Chief of Staff to the President, Strategy

At Stout, we’re dedicated to exceeding expectations in all we do – we call it Relentless Excellence ®. Both our client service and culture are second to none, stemming from our firmwide embrace of our core values: Positive and Team-Oriented, Accountable, Committed, Relationship-Focused, Super-Responsive, and being Great communicators. Sound like a place you can grow and succeed? Read on to learn more about an exciting opportunity to join our team.

Impact You’ll Make

As Chief of Staff to the President of the Stout Strategy, you will serve as a force multiplier for the President and a central driver of execution across the business. This highly visible role sits at the center of strategic priorities, operating cadence, and day-to-day decision-making, connecting leadership intent to action.

You will operate as a trusted thought partner, operator, and problem solver, enabling the President to focus on the highest-impact opportunities while ensuring the business runs effectively and efficiently. This role requires exceptional agility, sound judgment, and a willingness to seamlessly shift between strategic initiatives and hands-on execution in support of the broader Strategy platform.

What You’ll Do

• Executive Leverage & Prioritization: Serve as an extension of the President, triaging priorities, managing competing demands, and ensuring focus on the highest-impact activities. Partner closely with the Executive Assistant team to optimize calendar, communications, and follow-ups.

• Strategic Thought Partnership: Act as a trusted advisor by pressure-testing ideas, identifying gaps, and proactively surfacing risks and opportunities to strengthen decision-making and business outcomes.

• Initiative Ownership & PMO: Lead and support critical business initiatives from concept through execution, often with limited direction. Track progress, coordinate stakeholders, and ensure delivery against strategic priorities.

• Revenue Operations & Business Development Support: Partner on client and growth efforts, including sales enablement, proposal development, and pipeline tracking. Maintain visibility into key metrics and surface insights to inform action.

• Internal Communications: Draft and manage internal communications on behalf of the President, ensuring clarity, alignment, and consistency of messaging across the organization.

• Culture & Leadership Enablement: Reinforce leadership alignment and team effectiveness by supporting talent reviews, engagement efforts, and feedback loops across the business.

What You’ll Bring

• Four to seven years of experience in consulting, investment banking, corporate strategy, or a similarly rigorous, fast-paced environment.

• Demonstrated ability to operate in ambiguous environments, taking ownership of loosely defined problems and driving them to resolution.

• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect strategic priorities to operational execution.

• Exceptional organizational and project management skills, with strong attention to detail and follow-through.

• Outstanding communication skills, including experience drafting executive-level materials and communications.

• High degree of discretion, judgment, and professionalism when handling sensitive information.

• Ability to influence without authority and build strong relationships across all levels of the organization.

• Analytical mindset with comfort working across data, dashboards, and business performance metrics.

• Experience in and/or consulting for professional services businesses is a plus.

• Self-starter mentality with a bias toward action and continuous improvement.

• Agility and resilience, with the ability to seamlessly shift between strategic and tactical work.

How You’ll Thrive

• Operate at the center of the business, gaining unmatched visibility into strategy, leadership decision-making, and business performance.

• Develop a broad and deep understanding of how a high-performing professional services organization operates and grows.

• Build strong relationships with senior leaders and partners across the firm.

• Drive meaningful impact by enabling faster, better decision-making and execution across the Strategy business line.

• Embrace variety - no two days are the same - and succeed in a role that requires both strategic thinking and hands-on execution.

Why Stout?
At Stout, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards program with competitive compensation, benefits, and wellness options tailored to support employees at every stage of life.
We foster a culture of inclusion and respect, embracing diverse perspectives and experiences to drive innovation and success. Our leadership is committed to inclusion and belonging across the organization and in the communities we serve.
We invest in professional growth through ongoing training, mentorship, employee resource groups, and clear performance feedback, ensuring our employees are supported in achieving their career goals.
Stout provides flexible work schedules and a discretionary time off policy to promote work-life balance and help employees lead fulfilling lives.
Learn more about our benefits and commitment to your success.

https://www.stout.com/en/careers/benefits

The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements and criteria necessary to successfully perform the job.

Stout is an Equal Employment Opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of valid job requirements, qualifications and merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal law. 

Stout is required by applicable state and local laws to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The range for this role considers several factors including but not limited to prior work and industry experience, education level, and unique skills. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.