Chief of Staff Consultant
Location: St. Louis, MO (Hybrid)
Compensation: $105-$110/hr
Position Type: Short-term Contract
Job Summary
The Chief of Staff Consultant will work closely with a senior technology executive and their leadership team to improve executive communication, strengthen organizational accountability, and drive strategic change as the organization prepares for merger-related growth. This consultant will assess the current operating structure, coach leaders on communicating effectively with executives, and lead targeted improvements across reporting, decision-making, and leadership responsibilities. This is a high-impact engagement focused on delivering measurable organizational improvements and enhancing the effectiveness of the leadership team.
Responsibilities
- Partner directly with a senior technology executive and members of the leadership team.
- Review presentations, status updates, and other executive communications.
- Condense complex information into clear, concise messaging appropriate for senior executives.
- Improve the quality and clarity of executive-level communication.
- Help leaders distill detailed project information into concise, decision-oriented updates.
- Provide direct coaching and feedback to program managers, delivery leads, and other leaders.
- Lead changes in reporting responsibilities and accountability across the organization.
- Shift reporting accountability from individual project managers to program managers and delivery leads.
- Help delivery leads become more capable of collecting, synthesizing, and presenting project information.
- Evaluate current meetings, communication flows, roles, and decision-making processes.
- Recommend changes that improve efficiency, accountability, and leadership effectiveness.
- Streamline large reporting and preparation meetings by reducing unnecessary attendance.
- Identify organizational and operational changes that better position the team for merger-related expansion.
- Help implement selected recommendations rather than only delivering an assessment.
- Identify potential AI-enabled improvements and recommend practical AI use cases across the organization.
- Navigate resistance and deliver difficult feedback while maintaining credibility with stakeholders.
- Coach existing leaders and leave the organization operating more effectively after the engagement.
Qualifications
- Prior experience operating at the Director level or above.
- Executive leadership or advisory experience within a large, complex corporate environment.
- Demonstrated ability to work directly with senior executives and understand the information they need to make decisions.
- Experience translating large amounts of detailed information into concise executive presentations, summaries, or recommendations.
- Strong organizational transformation, change leadership, or operating model improvement experience.
- Experience coaching senior managers, program managers, delivery leaders, or comparable leadership groups.
- Proven ability to assess an organization, identify improvement opportunities, and drive changes through implementation.
- Working knowledge of AI and the ability to recognize practical business or technology use cases.
Preferred Qualifications
- Background in management consulting, strategic advisory, executive operations, or a chief-of-staff capacity.
- Experience with mergers, acquisitions, integrations, or rapid organizational growth.
- Experience redesigning governance, reporting structures, or leadership accountabilities.
- Experience supporting technology, software delivery, or enterprise IT organizations.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates can apply directly through this posting with a single click. A Brooksource recruiter will follow up to discuss the opportunity and next steps.
ABOUT US
At Brooksource, relationships are the foundation of everything we do. Since 2000, we’ve built lasting partnerships with clients, consultants, and internal teams to deliver an exceptional experience across every engagement. As a trusted IT and Engineering services provider, Brooksource supports Fortune 500 organizations through Experience-Driven Staffing, Professional Services, and Elevate, our proprietary Workforce Transformation program. We offer flexible hiring models and are a certified partner of leading platforms, including Salesforce, AWS, Microsoft, and Google Cloud, enabling us to deliver scalable, end-to-end technology solutions.
EEO STATEMENT
Brooksource is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.
PAY DISCLAIMER
The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
Pay: $105.00 - $110.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: Hybrid remote in St. Louis, MO 63045
