Global Public Policy Chief of Staff

Description

The Role:
The Chief of Staff will serve as a strategic partner and trusted advisor to the Global Public Policy Senior Executive leadership team, driving alignment across a dynamic portfolio of global initiatives, stakeholder engagements, and policy priorities. This role demands a high level of discretion, intellectual agility, and operational excellence to manage both strategic and tactical activities across senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead GPP Operations Team that manages global function budget and headcount; senior executive engagement and briefings; GM political and industry affairs, including GM PAC and grassroots , lobbying disclosures, and trade association relationships; DC office operations; and special project support for GPP functions and events. Drives coordination and collaboration with GPP executive support staff to ensure seamless operational support of executives and other professional staff.
• Serve as senior advisor to and proxy for Head of GPP on a range of business, policy, geopolitical issues, personnel management, and special projects representing GPP perspective on urgent and emerging issues throughout decision-making forums. Help to ensure transparency and alignment as appropriate on GPP Leadership Team decisions and direction.
• Oversee annual GPP budget formulation and allocations, ensuring funds are spent in alignment with Operating Plan while avoiding overruns; liaising with Finance, HR and other functions to ensure good budget management.
• Maintain oversight on GPP headcount to ensure adherence to allotted maximum and ensure hiring and retention address critical needs; partner with HR and GPP team leaders.
• Lead creation and execution of annual GPP strategy and Operating Plan, ensuring alignment across global teams and that progress towards functional priorities drives GM's enterprise objectives.
• Lead GPP Leadership Team Priorities meetings, bi-weekly Strategy meetings, and All People Meetings.
• Lead GPP Engagement Committee and serve as "chief engagement officer," driving efforts to build GPP culture and ensure best-in-class workplace environment.
• Help shape strategic policy priorities and supporting advocacy and narratives; utilize knowledge of GPP and the policymaking process to advance cross-cutting GM and GPP objectives. Emphasis placed on collaboration with GM Communications teams and other external facing functions.
• Drive coordination across GPP teams and GM functions, ensuring that issues are handled in a coordinated manner, align with business goals, and are supported by appropriate GM teams and resources.
• Serve as a key communications channel between GPP and GM Senior Leadership, ensuring senior executives are educated on key policy developments and prepared to engage with government officials to advance enterprise priorities.
• Manage and mentor a small, high-performing staff supporting the Global Public Policy office, ensuring clarity of roles, alignment with strategic priorities, and professional development across the team.

• Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Economics or other Policy related areas
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated history of exceptional judgement and discretion
• Understanding of GPP and GM functions/structure
• Ability to successfully work with various leadership styles to advance objectives
• Ability to coordinate across geographically diverse groups
• Ability to distill complex information into executive level communications to aid quick decision making.
• Ability to excel in fast-paced, dynamic situations
• Expertise with Microsoft Tools
• Demonstrated experience with communication to Senior Executive Stakeholders

• Master's degree
• 7-10+ years of project management, strategy, or related business experience
• Past experience in a policy domain