Chief of Staff - To the CEO

At Podium, our mission is to arm every local business with a complete platform and outcome-driven AI employees that convert leads into real, paying customers. Every day, millions of workers use our AI lead conversion and communication platform to help them get more leads and make more money.

Our work and focus on helping local businesses thrive has been recognized across the industry, including Forbes’ Next Billion Dollar Startups, Forbes’ Cloud 100, the Inc. 5000, and Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies.

At Podium, we believe in fostering a culture that thrives on hiring and developing exceptional talent. Our operating principles serve as a compass, guiding daily behavior and decision-making, and ensure we hire people who will thrive at Podium. If you resonate with our operating principles and are energized by our mission, Podium will be a great place for you!

• Work directly with the CEO and product leadership to define product priorities, including strategic planning and goal setting
• Partner closely with the CEO and cross-functional leaders to support the Product organization, driving strategic alignment and execution on top product initiatives
• Help the CEO align product goals with company-wide objectives and drive cross-functional execution
• Support product organization in prioritizing initiatives, managing product team operating cadences, and ensuring follow-through on key product decisions and action items
• Form an independent point of view on what is required to achieve our product vision. Work with the product leadership team to understand potential gaps, define plans to address them, and ensure we execute on those plans
• Shape and manage the objectives and operating cadence of product leadership team meetings–facilitating discussions on the right topics and managing follow-up on action items
• Lead and organize content creation for key documents or meetings related to the product organization
• At times may be asked to step in and act as a product manager in specific areas if there are gaps
• Identify opportunities in the product organization and lead high-impact strategic projects

• Alignment with our operating principles
• Located or open to relocation to work onsite at our headquarters in Lehi, Utah
• MBA, Bachelor's or equivalent experience
• Experience working with product, engineering, and design teams
• Experience working in the SaaS or Technology industry is a plus
• Ability to be a thought partner to the CEO/product leader by structuring and solving complex problems
• Ability to communicate clearly and directly to drive accountability and action
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent project management skills
• Experience working with significant change and ambiguity
• Ability to multitask and prioritize in a rapidly changing environment with competing priorities
• Willingness to roll up sleeves to directly solve difficult problems
• Systems thinking and the ability to create new structures or processes
• Pragmatic and logical in thinking and decision making
• Trustworthiness to handle confidential information with integrity

BENEFITS

• Open and transparent culture 
• Life insurance, long and short-term disability coverage
• Paid parental leave
• Fertility benefits
• Generous vacation time, plus three 4-day summer holiday weekends
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401k Plan
• Bi-annual swag drops with cool Podium gear and apparel 
• A stellar HQ (Utah) gym with local professional coaches and classes offered
• Onsite HQ (Utah) child care center, subsidized for employees
  
  

Podium is an equal opportunity employer. Podium provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, marital status or veteran status.