Chief of Staff to CEO

About Kinaxis

Are you looking to join an innovative, market‑leading company where you can truly elevate your career? At Kinaxis we are serious about culture, technology, customers, and not taking ourselves too seriously. If you are looking to be part of an incredible growth story, then we might just be the place for you!

In 1984, we started out as a team of three engineers. Today, we have grown to become a global organization with over 2000 employees around the world, 6 global offices and a best‑in‑class HQ in Ottawa, Canada. As winners of several Top Employer awards globally, we are proud to work with our customers and employees towards solving some of the biggest challenges facing supply chains today.

Kinaxis is a global leader in modern supply chain orchestration, powering complex global supply chains and supporting the people who manage them. Our powerful, AI‑infused platform provides full transparency and visibility across end‑to‑end supply chains, enabling our customers to make faster, better decisions. We are trusted by renowned global brands to provide the agility and predictability needed to navigate today’s volatility and disruption.

With more than 40,000 users in over 100 countries, we are expanding our team as we continue to innovate and revolutionize how we support our customers.

This is a remote role but the ideal candidate is located in Ottawa, Toronto, Boston, New York or Chicago.

The Chief of Staff to the CEO is a highly strategic and analytical role designed to amplify the effectiveness, leverage, and impact of the CEO. This individual will operate as a force multiplier, driving strategic initiatives, ensuring operational rigor, leading cross‑functional programs, and conducting quantitative and financial analyses to support executive decision‑making.

This is a unique opportunity for a high‑performing professional to work with a global, enterprise SaaS company and help Kinaxis shape our next phase of growth. The role is ideally suited for those who thrive at being at the center of the action, turning big ideas into real momentum and results.

Vacancy Status
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This is an existing job vacancy.

• Elevate board and investor materials with rigorous analytical insight.
• Contribute directly to the company’s sustained growth and value creation.
• Strong platform for future executive leadership roles (e.g., GM, Strategy, Corporate Development, COO track).

• Partner with the CEO and Executive Leadership Team (ELT) to drive enterprise strategy formulation, long‑range planning, and annual operating planning.
• Translate strategy into actionable roadmaps with measurable KPIs and milestones.
• Monitor execution against corporate priorities and proactively identify risks or bottlenecks.
• Support board preparation, investor materials, and strategic narratives.

• Build and maintain complex financial and operational models (e.g., growth scenarios, capital allocation, M&A cases, pricing strategy).
• Conduct rigorous analysis to support strategic investments and trade‑off decisions.
• Support due diligence efforts for acquisitions, partnerships, and strategic investments.

• Lead high‑impact, cross‑functional initiatives on behalf of the CEO.
• Establish governance structures, operating cadences, and accountability frameworks that are nimble and agile.
• Drive alignment across product, GTM, services delivery, finance, and operations functions.
• Ensure disciplined follow‑through on key CEO and ELT priorities.

• Prepare high‑quality materials for Board meetings.
• Support earnings preparation and investor‑related strategic analysis.
• Help shape executive communications internally and externally.
• Act as a strategic thought partner in executive‑level discussions.

• Proactively identify structural or process improvements cross‑functionally that increase executive team effectiveness.
• Lead and own ad‑hoc, high‑priority special projects with enterprise‑wide impact.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and confidential sounding board to the CEO.