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

Strong exposure to business operations, strategic planning, and cross-functional management

Experience driving transformation, change management, process improvement, and business excellence initiatives

Robust 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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