Oakland, CA, 94606, USA
32 days ago
Chief of Staff
Clorox is the place that’s committed to growth – for our people and our brands. Guided by our purpose and values, and with people at the center of everything we do, we believe every one of us can make a positive impact on consumers, communities, and teammates. Join our team. #CloroxIsThePlace (https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=cloroxistheplace&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7079847624048001024) **Your role at Clorox:** Serve as Chief of Staff to the EVP, Group President, of Care & Connection: Accountabilities include advisorship, strategic alignment and executional integration to enterprise and within Group and BUs, operational efficiency and process optimization, and overall operating support for the Group President and C&C leadership team in a Chief of Staff capacity. This role also facilitates and crafts communication with key stakeholders, including drafting impactful decks and materials for Board of Directors and executive teams. Strategic Alignment & Execution: Serve as a key advisor to EVP ensuring alignment between enterprise and Group priorities and on-going operations with C&C. Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to drive key C&C operations initiatives and projects, ensuring that they align with the organization’s goals and vision. Operational and Enterprise Efficiency and Process Optimization: Responsible for creating and implementing operational processes, management routines, and communication cadences that enable the SBUs and total Group to operate more effectively in delivering short and long term business outcomes. Continuously assess and improve C&C operational processes to enhance productivity and quality. Leadership and Organizational Support: Act as a liaison between the EVP and other parts of the organization and functions, ensuring effective communication and fostering a culture of collaboration with the C&C group. Operating Support: Further enable the EVP’s effectiveness by being a daily partner in key activities and ensuring the EVP’s strong preparation with on-going C&C operations and key engagements. Partner on myriad of on-going business needs including key projects, executive and Board level communications, etc. Lead and Drive C&C Leadership Operating Agenda: Partner with EVP, Group President, to envision, develop, and execute the on-going operations agenda of the Care & Connection Group to ensure delivery of annual and multi-year operational planning outcomes. Alongside the Group President, continuously translate the operating agenda of the enterprise into C&C’s specific operating agenda through quarterly focus areas & resulting initiatives and ways of working for the C&C Leadership Team and Group-BU. Actively build and drive all C&C Leadership meeting agendas and communications, lead key sponsored topics, and act as a provocateur and lead facilitator at all meetings. Act as the on-going leader of C&C Leadership team performance including working with sponsors to shape initiatives & influencing them to bring key topics forward, designing and executing HPT plans with key C&C leaders, and ensuring strong operating foundation (e.g., charter, principles). Lead End-to-End C&C Business Planning Process & Execution: Develop & operationalize annual and multi-year operational planning processes at the C&C level integrating interdependent functional and resource planning for seamless connectivity. Partner with Group Finance VP, Director of Enterprise Planning, and other key functional VPs to drive greater integrated planning for C&C within the enterprise and improve the quality of planning outputs. This Director works for the Group President. This role interfaces with the SBU GMs, Group Functional VPs, and centralized groups including the VP, Operations & Strategy, Director of Business Administration, VP MTO/NRM, and VP IBP. The role must also partner closely with the equivalent role in the other Group, as well as with the Director of Enterprise Planning. This role is an enterprise leader role ideal for candidates with future GM aspirations to provide earlier career visibility to strategy and business operations work across a large portfolio; but could also be appropriate for high potential functional leaders looking to broaden their experience set with enterprise work. **In this role, you will:** + **Develop and lead** **the C&C operating agenda** including building on-going focus areas, meeting agenda, facilitating key topics, and driving follow-through and results. Implement and enable business **performance** **metrics** **tools and routines** for Group and SBUs, including progress against key targets and metrics. In partnership with Group functional leads, recommend SBU targets and metrics to Group President and develop tracking mechanisms. Help drive connectivity between BU reporting and enterprise reporting to enable clear metrics and simplify ways of working. + Enable **implementation of** **enterprise operating** **processes and capabilities** into the SBUs, including a heavy focus on developing and leading integrated annual and multi-year planning for C&C and standard work processes. Support capability pilots and help to quickly scale, as appropriate, across BU’s. + Understand **enterprise** **priorities** and agendas for the key executive teams (especially Enterprise Operations Team and Enterprise Planning) and **ensure seamless connection** **between them** . Create executive-level presentations and materials and be able to understand and articulate a business story and surface key insights. + Facilitate effective on-going Group communication and coordination via managing Teams channels, meeting notes, communication tools, and offsites. + Strategically advise and support Group President **enterprise initiatives and special projects** , including as initiative lead and/or subject matter expert. + **Identify** **and remove waste** in operational processes, routines, and reporting. Actively seek redundant or low value work to eliminate, and scope work initiative to improve