Chief of Staff, North Region Full Time

At the American Cancer Society, we’re leading the fight for a world without cancer. Our employees and 1.5 million volunteers are raising the bar every single day. We actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds including communities of color, the LGBTQ community, veterans, and people with disabilities. The greater the diversity of our people, the better we can serve our communities.

The people who work at the American Cancer Society focus their diverse talents on our lifesaving mission. It is a calling. And the people who answer it are fulfilled.

As a member of the Region Leadership Team, leads the development and coordinates the execution of the overall region business strategy including $60M+ revenue accountability and support of a team of 100+ team members. Leads a team of strategic directors to ensure a collaborative and comprehensive strategic approach to regional outcomes. Provides region operational leadership and management. Serves as a region point of contact and strategic partner for business functions including, but not limited to the People Team, finance, procurement, legal, digital solutions, facilities, internal audit, legal and support services.

*This role is 100% remote and ideal candidate will reside in ACS’s North Region: Alaska, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming.*

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creates connectivity, consistency, and efficiency in driving strategy execution through effectively convening cross-function, cross-revenue product partners to collaborates and maximize the collective region revenue impact
• Oversees the development and execution of the region’s strategic plan, working with revenue strategic directors, product leads and area leadership to translate enterprise direction to the area specific goals and plans
• Oversees the operations for the region from a strategic perspective, representing the collective needs and priorities of the team members, leading the functions and activities that enable a multi-million dollar revenue team
• Coordinates region forecasting, resource allocation and budget administration processes and ensures all levels of the leadership have information to measure impact and make business decisions through collective engagement of finance and region – enterprise revenue leadership
• Partners with finance and analytics staff to identify and deliver needed data; interprets information to drive planning and resource investment with a region-wide perspective.
• Oversees the allocation of staffing resources to drive effective portfolios and return on investment based on staffing model and guidelines In partnership with the People Team, provides leadership to talents strategy efforts and escalated issues resolution; optimizes execution and impact of strategic talent initiatives
• Leads the region staff engagement plan with accountability for successful execution of defined initiatives
• Leads the region component of organization wide initiatives
• Represents the region and team member perspective in working with enterprise business leads to identify opportunities to optimize business processes Partners with region peers to build a high performing team, drive consistent solutions across the regions and collectively represent the needs of field staff across the organization Drives innovative, forward thinking solutions and the identification and replication of best practices Serves on the Region Leadership Team, with accountability for the achievement of all region goals
• Manages region projects and serves on enterprise teams and projects aligned with the fulfillment of job responsibilities
• Partners with mission leadership to identify opportunities to further integrate the work of the Advocacy, Patient Support and Discovery Pillars into the region development strategy

FORMAL KNOWLEDGE

• BS/BA required, Masters preferred, with a minimum 12 years in a progressively responsible position within multi-million-dollar organizations, demonstrated success managing operations

COMPETENCIES/SKILLS

• Ability to serve as an effective sponsor of the region, bringing region-based perspectives, needs, and opportunities to the attention of global headquarters leadership, and facilitating appropriate response or resolution.
• Ability to understand and work within a complex organizational structure.
• Ability to translate complex business strategies into practical application and implementation.
• Ability to translate and integrate data analysis and evaluation into action and strategy
• Ability to respond quickly to changing circumstances and priorities.
• Strong operational planning, business analysis, and budgeting skills for multi-million dollar business units.
• Able to work through others to accomplish goals and create consensus among cross-functional staff
• Ability to develop and cultivate relationships.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Outcome driven
• Strong project leadership ability
• Collaborative leadership, management, coaching and development of staff.
• Experience creative inclusive work environments
• Proven skills in developing cohesive teams; ability to manage conflict and encourage collaboration for the good of the organization.

SPECIAL MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Limited travel, including evening and weekend work required.
• Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment
• No or very limited physical effort required
• No or very limited exposure to physical risk

The starting rate is $150,000-$160,000. The final candidate’s relevant experience/skills will be considered before an offer is extended. Actual starting pay will vary based on non-discriminatory factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, experience, skills, specialty, and education.

The American Cancer Society has adopted a vaccination policy that requires all staff, regardless of position or work location, to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (except where prohibited by state law).

ACS provides staff a generous paid time off policy; medical, dental, retirement benefits, wellness programs, and professional development programs to enhance staff skills. Further details on our benefits can be found on our careers site at: jobs.cancer.org/benefits. We are a proud equal opportunity employer.

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