Chief of Staff to the CTO
Company: Sleep Number
Location: San Martin
Posted on: June 25, 2022
Job Description:
Company OverviewSleep Number team members are part of a
passionate, purpose-driven culture that supports improving the
health and wellbeing of society through higher quality sleep. We
are not just focused on our customers, however; being employed by
Sleep Number means your personal wellbeing is important, too. As we
continue to grow, we are looking for team members who will bring
their unique personalities, backgrounds, and skills to work.
Whether you are entering, returning, or experienced in the
workforce, we have a place for you.In our 35+ years in the industry
we have improved over 13 million lives, and we are just getting
started. With 5,000+ team members nationwide supporting work
disciplines from technology to manufacturing, retail stores to
field services technicians, corporate teams to customer service, we
are a sleep innovation leader because of our team members. Now is a
great time to join us as we invest further in our people and sleep
innovation. #TeamSleepNumberPosition PurposeIndividuality is our
foundation at Sleep Number. Our purpose driven company is comprised
of over 4,800 passionate team members who are dedicated to our
mission of improving lives by individualizing sleep experiences.
Our 360 ----smart beds provide each sleeper with adjustable,
personalized comfort for proven quality sleep. We have improved
more than 13 million lives as we strive to advance society's
wellbeing through higher quality sleep. -Sleep science and data are
the core of our innovations. Our award-winning 360 smart beds
benefit from our proprietary -SleepIQ ----technology - learning
from over 9 billion hours of highly accurate sleep data - to
provide effortless comfort and individualized sleep health
insights, including your daily -SleepIQ ----score. -Sleep Number
Labs, a subsidiary of Sleep Number Corporation, is a fast moving,
highly technical team of people with the ambitious goal of bringing
people better health and well-being through the best possible sleep
experience. We combine our established expertise in creating
comfortable, adjustable beds with the latest in sleep science,
cutting-edge sensor technology, IOT architecture and data
processing algorithms. -Sleep Number Labs is the pioneer of
biometric sensor solutions and sleep monitoring technologies and
owns the most comprehensive sleep -data -in the -market. -We're
looking for a Chief of Staff to the CTO with a strong background in
technology and a thorough knowledge of key business practices and
acumen. Our ideal candidate will be organized, detail-oriented,
self-driven and able to passionately articulate technology
initiatives across the entire organization. This role will be a key
member of CTO's leadership team and will act as a strategist,
advisor, and decision-maker through involvement with operations,
recruiting, and special ad hoc projects. The ideal candidate will
act as an extension of the CTO to balance priorities, communicate
effectively, and maximize the effectiveness of the leadership team.
The ideal candidate must be a strong and essential contributor to
senior management team in developing the operating strategy and
ensuring overall profitability and process improvements SleepIQ
business. Thought leadership, a general management mind-set, and
the ability to execute flawlessly will be key to this individual's
success. The individual we are seeking must have a strong drive to
succeed in a very competitive global environment, lead with vision
and enthusiasm, and be committed to leading by example.Primary
ResponsibilitiesOperations/Chief of Staff:
- Operates as a critical partner to Vice President, CTO while
managing day to day operations at Sleep Number Labs in San Jose and
managing multiple offshore partners.\
- Define strategic objectives, projects, initiatives, and
implemented decision-making processes to drive programs, oversight
and monitoring to ensure meeting key commits and KPI's.
- Partnership with cross functional leaders and team develop and
document methods, processes, tools, compliance
- Financials/Budget/Reporting: Budget management and financial
monitoring. Develop and oversee programs and products within
budgets and reducing costs.
- Responsibilities include driving technology initiatives and
activities, executive communications, operational projects, as well
as leading people and partnering with CTO for internal and external
engagements.
- Technical Project Management and reporting of Quarterly goals.
Maintaining strategic backlog of technology topics for leadership
team review.
