Chief of Staff

Key Responsibilities

• Partner closely with internal leadership to fully understand departmental needs, ensuring centralized support functions are aligned with broader business objectives.
• Oversee the delivery of internal support services, focusing on optimizing efficiency, maintaining high service standards, and ensuring compliance with internal guidelines and external regulations.
• Continuously evaluate and enhance internal workflows and processes, introducing improvements and industry-aligned best practices to boost overall effectiveness.
• Build and manage relationships with third-party vendors, negotiating favourable terms and ensuring services delivered are both cost-efficient and high quality.
• Manage the financial planning and spending for centralized support units, ensuring all costs remain within approved budgets.
• Define and track performance metrics for internal support teams, monitoring progress regularly and implementing improvements when performance falls short.
• Ensure all support functions operate in line with applicable compliance standards, company protocols, and regulatory frameworks.
• Work closely with technology teams to implement tools and systems that support and streamline shared services, ensuring solutions are fit-for-purpose and meet operational goals.

Qualification & Requirements

Key requirements:

• Understanding of technology solutions, digital transformation.
• A strong analytical ability and problem-solving acumen for identifying and resolving operational issues.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration with both internal and external parties.
• Skilled in risk mitigation, particularly in identifying and reducing risks tied to shared services operations.
• Strategic thinker with a knack for devising innovative approaches to improve shared services.
• Proficient in project management techniques, able to spearhead initiatives and achieve objectives.
• Well-versed in the relevant regulatory and compliance standards
• Decisive and adept at solving problems efficiently

Qualifications required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Finance, Accounting or equivalent
• MBA or equivalent from a premier institute is strongly preferred.

Benefits

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