Chief Of Staff, Supporting Cpo

Location: Remote/San Jose, CA

Summary

We’re looking for a self-driven, well-organized, results-focused project manager and influencer who can help us move our ambitious people strategy forward. Our ideal candidate has a strong project management background and a business-savvy and strategic mindset.

In this role, you will lead cross-functional projects and implement and manage an operating rhythm supporting our strategic people objectives. This position reports to the Chief People Officer.

The People Team at Nutanix

The People Team is one of the most dynamic teams at Nutanix. With over 200 professionals worldwide, we support our organizational growth in people development & culture, talent acquisition, operations & measurement, and employee relations including our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and our .heart CSR investments. We’re positioned to lead at a pivotal point in Nutanix’s growth and we’re looking for innovative thought leaders to join us and help draw our path to tomorrow.

Responsibilities

• Own People Leadership Team Quarterly Strategy Meetings (agendas, reports and presentations and serving as a central point of communication and coordination)
• Project manage multiple complex cross-functional projects simultaneously ensuring alignment, accountability, and coordination of deliverables against plan
• Serve as stop gap in ensuring flawless engagement on all people priorities.
• Manage people team communications strategy and manage a communications calendar, ensuring the organization is updated regularly on our progress against our vision, mission and objectives
• Own all agendas, content and follow-ups for People Leadership Team meetings and communications
• Lead a small team of project managers and a communications specialist
• Implement and ensure adoption of a consistent change management process for the people function
• Manage annual operating planning process for the people team, including alignment of budget and headcount to people team priorities.
• Coordinate all aspects of meeting preparation for Executive Staff and Board presentations
• Partner with the Chief People Officer in formulating, communicating, and executing strategy.
• Implement OKR operating rhythm, and coordinate with the people leadership team to ensure effective execution of OKRs.

Key Stakeholders

• Chiefs of Staff
• Analytics Function
• People Leadership Team
• Finance
• People Team Functional Leaders
• Corporate Communications (Marketing)
• Real Estate and Workplace Function

Performance Crite Ria

• Systems and Processes supporting Work Effectiveness
• People Team Confidence in Functional Leadership
• People Leadership Team Effectiveness
• People Team understanding of our Company and People Vision

What you bring to the team

• Experience implementing successful operating models and frameworks
• Ability to analyze, problem-solve, and clearly communicate observations and recommendations
• Excellent team facilitation skills
• Very comfortable with a fast-paced, high-demand, always-evolving environment
• Deep, proven experience in traditional and agile project management – PMP certified preferred
• Prior consulting, project management, and business operations experience preferred
• Successful candidates will possess an enterprise mindset, start with the customer in mind, have a strong sense of ownership, and a growth mindset
• 10 plus years’ experience in people operations, analytics, project management or change management at global, high-tech, fast-moving, highly matrixed organizations
• Executive presence and influencing skills
• BA degree (or equivalent) required from an accredited university; MBA preferred
• Successful experience developing communications: verbal and presentation formats, synthesizing complex information, and speaking effectively to different audiences at all levels

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $224,000 and 336,000/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.