Head of Executive Operations - Office of CEO

The Role

We are seeking an exceptional Head of Executive Operations reporting to the CEO to serve as a high-impact force multiplier, strategic thought partner, and execution engine for our Chief Executive Officer.

The core mandate of this role is to create significant operating leverage for the CEO. Positioned at the center of the enterprise, you will elevate the pace and impact of executive decision-making, streamline business operations, lead high-stakes executive communications, and align senior leaders across Product, Engineering, Go-To-Market (GTM), Finance, and Marketing to drive our next phase of company growth.

This position holds enterprise-wide visibility. You will translate global strategy into operational execution, own the narrative for the CEO’s highest-stakes market moments, and step in to lead cross-functional transformation initiatives that shape the future of the company.

This role can be based out of our San Francisco, Palo Alto, or New York City offices.

What You’ll Do

• Create leverage for the CEO by designing and running the enterprise operating rhythm, including weekly leadership team meetings, Monthly & Quarterly Business Reviews, leadership offsites, and Board of Director meetings
• Produce the first draft of the quarterly earnings script and supporting market communications, taking primary ownership of setting the direction for a resonant public market story
• Own the narrative and content for the CEO’s keynotes and participation across marquee events, including our annual Investor Day, tier-1 regional flagship customer conferences (e.g., .locals), internal leadership summits, and company All Hands
• Synthesize complex business issues, financial models, and operational data into clear options, trade-offs, and actionable recommendations to accelerate CEO and leadership team decision velocity
• Act as a connective, cross-functional partner across functions (e.g., Product & Technology, Go-to-Market, G&A.) to break down organizational silos, resolve friction, and track strategic commitments
• Serve as a trusted proxy and delegate for the CEO in key strategic forums and working groups, consistently raising the bar for execution standards and operational rigor across the company
• Lead a team of Customer Advocates who serve as trusted partners to the CEO on all high-priority customer engagements, ensuring executive relationships are handled with the right level of preparation, follow-through, and strategic intent — while coordinating cross-functionally to drive resolution on escalations, commitments, and account-level priorities
• Lead high-priority special projects directly for the CEO, rapidly diagnosing and resolving emerging operational bottlenecks, market opportunities, or organizational realignments

What You’ll Bring

• 10+ years of total professional experience demonstrating rapid career progression and high-impact delivery in fast-paced software environments
• Hybrid Skillset:
  • Management Consulting: 3+ years at a premier management consulting firm (e.g., McKinsey, Bain, BCG) with expertise in structured problem solving, executive storytelling, business transformation, and financial analysis
  • High-Growth Enterprise software: 4+ years of operational leadership, strategy, or business operations experience within a high-growth, enterprise B2B software organization ($1B+ ARR scale strongly preferred)
• Direct experience advising or supporting C-suite executives, with demonstrated success driving executive velocity, strategic planning, and operational alignment
• Strong command of core software performance drivers, business metrics, product-led and enterprise sales motions, and cloud infrastructure ecosystems
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills; proven ability to turn complex strategy and data into compelling, board-ready presentations and communications
• Exceptional emotional intelligence, diplomatic skill, and low ego; Demonstrated ability to build trust quickly, challenge senior executives constructively, and drive alignment across matrixed organizations
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time

About MongoDB

MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the data platform for the AI era, enabling builders to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified data platform, the most widely available, globally distributed data platform on the market, helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud data platform and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

With offices worldwide and over 67,000 customers, including 75% of the Fortune 100 and AI-native startups, relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software.

Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us MongoDB.

To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB, and help us make an impact on the world!

MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.

MongoDB, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Req ID: 426364

MongoDB’s base salary range for this role is posted below. Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set, experience, qualifications, and work location. Salary is one part of MongoDB’s total compensation and benefits package. Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, 401(k) plan, mental health counseling, access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage, and health benefits offerings. Please note, the base salary range listed below and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to U.S.-based candidates.

MongoDB’s base salary range for this role in the U.S. is:

$162,000—$318,000 USD