Grant Thornton Isle of Man · 12 hours ago
Chief of Staff to the Advisory Managing Partner (Director)
New York, NY, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$186K/yr - $279K/yr
10+ years expGrant Thornton is seeking a Chief of Staff to the Advisory Managing Partner to join the team. This is a visible and high-impact role that blends strategy, operations, and execution enablement, focusing on aligning the Advisory Leadership Team's objectives and enhancing organizational effectiveness.
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Responsibilities
Help drive clarity, alignment, and follow-through on key priorities across the Advisory Leadership Team, working closely with the Advisory Managing Partner (MP) and Advisory Operations / Transformation Leader; serve as the MP’s proxy in select settings
Play a critical role in driving and supporting the global Advisory leadership strategy, country-by-country strategy adoption, as other GT firms come onto the platform
Design and run the operating cadence - staff meetings, MP organized PMD forums, solution reviews, quarterly planning, PMD calls/meetings, ALT meetings with client ready deliverables etc. This includes proactively recommending and planning the leadership meetings and strategic events, overseeing agenda development, content creation, and end-to-end logistics to ensure productive and outcome-driven discussions
Communicate and interact credibly with executive leadership, including the firmwide CEO, COO, P&C, and Service Line Leaders and their Chiefs of Staff to drive aligned outcomes; interact with the investors as needed
Partner closely with our enterprise (firmwide) functions to ensure priorities and initiatives represent the growing needs of the Advisory business and are scoped, resourced, and progressing against key milestones
Prepare briefing materials, synthesize sales, finance, and HR data, and surface insights to support fast and effective decision-making
Draft and drive internal communications and narratives that keep teams aligned and inspired to achieve our plan, including updates to the Executive Committee and Board
Enable the Advisory MP to scale impact by managing bandwidth, anticipating organizational needs, and driving leadership focus on top priorities. Work with Advisory Leadership to define and execute strategic priorities, driving accountability across key initiatives with partners and senior leaders
Lead critical cross-functional initiatives and stand up new workstreams to accelerate impact, operational maturity, and organizational health
Analyze overall Advisory and practice-level KPIs to deliver insights and recommendations that inform strategic and operational decisions, collaborating closely with enablement teams including Finance and People & Culture
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in professional services, operations, consulting, or Chief of Staff roles within high-growth, complex environments
Proven ability to bring structure to ambiguity, drive clarity across complex stakeholder groups, and translate strategic goals into actionable plans
Exceptional communication skills, both oral and written - presents with credibility; proficiently develops decks, leadership memos, emails, both formal and informal, etc
Proven relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence, align, and inspire at all levels
Deep analytical skills, proficient and insightful with the numbers of the business
Strong strategic thinking paired with execution discipline - able to zoom out to see the big picture while staying close to details that ensure measurable progress and outcomes
Analytical and resourceful, with demonstrated success leading long-term, cross-functional initiatives and driving organizational change
Mission-driven, with a deep interest in the potential and implications of Grant Thornton's mission and what it means to our people, our clients, and the market
A life-long learner, intrinsically motivated to innovate, apply Ai to everything from mundane deliverable production to practice building and client value, and lead by example in unchartered waters
Bachelor's degree required
Proficiency in tools and methodologies that support disciplined and fast execution while driving operational excellence and setting an expected standard of performance
Ability to travel as needed for planned meetings and work in the New York office alongside the Advisory MP a couple of days a week
Preferred
Advanced or master's degree preferred
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision insurance programs
Employee assistance program
Minimum of 72 hours of paid sick leave
Paid for firm holidays
401(k) savings plan
Employee retirement plan
Discretionary, annual bonus based on individual and firm performance
Company
Grant Thornton Isle of Man
Grant Thornton Ireland and Grant Thornton Corporate Finance Limited (and their respective subsidiary/affiliate entities) are rapidly approaching a diverse workforce of 2,800 individuals across 8 locations on the island of Ireland, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, Bermuda, and USA.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase