Chief of Staff

The Leagues Group is the parent company of our three brands: ONE X LEAGUE, ONE NEXT LEAGUE and ONE SUITE RETREAT. We’re an employee-first Black-woman owned company where kindness, excellence and collaboration are the essence of our culture. Here’s an overview of our three brands.

• ONE X LEAGUE is the largest social network and professional league for Black and Afro-Latina women executives and founders. Our programming aligns with our core verticals: Leadership, Wellness, Wealth, Philanthropy, Entrepreneurship, Arts & Entertainment, and Luxury Travel, and centers the holistic professional and social needs of our members.
• ONE NEXT LEAGUE is our amazing professional network focused on career, wellness and entrepreneurship exclusively for emerging Black and Afro-Latina women who occupy roles up to the director level. We offer resources, counsel, opportunities, and spaces for connection and growth.
• ONE SUITE RETREAT is our retreat and conference for C-Suite & VP leaders and founders who are interested in an executive retreat that’s completely centered around the Black experience and culture. It’s a unique three plus days of social activities for professionals completely focused on leisure, connecting, entertainment, and wellness.

The Leagues Group is growing and we have an incredible new opportunity for a highly skilled, high performing, project management guru, who’s committed to excellence and connects strongly with our brands and mission. Here’s an overview of this exciting new opportunity:

The Role

We’re excited to expand and bring on an exceptional strategic leader to step into the Chief of Staff role. You will serve as the right hand to our CEO, providing high-level support across all aspects of the organization. You will be a critical driver of program development, strategy execution, growth, partnership development, and vendor management, while ensuring the smooth operation of our organization. This is a Director/Senior Director level opportunity reporting directly to the CEO. 

*This role will initially be part-time before transitioning to full-time.

The Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Partner with the CEO to develop and implement long-term strategic plans; Act as a sounding board for the CEO on new ideas and initiatives; Conduct market research, competitive analysis, data and insights to support recommendations, decision making and identify growth opportunities
• Program Development & Management: Oversee the development and execution of cross-functional programs, initiatives and deliverables, ensuring alignment with company goals; Manage budgets and resources efficiently
• Vendor & Contractor Management: Oversee the management of external vendors and contractors, ensuring quality performance and value for money
• Executive Support: Serve as the primary point of contact between the CEO and other stakeholders, manage and streamline information flow to and from the CEO, Oversee the CEO's schedule, ensuring efficient prioritization and use of time; Prepare briefing materials and presentations for the CEO; represent the CEO internally and externally as needed
• Event Management: Oversee and execute company events and programming, which may include extensive travel (domestic: 85% / international: 15%)
• Internal Operations: Lead and support internal teams, ensuring smooth communication and collaboration across departments
• Growth: Develop and implement strategies to attract and retain new members and program attendees reaching/exceeding targets set; Analyze trends and identify areas for improvement

The Candidate

*We don’t expect one individual to check every box of what’s listed below. If you have most of the experience, skills and abilities listed (with interest in learning the rest) and you have all of the personal traits listed, we encourage you to apply.

**You must live less than an hour from an airport that offers direct flights to most major U.S. cities.

EXPERIENCE

• Proven track record as a Chief of Staff or a similar/relevant senior leadership role developing and implementing successful business strategies
• Proven success directly supporting, reporting to and partnering with a C-suite executive(s) in a non-(solely) administrative capacity
• Comfortable and experienced presenting to executive level stakeholders
• Experience managing and developing individuals (team management is a plus)
• Experience in the luxury services, hospitality, corporate events, or entertainment industries is a plus

SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Strong understanding, passion and interest in Black culture, especially as it relates to Black women
• Exceptional project management and time management skills with incredible attention to detail
• Able to serve as a true Brand Ambassador, passionate about our brands and …
• Strong business acumen and understanding of the professional services industry
• Able to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion in all matters
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to anticipate and proactively address potential issues or roadblocks
• Highly organized with strong follow through and follow-up skills
• Excellent ability to collaborate, share ideas, share feedback and elicit engagement
• Able to build trust and rapport internally and externally with executives, decision-makers and gatekeepers
• Highly analytical with a strong understanding of key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Strong comfort, understanding and proficiency with technology and common platforms (e.g. Google Suite, Slack, social media)
• Able to travel extensively as needed; must own a current passport and driver's license (enrolment in TSA PreCheck and Global Entry, a plus)

PERSONAL TRAITS

• Kind
• Ego-free
• Growth mindset
• Great sense of humor
• Personable and welcoming
• Very high emotional intelligence
• Curious, ambitious continuous learner

The Offerings:

• (Full-time) Salary range:  $180K to $220K per annum
• Competitive salary, perks and offerings
• Highly visible role with growth and development opportunities
• Mental, physical and emotional wellness centered, psychologically safe environment
• Dynamic, unique, culturally relevant, fast paced, and fun work environment
• Opportunity to make a significant contribution to The Leagues Group's success and be rewarded while doing meaningful and impactful work
• Opportunity to travel across the globe
• Opportunity to work closely with the CEO, team, company members and partners
• Hybrid work environment: 1 day per week in-office (during non-travel weeks) otherwise remote
• Additional:
• Health benefits, equity and 401K contribution (once full-time)

The Process

Here’s an overview of the selection process (selected candidates will progress through each step):

1. Submit application
2. Complete brief online assessment
3. Phone screen
4. Phone interviews
5. Lunch meeting (in person)
6. Final decision

Ready for the best job you’ve ever had?

If what’s listed above sounds exciting to you and your background/traits align, great! And if you’re ready to bring your excellence over and excel in a rewarding role that drives strategic growth and continue our work of creating impactful collective experiences while building thriving brands, we’d love to hear from you. 

Before applying, please take time to review our websites, Instagram and LinkedIn pages so you have more insight about our organizations. All the best!