Job Description

Chief of Staff - GitHub Engineering

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Multiple Locations, New Zealand



Date posted

Jul 10, 2025

Job number

1845443

Work site

Up to 100% work from home

Travel

0-25

%

Role type

Individual Contributor

Profession

Business Operations

Discipline

Business Management

Employment type

Full-Time

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Overview

As the Chief of Staff to the Chief Technology Officer at GitHub, you'll work directly for the Chief Technology Officer on strategically chosen projects, decision making, and messaging that further our attainment of GitHub's strategic vision. You'll be a critical partner to other Engineering stakeholders across the business, communicating plans, elevating questions, and paving our path forward.
You will collaborate with the CTO's leadership team to implement recommendations to more efficiently operate and scale our Engineering function. This includes setting rhythms and cadences through the design and facilitation of Engineering LT staff meetings, gathering of feedback from 1:1s throughout the Engineering Organization, and synthesizing that into effective all-hands broadcasts and agendas for off-site summits. You will help the Engineering organization put its best foot forward through your facilitation of highly visible meetings with leaders at GitHub and executives at many of the world's most recognizable brands.
Your work will include contribution to Engineering direction, strategic planning, project management, performance analysis, team analytics, executive meetings, and communications.
This role requires a highly resourceful, self-driven individual with the ability to partner, execute, and lead through influence.

DDJL###

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications

12+ years of related experience with 5+ years of experience working in a highly technical industry and 3+ years of experience in Engineering or similar role Experience partnering effectively with cross-functional teams or projects and a demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity through curiosity and research. Excellence in written business communications, including artifacts considered executive-ready and a proven pattern of high-quality decision making with a strategic impact. Problem-solving using frameworks, making the goal clear and execution efficient.

Preferred Qualifications

Previous experience as a Chief of Staff and in management consulting with demonstrated Engineering skills on complex initiatives. Knowledge of modern software development workflows, tooling, ecosystems and a familiarity with techniques and patterns of organizational design. Proven results in working with C-level stakeholders and the ability to lead through influence. Travel Requirements ~ 25% ###

Responsibilities

Team

Research, document and offer recommendations to keep the Engineering organization on a path of continuous improvement. Represent and drive strategic, functional, and business updates for Engineering Set Engineering leadership rhythms for monthly and quarterly business reviews. Coordinate continuous planning across the Engineering team in collaboration with Product and Design teams. Co-maintain reviews and meetings held with Engineering, Design and Product leadership, including building agendas, capturing key insights, and tracking action items to completion. Collaborate with Internal Communications and Executive Briefing teams to prepare CTO for customer meetings, conferences and events. Facilitate the semi-annual organizational design review process in partnership with the Engineering Business Manager.

Communications

Aid the Chief Technology Officer in weekly prioritization of speaking opportunities, messaging needs, decision making and progress reviews. Communicate discoveries, progress and results from initiatives to management and/or the broader organization. Distill and cascade core tenets of our Engineering strategy for leadership and other internal and external stakeholders.

Strategy

Provide the Chief Technology Officer with insightful data-driven recommendations in all facets of the Engineering org's operation. Lead initiatives and projects on behalf of our Chief Technology Officer and the Engineering leadership team, advancing both the goal clarity and project execution. Attend meetings on behalf of the Chief Technology Officer and speak as their representative when appropriate. Act as the Chief Engineering Officer's proxy and highly-accessible Engineering information source for other major functions, including Product, Communications, PR, Marketing, Revenue, HR, Talent Acquisition, Finance, Legal and Operations. Obtain cross-functional knowledge to understand issues, trends, and perspectives that may influence the business and connect the dots for key stakeholders to drive increased alignment.
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
?Industry leading healthcare
?Educational resources
?Discounts on products and services
?Savings and investments
?Maternity and paternity leave
?Generous time away
?Giving programs
?Opportunities to network and connect
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.