Chief of Staff, Transformation & Workforce

Job Summary:

Acts as a strategic advisor to the Chief Transformation & Workforce Officer, guiding enterprise transformation and workforce optimization initiatives to ensure strategic priorities are executed with discipline through robust governance, operating model alignment, and seamless cross-functional collaboration. The role focuses on unifying business transformation with workforce strategy, ensuring the organization’s structure, talent capabilities, and work practices support sustained performance and operational excellence.

Job Description:

• Aligns workforce strategy to business priorities by supporting workforce planning, capability development, role clarity, and the design and implementation of effective operating models that improve organizational structure and decision rights.

• Drives execution of enterprise transformation initiatives by establishing governance structures, tracking progress against strategic milestones, and ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and intended business outcomes to support execution of organizational priorities and business objectives.

• Partners with executive leadership to translate strategy into actionable plans by preparing executive-level materials, facilitating strategic communications, decision-making and ensuring alignment across leadership on priorities and execution.

• Coordinates and drives cross-functional execution across business units by removing barriers, resolving issues, and ensure collaboration and accountability for delivery of enterprise initiatives.

• Establishes performance metrics and dashboards to monitor transformation and workforce outcomes by driving accountability, continuous improvement, and ensuring measurable business impact of strategic initiatives.

• Facilitates executive communications, governance activities, and change management initiatives to support organizational alignment and transformation.

• Champions and models enterprise-wide adherence to governance, compliance, and ethical standards while fostering a workplace culture rooted in diversity, safety, fairness, open communication, and the highest levels of ethical behavior to uphold organizational integrity and regulatory alignment. 

• Leads and supports organizational strategies for the restoration of critical services and emergency preparedness to ensure business continuity and community trust.

• Embraces and leads additional strategic responsibilities as needed to advance enterprise objectives and organizational resilience.

Additional Job Description:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, project management, industrial/organizational psychology, public administration, human resources or related field.

Experience

• 12 years' experience in similar functional role, with responsibilities of leading transformational projects, strategic initiatives enterprise-wide, governance, stakeholder management, with at least 6 years' progressive experience in a senior leadership role leading enterprise-level initiatives and influencing cross-functional senior stakeholders.

• Experience driving alignment across senior leadership and multifunctional stakeholders in a matrixed organization.

• Experience working with workflows design and project management for enterprise-wide initiatives.

• Experience with Workday is preferred.

Additional education may substitute for the required experience when it aligns with the competencies and knowledge necessary for the role:

• Master’s degree in a relevant field may substitute when accompanied by a minimum of 10 years of experience performing related functions and at least 4 years of progressive experience in in senior leadership role leading enterprise-level initiatives and influencing cross-functional senior stakeholders.

• Doctor’s degree in a relevant field may substitute when accompanied by a minimum of 6 years of experience performing related functions and with progressive experience in senior leadership role leading enterprise-level initiatives and influencing cross-functional senior stakeholders.

Competencies (Skills)

• Strategic Thinking & Business Acumen: Translates executive vision into actionable strategies aligned with business priorities.

• Executive Stakeholder Management: Builds strong relationships with senior leaders to ensure alignment and effective communication.

• Cross-Functional Leadership & Influence: Influences across functions and levels to drive alignment and execution without direct authority.

• Execution & Project Governance: Drives and monitors strategic initiatives to ensure timely and effective delivery of results.

• Organizational Effectiveness & Change Enablement: Improves processes and supports organizational change to enhance overall performance and alignment.

Physical Demands:

• Stationary Position:     Constantly

• Pushing/ Pulling/ Reaching:     Seldom

• Kneel    Seldom

• Grab    Seldom

• Bend:    Seldom

• Lift/Carry over:    0 - 15 pounds

• Vision     

• Hearing    

Working Conditions:

• Wet or humid    Never

• Working near or on moving mechanical parts    Never

• Working near or on heavy machinery    Never

• Working in high places    Never

• Exposed to fumes or airborne particles    Never

• Frequency of working in outdoor weather conditions    Never

• Work with electricity    Never

• Loud noise conditions    Never

LUMA Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, military status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal or local laws.