Chief of Staff

Location:

Northern Virginia / Washington, DC Metro Area — Hybrid. Must be on site at corp office in Reston, VA 3 days per week.

Employment Type:

Full-Time

Reports To:

Chief Executive Officer
Compensation: $120,000–$140,000 base salary, commensurate with experience, plus annual performance bonus and benefits

pmdigital is a growing government contracting and consulting company supporting mission-focused customers with practical, high-quality services and technology-enabled solutions. We operate in a fast-moving environment where disciplined execution, strong customer relationships, sound business judgment, and dependable delivery matter.

The Chief Of Staff will work directly with the CEO and leadership team to improve company-wide execution, operating discipline, strategic alignment, and decision-making.

The successful candidate will serve as the connective tissue across business development, finance, operations, proposal/capture, delivery, and corporate initiatives. They will lead the company’s executive operating rhythm; prepare decision-ready information for leadership; track strategic initiatives and critical actions; surface risks early; and help ensure that important work moves forward without requiring constant CEO intervention.

This role is ideal for a professional with 6–10 years of experience in government contracting, consulting, professional services, program management, business operations, PMO leadership, capture/proposal operations, or executive operations.

• Partner with the CEO to translate strategic priorities into execution plans, work streams, milestones, accountable owners, decision points, and measurable outcomes.
• Manage the CEO’s priority portfolio, including strategic initiatives, corporate projects, customer/partner commitments, major pursuits, and internal transformation efforts.
• Prepare concise executive-ready decision briefs, meeting materials, agendas, talking points, follow-up communications, and action trackers.
• Triage incoming issues and requests; resolve matters within delegated authority; and elevate only those decisions, risks, or tradeoffs that require CEO attention.
• Ensure meetings lead to clear decisions, assigned owners, deadlines, and reliable follow-through.
• Act as a trusted thought partner to the CEO while maintaining confidentiality, sound judgment, and appropriate discretion.

• Lead 2–4 CEO-designated strategic initiatives each year, from definition through implementation and results tracking.
• Develop charters, project plans, success measures, stakeholder maps, risk logs, communication plans, and implementation roadmaps for priority efforts.
• Drive cross-functional coordination across business development, finance, operations, delivery, proposal/capture, recruiting, and technical teams.
• Identify obstacles, dependencies, resource constraints, and decision gaps early; recommend practical solutions and facilitate timely resolution.
• Support annual planning, quarterly operating reviews, and periodic strategy updates.
• Help translate growth objectives into practical operating requirements, including staffing, delivery readiness, financial planning, process maturity, and organizational capability.

• Establish and maintain a disciplined leadership operating cadence, including weekly leadership meetings, monthly business reviews, quarterly planning sessions, and executive action reviews.
• Maintain a centralized executive action register that tracks commitments, due dates, dependencies, owners, status, and escalation needs.
• Drive timely closure of leadership actions and strategic commitments.
• Build and maintain executive dashboards…