Chief of Staff

Who are we looking for?

The Chief of Staff, Business Manager role is a critical role with high visibility within Veriff. In this role, you will lead key strategic initiatives, drive the rhythm of the business and lead communications for the Veriff Commercial organization. You will also play a major role in helping the Commercial VP maintain a pulse on everything going on in the company and the commercial organization, surface critical information in a timely manner, drive programs, execute, and monitor our business strategy. You should be a sharp critical thinker who can solve large business issues and communicate effectively. You will develop a deep understanding of the critical success factors of a high-growth company and gain experience further scaling our organization.

What will you be doing?

• Function as a strategic partner with the Commercial VP to maximize business outcomes; works autonomously and drives the strategic agenda of commercial organization
• Help establish accountability practices across the business and maximize performance through extending the VP’s surface area and reach
• Oversee cross-functional, organization-wide projects or initiatives, bringing together multiple stakeholders to help drive decisions and ensure alignment
• Help define, drive and run our ongoing senior level business cadence (the rhythm of the business)
• Manage to our goals and track achievement of goals; identify potentially disruptive opportunities and challenges on the horizon; build strategic analyses supported with data that tells a story
• Drive strategic initiatives like cross-functional strategic processes, long-term vision/roadmap planning, working flawlessly in partnership with product team, finance, and other adjacent areas where applicable
• Help with VP’s communication up, down and sideways by aligning on structured and predictable ways to engage through different communication channels and owning the rhythm of the business
• Help the VP prepare for speaking engagements with analysts, press, the Board, etc. as necessary [in partnership with Comms, AR, IR, StaffOps, etc.], by preparing research, talking points, and proactively ensuring has all content and context required
• Act as a delegate for the VP by attending meetings he cannot, representing the VP’s voice accurately

What do we need you to bring?

• 5+ years experience; background in top tier management consulting, finance and/or high growth technology organization strongly preferred
• MBA or Bachelors Degree in Business (or related field) preferred 
• Creative problem solving (i.e. excels at identifying trends and patterns, developing root cause diagnosis, and using a diverse toolkit to address the root causes)
• Strong product and finance acumen. Demonstrated experience leading high-impact projects for the business, especially those which innovate, improve business execution, and/or span multiple products and teams
• Structured thinker; good at framing decisions and unearthing the critical logic.
• Experience leading transformational org/team initiatives in a Cloud Computing/SaaS environment/industry a plus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to represent and showcase complex business or technical concepts with senior leadership
• Excellent time management, intentional prioritization, ability to maintain and curate backlog (for yourself and VP)

Why Veriff?

We help companies all over the world connect with honest people. Our software verifies over 9,000 government-issued documents from more than 190 countries. That's millions of verified identities a year and a lot of people working behind the scenes to help make the lives of millions, and one day billions, of people safer online.

Backed by investors such as Accel, IVP, Taavet Hinrikus, Ashton Kutcher and Paul Buchheit we're really accelerating our growth after successfully raising our Series B. We're a diverse team of over 40 nationalities coming together to solve one of the world's most pressing issues. In exchange for joining us on our mission, we'll offer you the opportunity to advance your career and look after you along the way with a range of benefits designed with you in mind.