outcomes for lower effort. As needed partner with Enterprise and/or C&C resources, depending on nature of waste. **What we look for:** Minimum 8+ years in roles of increasing responsibility in Sales, Marketing, Finance, and/or management consulting. Roles must have included significant cross-functional collaboration. + Desirable:The ideal candidate would have experience in management consulting or similar work, where they have experience toggling between self-driven work product that incorporates the perspective of a broad audience of senior leaders. Skills and Abilities + Standard leader skills expectations of a Director level Sales or Marketing leader, and also… + High level of comfort working in ambiguity and developing novel solutions to business challenges + Must be comfortable working, and in some cases providing direction to, very senior leaders + Very strong communication skills, particularly written; demonstrated skill to summarize complex concepts into clear executive communication materials Education Level/Degree: College/B.S. or equivalent experience. MBA preferred but not required. **\#LI-Hybrid** **Workplace type:** The position is going to be hybrid: 3 days a week at the Oakland office and 2 days a week working from home. **We seek out and celebrate diverse backgrounds and experiences. We’re looking for fresh perspectives, a desire to bring your best, and a non-stop drive to keep growing and learning.** **At Clorox, we have a** **Culture of Inclusion. We believe our values-based culture connects to our purpose and helps our people be the best versions of themselves, professionally and personally. This means building a workplace where every person can feel respected, valued, and fully able to participate in our Clorox community. Learn more about our I&D program & initiatives** **here (https://www.thecloroxcompany.com/company/idea/)** . **[U.S.]Additional Information:** At Clorox, we champion people to be well and thrive, starting with our own people. To help make this possible, we offer comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company match, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location), inclusive fertility/adoption benefits, and more. We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are transparent with current and future teammates about our full salary ranges. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities, while also allowing for differentiation based on performance. Based on the breadth of our ranges, most new hires will start at Clorox in the first half of the applicable range. Your starting pay will depend on job-related factors, including relevant skills, knowledge, experience and location. The applicable salary range for every role in the U.S. is based on your work location and is aligned to one of three zones according to the cost of labor in your area. –Zone A: $171,700 - $352,600 –Zone B: $157,400 - $324,200 –Zone C: $143,100 - $294,700 All ranges are subject to change in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process. This job is also eligible for participation in Clorox’s incentive plans, subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and policies. Please apply directly to our job postings and do not submit your resume to any person via text message. Clorox does not conduct text-based interviews and encourages you to be cautious of anyone posing as a Clorox recruiter via unsolicited texts during these uncertain times. To all recruitment agencies: Clorox (and its brand families) does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to Clorox employees, including any members of our leadership team. Clorox is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. **Who we are.** We champion people to be well and thrive every single day. We’re proud to be in every corner of homes, schools, and offices—making daily life simpler and easier through our beloved brands. Working with us, you’ll join a team of passionate problem solvers and relentless innovators fueled by curiosity, growth, and progress. We relish taking on new, interesting challenges that allow our people to collaborate and thrive at work. And most importantly, we care about each other as multifaceted, whole humans. Join us as we reimagine what’s possible and work with purpose to make a difference in the world. **This is the place where doing the right thing matters.** Doing the right thing is the compass that guides every decision we make—and we’re proud to be globally recognized and awarded for our continuous corporate responsibility efforts. Clorox is a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's New Plastics Economy Global Commitment. The Clorox Company and its Foundation prioritize giving back to the communities we call home and contribute millions annually in combined cash grants, product donations, and cause-marketing. For more information, visit TheCloroxCompany.com and follow us on social media at @CloroxCo. **Our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity.** We seek out and celebrate diverse backgrounds and experiences. We’re always looking for fresh perspectives, a desire to bring your best, and a nonstop drive to keep growing and learning. Learn more about our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Allyship (IDEA) journey here (https://www.thecloroxcompany.com/company/idea/) . The Clorox Company and its subsidiaries are an EEO/AA/Minorities/Women/LGBT/Protected Veteran/Disabled employer. Learn more at Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law . Clorox is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants with disabilities and disabled veterans during the hiring and interview process. If you need assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please contact us at people@clorox.com . Please note: this inbox is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and is not a means of inquiry about positions/application statuses. The Clorox Company and its subsidiaries are an EEO/AA/ Minorities/Women/LGBT/Protected Veteran/Disabled employer.
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