Chief of Staff - Corporate Legal

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Chief of Staff - Corporate Legal

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High Level Role

Description:

The HP Legal Corporate organization is seeking a Chief of Staff who will directly report to the Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Corporate.

The Chief of Staff is an enterprise-first, solutions-oriented partner who plays a crucial role by supporting the planning and execution of our organizational and Legal strategies, priorities and key initiatives. As a trusted partner to senior leadership on a wide range of matters, they drive operational excellence, collaboration and alignment.

As a solutions-oriented self-starter, the ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity and is organized, detail-oriented and passionate about developing and implementing processes to strengthen capabilities to support the Corporate Legal organization.

If this sounds like you, please read on!

• Manages relationships with key stakeholders. Comfortable communicating with and interacting cross-functionally at all levels, both internally and externally, and understands how to navigate a complex, matrixed organization.
• Effectively carries out day-to-day action items for senior leadership as assigned to increase speed of execution, including working on project coordination and legal business administration.
• Oversees organization meetings including drafting/owning meeting agendas (weekly leadership team, AEM, others) and leading meetings as needed.
• Assists with cross-team dynamics by identifying and helping to resolve any cross-team matters of concern with the goal of the team working in harmony with all the other Legal teams.
• Responsible for project management and assessments including risk, cost, and work required to achieve such, followed by facilitation and oversight.
• Helps support the team to maintain excellence in Integrity and Compliance.
• Upholds team and legal priorities, fostering a positive and cohesive work environment that helps to champion HP culture and values.
• Prepares internal and external communications, drafting speeches, presentations and other materials, ensuring consistent messaging from the organization.
• Helps to ensure that decisions made by the Leadership team are effectively carried out throughout the organization, tracking progress, and resolving any obstacles.
• Provides data analysis and metrics of the team’s productivity to the executive leadership team, and suggest strategic initiatives to improve workflow, teamwork, and budget management.
• Establishes the metrics required to measure business performance, and recommends the go-forward strategy to address performance gaps.
• Drives coordination of all aspects of priority projects and makes recommendations for final team decisions.
• Develop business plans and proactively identify new opportunities as partners with client business leaders.
• Develops and drives comprehensive business plan recommendations, based on analysis, emerging trends, and experience.
• Identifies or develops cutting-edge analytical tools, models, and methods for making key business decisions.
• Counsels business leaders, recommends approaches for executing high-level strategies and develops creative solutions.
• Performs other duties and involvement in special projects as assigned.

• Partners closely with the Executive Assistant as the connective tissue of the executive office, aligning strategic priorities with day-to-day execution, coordinating workflows, leadership cadence, communications, and follow-through to maximize executive effectiveness.

Typically 10+ years total experience in strategy, planning, legal, operations, finance, or related functional area. Advanced university degree preferred (e.g., MBA) or 5+ years of experience in a Corporate Legal department or supporting public company corporate governance.

• Excellent analytical thinking, technical analysis, and data manipulation skills.
• Ability to leverage new analytical techniques to develop creative approaches and insights.
• Superior business acumen and technical knowledge within area of responsibility.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including negotiation and influence skills.
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