Chief of Staff

We are seeking a senior, high-impact Chief of Staff to serve as a strategic partner to the Co-Managing Partners of the Americas region at Simon-Kucher.

This is a highly visible leadership platform role designed to support both regional strategy development and operational execution. The Chief of Staff will help shape, align, and operationalize the Americas strategy in close collaboration with the Co-Managing Partners and central function leaders (Finance, HR, Marketing, Talent, IT, Operations, Legal, etc.).

The role is intentionally positioned at the intersection of strategy and execution. It requires strong commercial acumen, operational rigor, executive presence, and the ability to drive alignment across a complex, matrixed organization.

Success in this role will directly contribute to sustained regional growth, improved execution discipline, stronger cross-functional coordination, and increased leadership leverage.

What makes us special:

• Become part of a unique entrepreneurial team. Think independently, use your initiative, and take some risks. Entrepreneurship is a powerful force that drives the growth not only of our firm but our clients and people.

• Unlock the power of opportunity. Advance your career in a thriving company with a startup feel. We invest in your professional development every step of the way.

• Work in a values-driven culture. At Simon-Kucher, our vision is to become the world's leading growth specialist. Our values guide the way we do business and communicate our distinctiveness. They sum up what we stand for, influence our culture, and drive how and why we do things.

• Invest in your future. All US and Canadian employees enjoy 401(k) & RRSP benefits with company matching.

• Prioritize your health and well-being. No matter where you live, we offer a competitive suite of health benefits to help keep you and your loved ones safe.

• Enjoy balance and flexible working. Be empowered to do your best work – whether it’s from home or in the office.

How you will create an impact:

• Regional Strategy Development & Alignment

  • Partner with the Co-Managing Partners to refine and evolve the Americas regional strategy
  • Translate strategic priorities into clear initiatives, roadmaps, and measurable outcomes
  • Ensure alignment between regional objectives and global firm strategy
  • Drive structured annual and quarterly planning processes
  • Maintain visibility into performance metrics and progress against key priorities

• Cross-Functional Coordination & Operational Execution

  • Ensure that strategy does not remain conceptual but is translated into disciplined, measurable action across the region
  • Act as the connective tissue across central functions (Finance, HR, Marketing, Legal, IT, etc.) to ensure coordinated execution of regional priorities
  • Align functional leaders around shared objectives and timelines
  • Identify interdependencies and proactively manage risks or bottlenecks
  • Improve operating cadence, decision clarity, and execution follow-through
  • Support implementation of key transformation or growth initiatives

• Leadership Forum Design & Governance

  • Serve as both strategic architect and operational orchestrator for the region’s leadership cadence.
  • Design and orchestrate regional leadership meetings with clear objectives, decision frameworks, and outputs
  • Elevate meeting quality by improving preparation standards and narrative clarity
  • Support governance processes across the North America Regional Leadership team
  • Drive decision tracking and accountability mechanisms
  • Ensure transparency and consistency in communication across stakeholders

• Executive Leverage & Decision Support

  • Prepare structured briefs, analyses, and synthesis for key decisions
  • Provide scenario modeling and trade-off analyses to support prioritization
  • Anticipate leadership needs and proactively surface risks or opportunities
  • Support communications to senior stakeholders, partners, and global leadership
  • Maximize the impact and focus of the Co-Managing Partners by reducing reactive demands and increasing strategic bandwidth

• Talent, Organization & Capability Development

  • Support regional succession planning and leadership development discussions
  • Partner with HR and Talent leadership to align workforce planning with growth priorities
  • Identify capability gaps and recommend targeted interventions
  • Help build scalable operating models to support regional expansion

• Authority & Operating Model

  • The Chief of Staff is empowered to:
    • Shape leadership agendas and operating rhythms
    • Recommend prioritization, sequencing, and resourcing of initiatives
    • Challenge misaligned or low-value activities and resolve cross-functional conflicts
    • Work directly with senior regional and global stakeholders with high trust and discretion

About You:

• Experience

  • 10–15+ years of experience years of experience in strategy, operations, consulting, or equivalent leadership environment
  • Prior experience as a Chief of Staff, strategy consultant, or operational leader in a high-performance professional services setting
  • Demonstrated success working directly with senior executives and driving cross-functional initiatives

• Capabilities

  • Exceptional structured thinking and synthesis
  • Strong commercial and financial acumen
  • Proven ability to translate strategy into operational execution
  • Executive-level communication and narrative development
  • Ability to influence across a matrixed organization without formal authority
  • Strong prioritization and governance discipline

• Personal Attributes

  • High integrity and discretion
  • Low ego, high ownership mindset
  • Comfortable constructively challenging senior leaders
  • Energized by complexity, scale, and growth
  • Resilient and calm under pressure

The pay range for this position is $200,000-$225,000/year. Compensation may vary depending on relevant experience, skills, geographic location, and business needs. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, 13 paid holidays per year, medical/dental/vision insurance, basic life insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees.

About Simon-Kucher Simon-Kucher is a global consultancy with more than 2,000 employees in 30+ countries. Our sole focus is on unlocking better growth that drives measurable revenue and profit for our clients. We achieve this by optimizing every lever of their commercial strategy – product, price, innovation, marketing, and sales – based on deep insights into what customers want and value. With 40 years of experience in monetization topics of all kinds, we are regarded as the world’s leading pricing and growth specialist.

Simon-Kucher is an Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected status.

We believe in building a culture that embraces belonging, creating an environment in which our people feel valued, are able to be themselves and feel their contribution matters. If we get that right, great things will happen; people will grow faster, innovate, feel valued, and create better outcomes for everyone – our people, our clients and, of course, our business.

Simon-Kucher North America Talent Acquisition Team RecruitingNorthAmerica@simon-kucher.com simon-kucher.com/careers