Chief of Staff, Public Sector

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate and manage the process of identifying, prioritizing, chartering, communicating, and managing key projects, in addition to a clear definition of what success looks like for each of these projects.
• Establish and maintain a business management system, facilitate executive presentations, including the management of staff agendas and meetings.
• Track key strategic actions, drive them to closure and managing the process of tracking and communicating performance against objectives.
• Serve as the key interface to the Public Sector office for external groups (i.e. customer and partners) as well as internal business groups.
• Work with Public Sector Finance and Operations to clearly understanding the P&L, collaborate with the extended Public Sector and NA leadership team to operationalize plans to achieve the financial targets.
• Support the Public Sector VP in their day-to-day activities (presentations to customers, executives and other external audiences, preparation for critical meetings and business reviews).

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong analytical skills and ability to synthesize large amounts of information from multiple sources to draw conclusions.
• Excellent communications skills with the ability to simplify and explain complex problems to stakeholders of all levels across multiple functions, with a willingness to challenge when necessary.
• Superior organizational skills and project/time management abilities, with the ability to juggle multiple projects and priorities at the same time.
• Leadership skills with the ability to inspire others to achieve a common objective.
• Keen Public Sector business acumen - understand our strategy and govern the strategic planning.
• Continuously assess how well we are executing to our strategic plan and offer recommendations for improvement.
• Entrepreneurial and creative mindset, with the ability to formulate solutions to problems and strong process orientation and mindset.
• The highest level of integrity and an unwavering sense of what is best for the business.
• Ability to navigate Lenovo and build great work relationships through collaboration, spanning product, sales, marketing, finance, and others.
• Ability to keep with a fast pace and high energy culture.
• Emotional intelligence, flexible work style, and excellent diplomatic skills across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to give and receive feedback.

Experience & Education Requirements:

• 15+ years of experience working in the public sector/technology industry
• 5+ years in leadership or project leadership roles
• Bachelor's degree