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Salary: USD 194,100 - 291,150 / annual
OneTrust is seeking a Chief of Staff to the CIO and Head of the Project Management Office (PMO). This is a senior strategic and operational leadership role that serves as a trusted partner to the Chief Information Officer, translating CIO priorities into coordinated plans, measurable outcomes, clear decisions, and disciplined execution across the organization.
The role leads the CIO's operating rhythm and communications while establishing portfolio-wide visibility, governance, and delivery practices for projects and programs. Key responsibilities span multiple dimensions:
**Organizational Interaction & Strategy**: Serve as a trusted advisor and force multiplier to the CIO, helping shape priorities and assess trade-offs. Convert strategic priorities into integrated operating plans with clear milestones, accountable owners, and measurable outcomes. Run the CIO organization's operating cadence including leadership meetings, business reviews, planning sessions, and decision forums. Prepare the CIO for executive, board, and stakeholder engagements with briefings, decision documents, and presentations. Identify emerging risks, dependencies, and opportunities, elevating issues early with options and recommendations.
**Portfolio & PMO Leadership**: Lead the CIO PMO and oversee portfolio governance, prioritization, delivery, and benefits realization. Maintain visibility into strategic initiatives, risks, dependencies, resources, budgets, and outcomes. Drive execution of high-priority, cross-functional programs aligned with business objectives.
**Financial & Operational Management**: Coordinate annual planning, budgets, forecasts, headcount, and investment governance. Support business cases, funding decisions, and portfolio trade-offs. Identify opportunities to optimize spending, resources, and technology investments.
**Performance & Executive Reporting**: Establish and manage organizational metrics, dashboards, and executive reporting. Provide insight into delivery performance, service health, financial stewardship, and strategic outcomes. Drive accountability through data-driven decision making.
**Resource & Workforce Planning**: Lead capacity and workforce planning across the CIO organization. Align talent, skills, and resources to strategic priorities. Support organizational design, succession planning, and capability development.
**Communications, Change & Crisis Management**: Lead internal communications and stakeholder engagement across the technology organization. Support organizational change initiatives, adoption efforts, and executive messaging. Coordinate leadership communications and readiness during major incidents and business disruptions.
**Team Scope**: Directly leads or dotted-line leads Project Managers across the CIO organization with employees in Atlanta, Madrid, and remote locations, with possibility of expansion. Provides direction across a global team and fosters an inclusive, collaborative, and accountable culture across regions and time zones.
OneTrust is an AI-Ready Governance Platform company that enables innovation through responsible use of data and AI. The company is trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide and is shaping the future where trusted data becomes a transformative force for business and society.
The company embraces an office-first culture, encouraging three days a week in office for most roles, with meaningful opportunities to collaborate in person. Specific requirements may vary by role.
**Requirements**:
- Significant experience in Chief of Staff role, PMO lead, Senior Program Management, or similar leadership roles
- Proven success leading large portfolios, strategic initiatives, and cross-functional programs
- Experience with budgeting, financial planning, executive reporting, and workforce planning
- Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and organizational change leadership skills
- Demonstrated ability to influence, drive alignment, and execute in complex environments
- 12+ years of experience and a Bachelor's degree in related field, OR 10+ years of experience and a Master's degree in related field
- PMP certification required
**Preferred Qualifications**:
- Experience supporting a CIO or senior technology executive
- Knowledge of enterprise technology, cybersecurity, infrastructure, business applications, or software delivery
- Relevant certifications in project management, change management, or business operations (PMP highly preferred)
- Extensive experience with ITIL management
- Experience dealing with audits, ISO/PCI/HITRUST/SOC 2
- Experience with privacy, security, risk, and compliance project management
