Senior Director, Chief of Staff

Senior Director, Chief of Staff

Location: Long Island City, NY, US, 11101 Brand: Optimum Requisition #: 11465 Are you looking to Optimize your life? Start your exciting path to a rewarding career today! We are Optimum, a leader in the fast-paced world of connectivity, and we're on the hunt for enthusiastic professionals to join our team! We understand that connectivity isn't just a luxury anymore it's a necessity that empowers lives, fuels businesses, and drives innovation. A career at Optimum means you'll be enabling progress and enhancing lives by providing reliable, high-speed connectivity solutions that keep the world connected. We owe our success to our amazing product, commitment to our people and the connections we make in every community. If you are resourceful, collaborative, team-oriented and passionate about delivering consistent excellence, Optimum is the Company for you! We are Optimum!

Job Summary The Sr. Director, Chief of Staff is a senior leadership role embedded within the Office of the CEO, serving as the connective tissue between the CEO's Office and the broader organization. This role is a strategic and operational partner responsible for ensuring that the CEO's time, attention, and organizational priorities are protected, sequenced, and executed with precision. This individual reports to the Head of Office of the CEO. This is a role that requires equal comfort between balancing influence and action. Everything from driving execution against priorities, overseeing an employee roundtable, and holding senior leaders accountable for a deliverable that is overdue. It demands someone who thrives in ambiguity, operates with urgency, and understands that success in this role is measured entirely by the success of the people and agenda it serves.

Responsibilities Strategic Prioritization & Decision Support Partner with the Office of the CEO, the CEO and ELT to identify, sequence, and accelerate the organization's highest-leverage priorities. Serve as a thought partner in evaluating competing demands on the CEO's attention and making recommendations on where focus and resources should be directed. Follow-Through & Organizational Effectiveness Translate CEO decisions and directives into clear ownership, timelines, and accountability structures. Serve as a primary point of coordination between the CEO's office and functional leaders, ensuring seamless execution across complex, cross-functional workstreams. Track commitments made in leadership forums and drive follow-through without requiring direct CEO involvement. Anticipate friction points, identify where execution is stalling and intervene with the right leaders to unblock progress. Surface patterns, risks, and opportunities from across the organization that merit CEO awareness. Logistics & Office of the CEO Operations Help oversee the end-to-end operational logistics of the Office of the CEO, including the corporate master calendar, CEO meeting planning and preparation, among others. Coordinate with internal partners to create meeting and presentation materials required by the CEO. Agenda Development & Meeting Architecture Develop and manage the agendas and follow ups for CEO-driven meetings. Ensure that every CEO touchpoint, review, and leadership engagement is purposeful, well-prepared, and connected to strategic objectives. Lead pre-meeting preparation for CEO's meetings including defining expected outcomes, ensuring the right people are in attendance, and that materials are provided to the CEO in a timely fashion.

Qualifications 10+ years of progressive leadership experience, with demonstrated success operating at or adjacent to the executive level in a complex, fast-moving organization Exceptional organizational intelligence discerning between short- term priorities, and long-term focuses, understanding how decisions get made, where power sits, and how to move things forward without direct authority A track record of building and managing operating rhythms, governance structures, and cross-functional accountability systems Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; able to synthesize complex information quickly and communicate with clarity to any audience High emotional intelligence and discretion; capable of handling sensitive information and navigating complex interpersonal dynamics with maturity A bias toward action paired with rigorous attention to detail closing loops, consistent follow through, and holding others to the same standard

At Optimum, we're fueled by our four core pillars: Taking Ownership, Upholding Transparency, Creating Community, and Demonstrating Expertise. Our commitment to empowering employees to take responsibility and embrace proactive problem-solving underpins Taking Ownership. Upholding Transparency is at the core of our culture, with open and honest communication fostering trust among our dedicated team and loyal customers. Creating Community is more than a goal; it's our daily commitment to fostering an environment of collaboration, innovation, and positivity. Demonstrating expertise is a promise we uphold through continuous learning and engagement with our customers to consistently deliver top-quality products and services. These pillars not only shape our culture but define Optimum as a place of excellence, trustworthiness, and thriving community, and we invite you to be a part of our journey.

If you have the drive to succeed and are ready to embark on a thrilling career, seize this opportunity today, and join our winning team, so together, we'll shape the future of connectivity. All job descriptions and required skills, qualifications and responsibilities for a particular position are subject to modification by the Company from time to time, in the Company's discretion based on business necessity. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. The Company provides reasonable accommodations upon request in accordance with applicable requirements. Optimum collects personal information about its applicants for employment that may include personal identifiers, professional or employment related information, photos, education information and/or protected classifications under federal and state law. This information is collected for employment purposes, including identification, work authorization, FCRA-compliant background screening, human resource administration and compliance with federal, state, and local law. Applicants for employment with the Company will never be asked to provide money (even if reimbursable) as part of the job application or hiring process. Please review our Fraud FAQ for further details. Pay is competitive and based on a number of job-related factors, including skills and experience. The starting pay rate/range at time of hire for this position in the posted location is $161,186.00 - $230,265.00 / year. The rate/range provided herein is the anticipated pay at the time of hire, and does not reflect future job opportunity.