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Location Hamburg
Working Model Full-time
Job category Product & IT

Chief of Staff to the CTO (m/f/d)

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Location Hamburg
Working Model Full-time
Job category Product & IT

At Statista, we’re all about facts and data, for we are the world's leading business data platform. By providing reliable and easy-to-use data as well as various data analytics products and services, we empower people worldwide to make fact-based decisions.

Founded in Hamburg in 2007, we have quickly grown into a global company with offices in major cities such as London, New York, and Tokyo. And we still have a lot of plans. Our constant growth does not only prove our success, but also keeps creating new development and career opportunities for our employees.

We value and celebrate our diverse culture. You are welcome here for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or whether you prefer bar graphs to pie charts. Your story matters – keep writing it as part of our team. Are you ready to join us?

Your job

What you do

As Chief of Staff to the CTO, you act as the right hand to the CTO in coordinating product roadmap delivery as well as organizational development and steering of the Tech unit. You are a sparring partner to the CTO and help to get things done, enhancing the leadership bandwidth of the CTO.
  • Coordinate and facilitate portfolio steering of product development initiatives together with product and engineering leads, including OKR planning and review routines, resolution of dependencies, progress tracking and impact measurement 
  • Support CTO with planning and preparing communication routines and required presentations/documents
  • Steer Tech budget planning and forecasting (personnel, freelancer, hosting, software licenses, equipment)
  • Coordinate execution of strategic Tech initiatives
  • Continuous improvement and facilitation of tech-internal management processes (people management, Tech KPI, knowledge management)
  • Shadow the CTO in management routines
  • Act as thought partner for better decision-making and executor of one-off tasks that need to get done
  • Report to the CTO, disciplinary leadership of 1-2 program managers
  • Hybrid work: 3–4 days in the office (Hamburg), 1-2 days a week remote
Your skills

Who you are

  • Excellent university degree in business, economics or related field
  • 2-5 years of professional experience in agile tech organizations, including close collaboration with senior executives from Product and Tech
  • Tech enthusiast with broad general understanding of tech management practices, hands-on experience in operations/devops/engineering is a plus
  • Fluent in English
  • Excellent communication skills (storylining, chart design, presentation)
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Outgoing and approachable character, building strong relationships throughout the organization
  • Strong leadership skill and will, seeing opportunities and addressing them proactively
  • Well-organized, capable of handling multiple tasks reliably
Your Team

Who you will be working with

At Statista Tech, our mission is to to harness the possibilities of modern technology to bring Statista’s data assets to the fingertips of our customers around the globe as conveniently and reliably as possible. Internally, we provide a productive digital workplace environment at Statista globally.
Your Benefits

What we offer

In addition to our great team, culture, and our shared goal of empowering people with data, there are many other things that make Statista a great place to work! Join us and benefit from:

  • Work from abroad 7 days a year

  • Hybrid work and flex-time

  • International team and social events

  • Career & training opportunities

  • Attractive locations and modern offices

  • Mental health support by Fürstenberg Institute

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