff across the campaign to ensure appropriate resourcing and communication on cross-team work
• Drive planning and execution of all HQ-based meetings and events, in collaboration with host departments
• Partner with the People team to build out and provide operational support for the calendar of HQ-based employee engagement events
• Organize and maintain the All Staff Google Drive, ensuring all Operations team resources are continuously updated and available to campaign staff
• Engage with vendors, help negotiate contracts, ensure deliverables, and advocate for the needs of the Operations team
• Manage the Operations team’s meeting cadence, including creation of agendas and recording of action items
• Draft and review staff-wide emails, decks, memos, and other materials on behalf of the COO
• Assist the COO with long term planning and track progress against goals
• Support hiring and onboarding of all new Operations team members
• Oversee Operations team culture by coordinating team-building activities
• Additional projects as assigned

• 5+ years of experience managing priorities and logistics for large teams
• Prior experience supporting leadership
• Extremely organized with a talent for designing and overseeing processes
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities under pressure with strong attention to detail
• Strong communication skills and experience working collaboratively across teams
• A team player with a mindset that no task is too small and no problem too large
• Willingness to relocate to Wilmington, DE

Biden for President requires all employees to be "up to date" on COVID-19 vaccination status as prescribed by the CDC as a condition of employment, unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law. If you seek a reasonable accommodation in relation to the campaign's COVID-19 policy, you should speak to the HR Department prior to reporting to an office location.

Biden for President is committed to diversity among its staff, and recognizes that its continued success requires the highest commitment to obtaining and retaining a diverse staff that provides the best quality services to supporters and constituents. The campaign is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or disability, or any other legally protected basis. The campaign is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in the hiring process and on the job, as required by applicable law. The campaign will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination and any such conduct is strictly prohibited.

All information provided to Biden for President must be accurate and truthful. In the event that any information on your resume or related materials are found to be untruthful, the campaign reserves the right to disregard applications or take immediate disciplinary action, up to and including termination, and also reserves the right to take legal action for related damages.

Accessibility Note: We invite all interested and qualified candidates to apply for employment opportunities. If you require any accommodation in the application process, you may request a reasonable accommodation.

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Due to FEC regulations, only U.S. citizens or U.S. green card holders are eligible to apply for this role.

This position is not CWG bargaining unit eligible.