Chief of Staff, to the CPO

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While candidates in the listed location(s) are encouraged for this role, candidates in other locations will be considered.

We’re looking for a Chief of Staff to the Chief People Officer (CPO) to help drive operational excellence, strategic alignment, and execution across the Databricks People organization. In this role, you will work closely with the CPO and People Leadership Team to ensure that our strategy, priorities, and operating rhythms are aligned and effectively executed as we scale.

You will play a critical role in connecting strategy to execution, enabling strong collaboration across the People Leadership Team and Centers of Excellence, and ensuring the CPO’s time and focus are directed toward the most impactful priorities for the company.

A key part of this role will be helping support the transformation of the People organization into an AI-first, highly efficient function, identifying opportunities to leverage AI to automate routine work, accelerate insights, improve decision-making, and fundamentally change how the People team operates at scale.

The impact you will have:

• Drive the operating cadence of the People Leadership Team, including leadership meetings, quarterly and annual planning, and strategic reviews.
• Ensure alignment across People functions and Centers of Excellence by linking strategy, planning, and execution.
• Partner with functional leaders, PMO and finance to translate company priorities into clear People team objectives and operational plans.
• Develop reporting mechanisms and dashboards to track key People metrics, strategic initiatives, and organizational performance, and coordinate reporting metrics to the board and executive team as needed.
• Identify and implement AI-powered tools and workflows to improve the operating efficiency of the People organization, from automating routine reporting and communications to accelerating how the team synthesizes data and gets to better decisions, faster.

What we look for:

• Experience as a Chief of Staff, Strategy Lead, or similar role supporting a senior executive
• 8–12+ years of experience in HR, strategy, operations, consulting, or business operations. Experience working with People/HR organizations or talent strategy initiatives is strongly preferred.
• Strong strategic thinking and program management skills with the ability to translate strategy into operational execution
• Exceptional organizational and communication skills with experience supporting senior executives and working effectively across cross-functional stakeholders to drive results across complex organizations
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional initiatives across complex organizations
• Strong analytical and data storytelling skills to drive insight and decision-making
• Ability to operate effectively in a high-growth, fast-paced environment and drive alignment through ambiguity
• A genuine AI adopter who actively uses AI tools to do their own work better, and brings curiosity and initiative to identifying how these tools can transform how the People team operates