Chief of Staff to the CTO
Core
Strategic force multiplier for the CTO, owning the operating system, budget, and people planning for the Product/Engineering org while leading the Program Management Office.
Role type
Senior Chief of Staff to the CTO (Product/Engineering)
Builds
The operating cadence, budget, and PMO function for a technical organization serving commercial and government customers.
Domain
Technology / Product Management / Government Contracts
Required skills
Strategic project leadership, Operating cadence management, PMO leadership, Portfolio and delivery ownership, Cross-functional integration, Decision and information flow, Executive communications, People partnership, Finance partnership, Influence without authority, Organizational precision
Preferred skills
Experience with LLMs, agents, evals, or retrieval, Engineering metrics (DORA, SPACE), Trade/supply chain/compliance background
Technologies
LLMs, agents, evals, retrieval, DORA, SPACE
Responsibilities
Lead high-priority critical organizational initiatives; Staff meetings, roadmap planning, portfolio reviews, and leadership offsites; Build and lead a team of technical program managers; Own portfolio view of in-flight programs and customer deliveries; Surface priority collisions and force resolution across sub-teams; Manage decision and information flow to the CTO; Create board and all-hands materials; Run headcount planning, org design, and leveling/comp with People; Own Product/Eng budget and spend with Finance.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
