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Rockville, Maryland, United States
Onsite
As we continue to execute our global growth strategy, we are seeking an experienced, highly collaborative, and strategically minded leader to serve as Chief of Staff to the CEO.
Position Overview
The Chief of Staff serves as a strategic partner, trusted advisor, and extension of the Chief Executive Officer, helping drive execution of the company's strategic priorities while ensuring alignment, accountability, and effective collaboration across the Executive Leadership Team and broader organization.
This role acts as the CEO's right hand, providing counsel on key business decisions, supporting enterprise-wide initiatives, and helping translate strategic goals into measurable business outcomes. The Chief of Staff serves as a catalyst for execution, organizational effectiveness, and leadership alignment while enabling the CEO to focus on the highest-value opportunities and priorities.
Reporting directly to the CEO, this position offers a unique opportunity to gain broad exposure across all business lines, corporate functions, senior leadership, Board interactions, and strategic initiatives while contributing directly to the long-term success of ISS STOXX.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Partnership & Enterprise Execution
Executive Leadership & Governance
Business Performance & Operational Excellence
Board Governance & Executive Coordination
Qualifications
Education
Experience
Location: Rockville, MD: Located in the vibrant King Farm community, convenient access to transit (1 mile from Shady Grove Red Line), dining, green spaces with free parking, and access to an onsite gym.
Base salary: The expected base pay range for this position based in Rockville, MD is $180,000 - $230,000 USD per year. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and level of education. The role is bonus eligible.
Success Profile
The ideal candidate is a highly credible, trusted, and influential leader who thrives in complex environments and can operate seamlessly between strategy and execution. They bring exceptional business judgment, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, the ability to influence without authority, and a relentless focus on driving outcomes.
This role is ideal for a leader who can serve as a strategic advisor, enterprise integrator, and execution partner to the CEO while helping drive organizational performance, accountability, and long-term business success.
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What You Can Expect from Us
Our people are the moving force behind our work. We are committed to building a culture that values diverse skills, perspectives, and experiences. If you have the skills, passion, and drive to help us bring clarity and transparency to capital markets, we want to work with you.
Together, we can grow your career in an environment that fuels creativity, drives innovation, and has real impact.
About ISS STOXX
ISS STOXX delivers world-class research, data, and technology solutions that empower capital market participants to pursue their visions with confidence. Our expertise spans indices, corporate governance, sustainability, cyber risk, and fund intelligence, giving clients the tools they need to uncover opportunities, manage risks, and navigate evolving regulations. We are made up of 4,000 professionals operating across 20 countries and serving approximately 5,000 clients, including many of the world’s leading institutional investors. Our scale and reach give us deep market knowledge, while our innovative methodologies allow us to offer our clients tailored insights that drive impact and success.
Visit our website: https://www.iss-stoxx.com/
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ISS STOXX is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, ethnicity, creed, religion, sex, age, height, weight, citizenship status, national origin, social origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, pregnancy status, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, veteran status, military service or status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as “protected status”). All activities including, but not limited to, recruiting and hiring, recruitment advertising, promotions, performance appraisals, training, job assignments, compensation, demotions, transfers, terminations (including layoffs), benefits, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment, are and will be administered on a non-discriminatory basis, consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local requirements. For more information, please view https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters.
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