Chief of Staff | Aerospace

Chief of Staff

Element is seeking an experienced, highly dynamic, and organized Chief of Staff to support the Aerospace & Energy Business Unit.

The Chief of Staff will serve as an internal strategy consultant and thought partner dedicated to improving the profitability of the business by maximizing efficiencies within the organization. There will be consistent focus on managing and optimizing processes, systems, and workflows as the business continues to scale and grow. The Chief of Staff will report directly to the Business Unit Vice President and will collaborate closely with Division Directors, Safety, Quality, Commercial, Finance, and HR leaders.

Responsibilities

Act as a key thought partner, navigating complex challenges and identifying solutions

Ability to lead strategic initiatives, both large- and small-scale projects, from conception through execution

Lead efforts to streamline, enhance, and implement processes with cross-functional teams and ensuring that they align with the business objectives

Assist the VP in identifying and managing critical projects to ensure timely delivery and successful outcomes

Facilitate effective communications between the Business Unit VP and other members of the leadership team

Ability to create and deliver high-impact executive presentations for internal and external stakeholders

Provide communications support; draft emails, memos, presentations, internal and external communications, and/or social media posts

Ensuring compliance with legal regulations and best practices

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required; master’s degree in business administration or related field preferred

Minimum of 5 years of proven experience as Chief of Staff or similar role.

High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Strong understanding of business functions including commercial, marketing, operations, finance, and HR

Ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders across all levels of the organization

Demonstrated ability to influence and drive change

Proven experience in process improvement and project management

Company Overview

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

Diversity Statement

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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