Chief of Staff, Digital & Product

<p><strong>Chief of Staff, Digital & Product</strong></p> <p><strong>About Re:Build Manufacturing</strong></p> <p>At Re:Build, our mission is to ensure the next generation of important products are made, at scale, in America. We are laying the foundation for a better future for our customers, employees, and communities by revitalizing America's manufacturing base and creating meaningful jobs across the country, including in historically deindustrialized regions. </p> <p>We operate an advanced, end-to-end manufacturing platform that partners with industrial companies and innovators to take products from first concept to full-scale production in critical verticals including aerospace and defense, electrification, medical, energy and environment, and robotics and automation. </p> <p>The way we operate is as important as the work we do. It's guided by The Re:Build Way, 16 principles that shape how we collaborate with each other, partner with our customers and vendors, and contribute to the communities where we operate. <em>(link to </em><a href="https://rebuildmanufacturing.com/about/rebuild-way/">The Re:Build Way principles</a><em>)</em></p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p> <p><strong>Executive Leverage & Strategic Leadership</strong></p> <ul> <li>Serve as a trusted thought partner and extension of the Chief Digital and Product Officer.</li> <li>Take ownership of high-priority initiatives requiring senior-level attention and drive them from definition through execution.</li> <li>Translate broad strategic direction into clear priorities, decisions, actions, owners, and milestones.</li> <li>Provide independent analysis and perspective to strengthen executive decision-making.</li> <li>Represent the CDPO on selected initiatives and cross-functional efforts where delegated leadership is required.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Digital, Product & Strategic Initiatives</strong></p> <ul> <li>Partner with Digital & Product leaders to evaluate emerging technologies, product opportunities, capabilities, partnerships, and strategic priorities.</li> <li>Conduct deep-dive analysis and develop business cases, strategic recommendations, investment theses, and implementation roadmaps.</li> <li>Evaluate technology trends and determine their practical applicability across Re:Build.</li> <li>Pressure-test assumptions and challenge conventional thinking when evaluating opportunities.</li> <li>Step into complex, ambiguous, or stalled initiatives and create structure, alignment, and momentum.</li> <li>Remain engaged through implementation to ensure recommendations translate into measurable outcomes.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Cross-Functional Execution & Organizational Effectiveness</strong></p> <ul> <li>Work across Re:Build businesses and enterprise functions to advance priorities requiring broad organizational participation.</li> <li>Convene stakeholders, establish alignment, clarify decision rights, and resolve obstacles.</li> <li>Influence senior leaders and build coalitions without relying solely on formal authority.</li> <li>Identify dependencies, risks, and organizational barriers before they impede execution.</li> <li>Help strengthen coordination, operating discipline, and organizational effectiveness across Digital & Product.</li> <li>Create transparency around progress, risks, decisions, and accountability.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Qualifications</strong></p> <p><strong>Required</strong></p> <ul> <li>10+ years of progressively responsible experience across strategy, technology, product, engineering, operations, consulting, business development, or similarly complex environments, with increasing scope and complexity.</li> <li>Experience working closely with senior executives such as a CTO, Chief Digital Officer, Chief Product Officer, CEO, or business unit president, ideally within technology, engineering, manufacturing, or industrial businesses.</li> <li>Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives from concept through execution.</li> <li>Strong ability to structure ambiguous problems, rapidly develop command of unfamiliar subjects, and translate complexity into clear recommendations and decisions.</li> <li>Strong business judgment, analytical capability, and the ability to influence senior leaders and drive outcomes without direct authority.</li> <li>Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.</li> <li>Intellectual curiosity, resourcefulness, comfort operating with limited direction, and a strong bias toward action, ownership, and measurable outcomes.</li> <li>Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, business, economics, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience launching new products, businesses, technologies, or organizational capabilities.</li> <li>Experience evaluating emerging technologies and translating them into practical business applications.</li> <li>Experience supporting or leading strategic partnerships, investment decisions, M&A, or technology diligence.</li> <li>Experience operating within decentralized or matrixed organizations.</li> <li>Technical or engineering background combined with strong commercial and strategic judgment.</li> <l