Role: Chief of Staff
Location: Chennai
Reporting to: Managing Director
Client: Leading Multi-use Retail and Residential Infrastructure Company

Role Summary
The Chief of Staff will act as a strategic partner to the MD, Board and leadership team, driving execution excellence, operational alignment, business transformation, and cross-functional coordination across the retail and entertainment complex.
The role requires a highly driven business leader with strong commercial acumen, stakeholder management capability, and the ability to lead strategic initiatives while ensuring seamless coordination between finance, operations, leasing, marketing, and customer experience teams.
The role requires thought leadership in motivating a group of senior leaders, energising the company to be goal-driven to become one of the Great Places to Work.

Key Responsibilities
Coordinate with Leaders across finance, leasing, operations, marketing, and HR teams
Adjudicate inter-departmental issues and protect the time of MD
Track business performance, KPIs, and leadership action plans




Partner with leasing and Marketing teams on occupancy and revenue enhancement initiatives
Participate and enable digital transformation and strategic business projects
Manage key stakeholder relationships including tenants, vendors, and consultants
Support leadership in building a high-performance organizational culture

Ideal Candidate Profile
15 to 25 years of experience in Chief of Staff, Strategy, Operations, or CEO’s Office roles
Experience in malls, airports, hospitality, retail infrastructure, or mixed-use developments preferred
Robust exposure to business operations, strategic planning, and cross-functional management
Experience driving transformation, change management, process improvement, and business excellence initiatives
Strong stakeholder management and leadership communication skills
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and execution capabilities
MBA / CA / Engineering or equivalent professional qualification preferred

📌 Chief of Staff (Chennai)
🏢 High Places International
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