- Partnership with Product Architecture on standardization and
process. -Vendor Management:
- Manage and maintain Offshore Vendor partners; overseeing the
full life cycle of offshore teams, responsible for reporting and
budgeting, and identifying process and improvement opportunities to
drive greater efficiency. General Manager/Facility Management:
- Oversee day to day operations including the budget for the San
Jose office in partnership with Facilities and Property
Management
- Be the point person for corporate HR as an advocate and
champion for all people initiativesPosition Requirements -
- 10+ years' experience as senior software leadership, product
management, technical project management or similar role in
technology industry
- Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, engineering, computer
science or related field. MBA strongly preferred
- Experience in complex, critical project management roles while
seeking simple solutions
- Deep familiarity with highly technical product development
teams and processes across software, product, user experience, and
data science, and an understanding of the applicability of
different skills and methodologies.
- Outstanding facilitation, collaboration, and influencing skills
with the ability to influence, create relationships and collaborate
internally and externally at all organizational levels
- Experience in business planning, strategy, and operations and
budget management
- Must have exceptional communication skills and be capable and
comfortable interfacing with executives, BOD, clients, and
partners
- Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time
internationally
- Strong -and proven -ability -in -inspiring, motivating, and
-leading -high performing teams -in a fast-paced -engineer
-organization across multiple locations -globally
- Good understanding of IoT products and platforms
- This role maintains highly sensitive and confidential
information requiring discretion
- Project managing board meeting preparation and creation of
meeting materials and running quarterly business reviews
- Creating and updating dashboards to track changes in key
metrics
- Established strategic supplier partnerships, and supplier
oversight/monitoring -
- Tracking high priority initiatives for the executive and
identifying any obstacles
- Communicating initiative status to the executive, pulling in
other executives or team members as necessary
- TBD post Pandemic, Quarterly travel required, including both
domestic and some international, to grow and develop diverse
multi-national teams and to collaborate with colleagues and
customers around the -world -Pay & BenefitsWELLBEING AT SLEEP
NUMBER, WITH SLEEP AT THE CENTERImproving the health and wellbeing
of society through higher quality sleep starts with you. We strive
to infuse wellbeing into all aspects of our culture championing
your emotional, financial, career, community, and physical
health.By joining Team Sleep Number, in addition to offering
competitive pay programs, we are proud to offer eligible team
members an extensive wellbeing package including, but not limited
to comprehensive health plan options, 401(k) Plan with
discretionary company match, incentive eligibility paid time off
and much more:
- A free Sleep Number 360 - Smart Bed for team members, and
additional product discounts for friends and family throughout the
year.
- Emotional wellbeing resources to help you balance life, such as
free access to therapy, family care concierge and discounted
childcare.
- Financial support when you need it the most - paid parental
leave, time to recover from an illness or injury, and saving for
lifes expected & unexpected adventures.
- Opportunities for connection in and outside of work through our
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council, and volunteerism in our
communities.
- Career development supported by our tuition reimbursement
program. and continuous learning and development
opportunities.
- Work for your day flexibility, available for select corporate
roles.SafetySafety is a top priority for Sleep Number supporting
customers and team members wellbeing. COVID-19 Precaution(s) are in
place consistent with CDC guidelines, U.S. Department of Labor's
Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA), and state/local
laws.EEO StatementSleep Number is an equal opportunity employer. We
are committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting qualified people
and prohibit discrimination based on race, color, marital status,
religion, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender
expression, transgender status, pregnancy, childbirth, and medical
conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation,
age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or
mental disability, genetic information (including testing and
characteristics), veteran status, uniformed servicemember status or
any other status protected by federal, state, or local
law.Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)It is Sleep Number's
policy to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified
individuals with disabilities during the application process,
consistent with applicable law. We may require supporting medical
or religious documentation where applicable and permissible by law.
If you are a qualified individual, you may request a reasonable
accommodation at any time during the selection process, including
if you are unable or otherwise limited in your ability to access
open roles here.
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