Chief of Staff to the EVP (m/f/d)

SD Worx is a leading European provider of Payroll & HR services with global reach. We have offices in Europe and Mauritius. Our goal? We bring people solutions to life and turn HR into a value source for our clients and their people.

Our people solutions span the entire employee journey, from salary payment to attracting, rewarding, and developing talent. Are you ready to join us?

About the role:

The Chief of Staff serves as a strategic partner and trusted advisor to the Executive Vice President (EVP), helping drive strategic priorities across the Central and Southern Europe cluster. Working across multiple business units and countries, the role leads cross-functional initiatives, supports operational effectiveness, and fosters alignment on key business objectives. Acting as an extension of the EVP, the Chief of Staff facilitates decision-making, communication, and execution to enable business performance and sustainable growth.

Which tasks can you expect?

1. Strategic Planning & Execution

• Support the EVP in defining and tracking strategic priorities across the Central and Southern Europe cluster.

• Lead or coordinate strategic initiatives, ensuring timely execution and alignment with broader company goals.

• Prepare briefing materials, business cases, and decision documents for key meetings.

• Translate high-level goals into actionable plans.

2. Operational Excellence

• Drive cadence and quality of EVP-level meetings (e.g. leadership team meetings, quarterly reviews).

• Monitor progress on key projects and ensure follow-through on action items.

• Identify and resolve risks, bottlenecks or misalignments across teams.

3. Communication & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as a liaison between the EVP and internal and external stakeholders across multiple countries and business units.

• Draft internal communications, presentations, and reports on behalf of the EVP.

• Ensure consistent messaging and alignment across business units.

4. Decision Support & Analysis

• Provide analytical support, insights and actionable recommendations to inform executive decisions.

• Conduct research, synthesize data, and prepare recommendations on strategic topics.

• Act as a sounding board for the EVP on complex or sensitive matters.

5. Special Projects

• Lead or support high-impact, cross-functional projects that do not have a natural home in the organization.

• Step in as interim project lead or problem-solver where needed.

What do you have to offer?

Experience

• Significant experience in business or strategic consulting, ideally gained within a consultancy environment.

• Proven experience partnering with senior leaders and operating effectively within complex, matrixed organisations.

• Demonstrated ability to lead and deliver cross-functional programmes or transformation initiatives from strategy through execution.

Skills

• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• High degree of discretion, integrity, and sound judgement.

• Ability to navigate ambiguity and bring clarity in fast-paced environments.

• Skilled in facilitating discussions, managing stakeholder expectations, and addressing differing perspectives constructively.

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple competing demands.

• Ability to identify risks, anticipate challenges, and implement actions that support sustainable change.

• Fluent in English, both written and spoken. Knowledge of Italian, Polish or German will be an asset.

Mindset

• Proactive, hands-on, and execution-oriented.

• Collaborative team player who builds trust and strong working relationships across all levels of the organisation.

• Demonstrates a change leadership mindset, curious, empathetic, and committed to enabling others through change.

• Comfortable balancing strategic vision with operational detail.

• Adaptable and resilient, with a continuous learning mindset and the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment.

• Comfortable travelling regularly and being physically present where change is happening to build relationships and drive impact.

Why join SD Worx?

• A dynamic environment: flexible working hours and working from home

• Workation: possibility to work from any SD Worx location (4 weeks per year, EU only)

• Referral program

• Learning opportunities: through an individual development plan and professional training

• Career growth: whether you want to become more of an expert in your field or expand your knowledge horizontally, there’s always room to grow within SD Worx!

• Salary range information will be shared with candidates during the initial interaction with the Talent Acquisition team, either by phone or email.

From many places, we work as one, moving from better to best together.

SD Worx embraces diversity in the workplace. Diversity brings inspiration and innovation to our company. We particularly welcome applications from qualified candidates, regardless of origin, nationality, gender, skin color, ethnic and social background, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, or stage of life.