As the Chief of Staff at Nivoda, you will be the right hand to the CEO, providing critical support in managing the company's daily operations, strategic projects, and global workforce. You will serve as a strategic advisor, problem-solver, and coordinator, ensuring seamless communication and execution across the organisation. This role offers a unique opportunity to have a significant impact on the growth and success of our company.
As our Chief of Staff, you will have full access to the inner workings of a successful scale up and will be an integral part of the company at a vital stage of its growth. You will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations, developing and implementing strategies, and providing guidance and direction to staff. You will be a leader and a role model, setting a high standard of excellence and inspiring the team to achieve its fullest potential.
This is a great opportunity for someone who is interested in becoming a founder one day, or a senior executive at a fast-growing business.
About us
Nivoda is a young and energetic global team headquartered in London with offices in Mumbai, New York, Hong Kong and Amsterdam.
Having just secured our series B, we are an extremely fast-growing B2B marketplace changing how the global jewellery industry operates. We connect buyers and sellers of jewellery on our online platform and facilitate the most transparent, efficient and cost-effective way to sell and buy jewellery.
Nivoda has a rapidly developing workforce expanding into new countries with a dynamic, supportive and collaborative culture.
The company's sales have grown over 100% in the last 12 months, and the team has grown to over 250 employees internationally. We are a global team of big thinkers, risk takers and hard workers.
What you’ll do
Collaborate with the CEO and executive team to develop, communicate, and execute the company's strategic initiatives and business goals.
Lead and drive key cross-functional projects, ensuring alignment with company objectives and timelines.
Act as a primary point of contact between the CEO and internal/external stakeholders, managing requests and communications effectively.
Analyse and synthesise data to provide insights and recommendations for improving operational efficiency and performance.
Develop and manage internal and external communications, including presentations, reports, and executive briefings.
Identify opportunities for process improvement and optimization across various departments.
Be a key figure in translating strategy to action, through processes like OKRs, quarterly planning and delivery meetings
Building excellent collaborative working relationships across the business
Evaluating executive direction and action items for prioritisation, ownership and follow up
Owning the distribution of important company information to key stakeholders
Recognising the criticality of time sensitive requests and adapting quickly to changing priorities
Planning and facilitating leadership meetings and offsites, including formulating the topics to cover, building, and advising agendas, guiding the discussion, bringing together notes and action items, and following up as appropriate
Leading and attend departmental meetings across the business, supporting managers to enable growth, unlock bottlenecks and improve internal communications
Analysing data and producing meaningful insights to increase the success of our overall business strategy. Championing the development of data-driven decision-making culture
Improving the company’s ongoing processes and organising procedures to ensure optimal efficiency and productivity
Gathering departmental reports and compiling them into one company report
Organising and maintaining David’s diary, scheduling in appointments and meetings where required
What you’ll need
3+ years experience from a top consultancy firm with a further 4+ years of industry experience
Proven success in a business management role, with a good understanding and awareness of the technology and scale up market
Fantastic quantitative and analytical skills, including fluency in financial forecasting
Huge ambition to help build a business capable of radical, international growth
First class organisation skills with the ability to manage a busy workload
You will need to be highly intelligent with exceptional business acumen
Demonstrated longevity in previous roles
Ability to collaborate effectively with others
To share our values, and work in accordance with those values
Ability to understand, communicate and improve the quality of multiple teams
Positive outlook, enthusiasm, excitement and to be able to work efficiently
Confident and eager to communicate with senior leadership and C-Level executives
Nice to haves
Master of Business Administration
Experience in a senior level position from a B2B scale up organisation
Prior experience in working with marketplace platforms
Experience working with global teams
What you’ll get
Opportunity to join us at a dynamic growth phase, where your contributions can have a significant impact on shaping the company's future success
Access to professional development resources, industry conferences, and networking events
Exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to contribute to strategic decision-making.
Remote / hybrid working environment
Flexible working
Unlimited holiday
Equity package
Fast-paced and global working environment