Chief of Staff

Chief of Staff

Founded in 1997, Think Together partners with schools to change the odds for kids by providing award-winning programs during and outside the school day. We’re one of California’s largest nonprofits working in school districts from San Diego to San Francisco. Whether you’re interested in early learning, elementary, middle or high school, you can invest in your community by working at a local school or working within our home office providing support!

The Chief of Staff (CoS) serves as a key strategic advisor to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and oversees strategic, operational and financial alignment within the Program & Operations Departments. The CoS leads cross‑functional collaboration, drives strategic initiatives to maximize efficiency and impact, and ensures financial sustainability through budget oversight in partnership with Finance. The COS supervises the Senior Director of Strategic Projects, provides leadership to the Strategic Projects department, and supervises the Executive Assistant to the COO.

Dedicated to the mission of Think Together, the Chief of Staff is a results‑driven executive leader, responsible for ensuring operational excellence, setting a strategic vision for growth, and leading teams to meet organizational goals. This role requires exceptional leadership, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills, with the ability to oversee complex, cross‑functional projects and drive large‑scale initiatives.

• Partner with the COO to set and implement the strategic vision for Program & Operations.
• Oversee strategic planning, goal setting and monitoring, and project prioritization to drive organizational growth and efficiency.
• Oversee financial strategy, working closely with Finance to analyze budgets, track expenditures, and align resources with strategic priorities.
• Manage the strategy, planning, and communications for Executive Team and Board meetings, ensuring alignment between operational goals and financial sustainability.
• Support and elevate the strategic projects team to strengthen organizational capacity and drive continuous improvement across all functions.

• Build a culture of operational excellence by implementing best practices and systems to improve efficiency.
• Directly supervise the Senior Director of Strategic Projects and oversee the Strategic Projects Department to ensure that project management best practices are consistently applied to cross‑functional initiatives.
• Ensure operational best practices are integrated across all Program & Operations departments.
• Lead large‑scale initiatives that require collaboration across multiple teams. Program & Operations Leadership Team Management.
• Provide dotted‑line oversight to the Program & Operations leadership team (Chief Human Resources Officer, SVP of Regional and Program Operations, VP of Talent Acquisition & Organizational Development, and VP of Program Quality & Compliance) to maintain alignment on priorities and progress on key initiatives.
• Directly supervise the Executive Assistant to the COO to ensure effective executive office operations, scheduling, logistics and administrative support.
• Ensure strategic decisions are executed effectively and key stakeholders are engaged in decision‑making.

• Develop and oversee high‑level strategic messaging for the COO, ensuring organizational priorities are clearly communicated.
• Prepare executive‑level briefings to senior leadership, staff, board members, and key stakeholders.

• Expertise in strategy, business operations, and organizational leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large‑scale strategic initiatives, design effective organizational and team systems, and drive execution across multiple departments.
• Strong financial acumen with experience overseeing budgets.
• 10+ years executive leadership experience with exceptional management skills, including developing senior leaders, ensuring accountability, and managing dotted‑line relationships.
• Excel…