Chief of Staff, Senior Vice President

CompanyFederal Reserve Bank of ClevelandThe Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s mission is to foster the stability, integrity, and efficiency of the nation’s monetary, financial, and payment systems while representing the Fourth District perspectives. As part of the nation’s central bank, we are a team of mission-driven professionals who are committed to serving with excellence. Our core values are: Build Trust Every Day, Own Our Actions, Collaborate with Intention, and Be Open to Change. For twenty-six years in a row, we’ve been named “One of Northeast Ohio’s Best Places to Work” by North Coast 99. This prestigious award honors organizations with outstanding employment practices, including compensation, benefits, training, recruitment, retention, community services, and employee communications.Follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and our YouTube channel – Cleveland FedReporting Relationship The Chief of Staff reports jointly to the President and the First Vice President, serving as a strategic advisor and operational partner to both executives while advancing enterprise priorities, organizational effectiveness, governance, and leadership team alignment. The Strategy and Bank Performance team will report directly to the Chief of Staff, ensuring direct alignment with the executive office in driving effective execution of key initiatives across the bank and system.Summary of Position Role The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is seeking a Chief of Staff who will serve as a strategic advisor and operational partner to the President and First Vice President, helping maximize executive effectiveness, enterprise alignment, organizational execution, and leadership team performance across a highly complex organization.Operating as an extension of the President and First Vice President, the Chief of Staff coordinates enterprise priorities, advances cross-functional initiatives, supports governance and executive operations, and promotes alignment across the Bank and the Federal Reserve System.The Chief of Staff combines strategic insight, operational excellence, executive facilitation, organizational influence, and sound judgment to advance the Bank's priorities while optimizing executive focus, effectiveness, and impact. This role requires a highly trusted, politically astute, and adaptable leader who can navigate ambiguity, influence without authority, and operate effectively at the highest levels of leadership.ResponsibilitiesExecutive Advisory & Strategic PartnershipServe as a trusted advisor to the President and First Vice President on strategic priorities, organizational effectiveness, governance, and enterprise decision-making.Anticipate emerging issues and proactively identify risks, opportunities, and critical decisions requiring executive attention.Develop executive briefings, analyses, recommendations, and decision-support materials.Facilitate strategic planning and organizational alignment around enterprise priorities and long-term objectives.Provide independent perspective and counsel on organizational dynamics, stakeholder considerations, and enterprise implications of key decisions.Support executive leadership in maintaining alignment across strategic objectives, organizational priorities, and Federal Reserve System initiatives.Executive Leadership Team EffectivenessSupport the operating rhythm, governance processes, and coordination of the Executive Leadership Team.Facilitate executive meetings, retreats, and decision forums to drive alignment, accountability, and execution.Monitor progress against strategic priorities and ensure follow-through on key commitments.Foster collaboration, information sharing, and effective communication across the executive leadership team.Partner with the President, First Vice President, and Executive Leadership Team to support Board governance activities, including preparation of materials, strategic discussions, Board engagement, and follow-up on key Board priorities.Enterprise & System CoordinationServe as an enterprise integrator, connecting priorities, initiatives, and stakeholders across the Bank and Federal Reserve System.Coordinate system-wide initiatives, shared services efforts, and enterprise programs to promote alignment, consistency, and efficiency.Identify and manage interdependencies, enterprise risks, and cross-functional challenges impacting organizational objectives.Facilitate collaboration among leaders to resolve competing priorities and achieve enterprise outcomes.Strategic Initiative LeadershipCoordinate high-priority strategic initiatives on behalf of executive leadership, including transformation, organizational effectiveness, governance, culture, and enterprise change efforts.Oversee initiative planning, execution, milestone tracking, and outcome measurement across cross-functional teams.Partner with External and Internal Communications to prepare executive-level communications, presentations, and updates to support decision-making and stakeholder engagement.Ensure accountability, proactively address barriers, and escalate risks as appropriate.Executive Prioritization & EffectivenessOptimize executive focus by helping prioritize strategic opportunities, organizational demands, and emerging issues.Align executive engagement, meeting structures, and governance processes with enterprise priorities.Streamline decision-making, escalation pathways, and executive workflows to improve organizational effectiveness.Enable executive leadership to concentrate on the highest-value leadership, stakeholder, System, and strategic activities.Required Skills Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred. Equivalent combinations of education, relevant experience, and demonstrated leadership accomplishments may be considered.10+ years of progressive leadership experience, including direct support of senior executives, C-suite leaders, or enterprise-level leadership teams.Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initia