Chief of Staff / Executive Operations Director

Overview:

AccuWeather is seeking a Chief of Staff / Executive Operations Director for Founder & Executive Chair Dr. Joel N. Myers. This is an intense, in-person, demanding, proactive, and transformational executive role — not a conventional administrative or support position — built to multiply the impact of an active Founder & Executive Chair of a well-known high technology and media company. The role reports solely to Dr. Myers and is accountable to him, while operating with full respect for and support of the CEO’s authority to run the company. You will be working directly with one of the top entrepreneurs in American history, converting his strategic, commercial, marketing, product, and customer insight into focused initiatives and measurable results.

Role:

manage complex, high-volume Executive calendar

manage Executive correspondence and ensure Executive’s time aligns with priorities

assist with meeting preparation including briefings, meeting materials, agenda creation, daily reports, and follow-up actions

proactively keep our CRM current. capture and maintain up-to-date data on key contacts

coordinate domestic and international travel and other calendar activities

lead and develop the executive support team, raising standards, ownership, and continuity

own day-to-day administrative and office operations and project support

assist with strategic projects, initiatives and deliverables on behalf of the Executive Chair, ensuring they are executed effectively and according to schedule

capture, organize, and convert the Executive Chair’s strategic, commercial, marketing, product, and customer insights into prioritized initiatives with clear ownership and follow-through

help connect sales, marketing, product, technology, and customer strategy efforts to strengthen commercialization, pricing, and revenue growth

draft and edit communications on behalf of the Executive Chair, including emails, and presentations, speeches and transcriptions

coordinate with home and personal staff

maintain the highest level of confidentiality and discretion in handling sensitive information and matters building trust with Executive Chair, Executive leadership, Board members and key stakeholders

use AI & technology to gain leverage, improve office operations and efficiency and build and lead an AI-enabled operating system for meeting preparation, knowledge capture, project tracking, correspondence, decisions, and follow-up

Qualifications:

10+ years’ experience and success as a Chief of Staff, Executive Operations leader, or senior general-management role in a founder-led, growth-oriented, or commercially demanding environment

extremely organized and with exceptional time management and attention to detail

you’re professional and operate with a high degree of discretion and integrity

excellent communication skills and ability to build relationships internationally and externally

comfortable with AI/technology and can quickly adopt tools like Claude, Chat GPT, google suite, slack, zapier, and more

comfortable with ambiguity and is curious about tech and eager to learn

people you have worked with put you in the top 1% of people they have worked with

executive presence and sound judgment, with the confidence to engage directly with a highly experienced founder

commercial fluency and the ability to connect strategy, sales, marketing, product, and technology

track record of leading or upgrading teams and converting ideas into measurable outcomes

genuinely interested in building a long-term relationship with the Founder, not using the role as a short-term step

comfortable being in the office each day

You Shouldn’t Apply If :

you need a highly predictable and comfortable work schedule

want to work from home

want only a 9-5 job

Compensation & Benefits:

Comprehensive healthcare and dental benefits.

401(k) retirement plan with 50% company match

Annual performance bonus tied to clearly defined outcomes

Meaningful relocation assistance and, where appropriate, temporary housing or transition support

Potential long-term retention or incentive arrangement for an exceptional candidate

A collaborative work environment and opportunity to work with a high-impact team and Mission driven company that has saved over 12,000 lives

About AccuWeather

AccuWeather, recognized and documented as the most accurate and most used source of weather forecasts and warnings in the world, has saved over 12,000 lives, prevented injury to over 100,000 people, and saved companies tens of billions of dollars through better planning and decision-making. Billions of people around the world rely on AccuWeather’s proven Superior Accuracy™ across our consumer digital platforms. AccuWeather.com is the #1 weather destination and one of the top 100 most-visited websites in the world, and our award-winning AccuWeather app delivers detailed real-time forecasts to tens of millions of smartphones.

AccuWeather forecasts also appear on digital signage, in 700 newspapers, are heard on over 400 radio stations, and viewed on 100 television stations. The AccuWeather Network and AccuWeather NOW® reach an audience of over 250 million on cable and streaming platforms including DirecTV, Charter Communications - Spectrum, Verizon, Philo, Frndly TV, Comcast’s Xfinity X1 and Xfinity Stream, Roku, Xumo, Rockbot, LG, and Amazon Freevee.

AccuWeather For Business serves more than half of the Fortune 500 companies and thousands of other businesses and government agencies globally.

Dr. Joel Myers, Founder and Executive Chairman, established AccuWeather in 1962 and is considered the “father of modern commercial meteorology.” Myers, a leading creative thinker and visionary, has been called “the most accurate man in weather” by The New York Times and has been recognized as one of the top entrepreneurs in American history by Entrepreneur’s Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurs.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion  

AccuWeather is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.  

AccuWeather is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to  human.resources@accuweather.com  and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.