Chief of Staff | International

Chief of Staff | International Location:

Rome, Hybrid, 3 days office, 2 days home Reports To:

Vice President, International Languages:

English (C1/C2). Italian is a plus.

Introduction:

Our client offers the legal way to show movies and TV in public or commercial spaces across the globe in more than 28 countries. The Chief of Staff is one of the two most important hires in that team. You will be the right hand of the VP International, with a broad mandate covering everything that is not pure sales execution: program delivery, strategic projects, operating-model design, and the day-to day discipline of how the international team runs.

This is a generalist role for someone who is equally comfortable with strategy and operations, who can move seamlessly between a project plan, a difficult HR conversation, and a coordination call with Legal or Tech. It is highly visible and unusually senior for its level: you will work directly with the VP International, the Sales Director, and the Country Managers.

To make the central international team work by owning the operating cadence, the cross-functional projects, and the strategic workstreams that turn the international plan into delivery; Program and project delivery Own delivery of the international plan's non-sales workstreams: operating model, systems, processes, organisational design Drive the international CRM standardisation program together with the Sales Operations Manager

HR, Tech, Legal, Finance, Marketing, Studio Relations Lead strategic deep-dives on territories, verticals or commercial questions as required Build and maintain the international management dashboard and reporting cadence Own the operating cadence of the international team: weekly business reviews, monthly territory reviews Support recruitment, onboarding and development of the wider international team 7–10 years of experience combining strategy and operational delivery - top-tier consulting, corporate strategy, programme management, COO-office or chief-of-staff roles ~ Outstanding written and verbal communication; comfortable engaging senior stakeholders independently ~ Strong project and programme management skills - comfortable owning complex, cross functional workstreams from start to finish ~ Able to travel up to 20%, primarily within Europe ~ Fluent business English (C1/C2). Italian welcomed but not required

This is a rare opportunity to be a founding member of a central team that is being built from scratch within a growing international business. You will work directly with the VP International on the highest-priority commercial and operational questions Have a clear path into senior international leadership over time

Our client is a leading global copyright licensing organization, founded in the UK in 2004. Operating across 28 countries, they represent over 5,000 rights holders, including major Hollywood studios such as Disney, Universal, and Paramount, as well as independent TV producers. They facilitate the legal public display of movies and TV programs by issuing "Public Performance" licenses to businesses and organizations worldwide. With a dedicated team of over 200 professionals worldwide, they are now further strengthening their established Italian office, which will serve as the central hub for their international team.

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