Chief of Staff, Viasat Commercial

One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we're on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We're looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.

Viasat is a >$4.5Bn technology business providing innovative satellite communications services to governments, businesses, consumers and communities the world over. Headquartered in Southern California, the company acquired UK-based Inmarsat in 2023 and is now truly global, with people, facilities, customers, suppliers and partners across the world.

Viasat Commercial combines all the company's non-government businesses, creating a >$2.5Bn enterprise spanning the aviation, maritime, offshore, enterprise and consumer markets. It is being created with the objective, in a highly competitive, fast changing environment of: enabling more joined up strategic thinking to accelerate the development and deployment of scalable, competitively differentiated, globally relevant value propositions; driving greater focus, alignment, effectiveness, efficiency and collaboration across the Commercial segments; simplifying the organization, clarifying decision-making and driving more effective prioritization, particularly in respect of key shared resources and internal dependencies; better leveraging the company's global footprint, relationships and resources; and sharpening the organization's capacity to win, deliver and prosper.

To help support the change agenda, enhance communication across the leadership team, and optimize productivity, the President of Viasat Commercial is looking to fill the role of Chief of Staff (CoS), with the previous incumbent having moved on to a new position in the business. In order to best support the President, Commercial, who divides his time between bases in the UK and California, with extensive global travel, the new CoS will be based in Carlsbad, CA with the expectation of global travel to other locations as required.

The CoS acts as a key advisor to, and confidant of, the President and plays a critically important role on the Commercial Leadership team. The post provides the opportunity to effect strategic impact, providing critical decision-support, driving key initiatives and ensuring effective communication and alignment across the leadership team. It requires exceptional leadership, problem-solving skills and interpersonal skills together with strong business acumen. The CoS does not just manage tasks: they help drive the company's long-term success and ensure that the President's vision is executed effectively and that operational goals align with broader business objectives. As such, the role offers exceptional opportunities for career advancement, with its exposure to high-level strategy, leadership decision-making and the inner workings of the company providing a broad platform for future leadership roles.

• Strategic Leadership: Partner with the President and senior leadership team to exemplify the T-shaped leadership required to shape company strategy, set priorities, ensure alignment across the organization and create a high-performance culture in line with Viasat's values. Help maintain a healthy balance in the Leadership team in seeking best for business outcomes.
• Project Management: Lead cross-functional projects and initiatives, ensuring teams work towards common objectives and deliver results on time.
• Decision-Making Support: Provide analysis, insights, and recommendations to the President and leadership team, helping inform strategic decisions.
• Communication & Liaison: Build an effective internal network, acting as a central point of communication between the President, his peers, senior leaders, and external stakeholders and ensuring transparency and clarity.
• Problem-Solving: Identify potential roadblocks, manage risk, and proactively find solutions to challenges facing the business.
• Change Agent: Where relevant, championing the case for change, energizing peers, team members and colleagues across the organization to lean in to change initiatives, organization and ways of working optimization, to set the business up for success.
• Performance Monitoring: Track key performance metrics, ensuring that business objectives are met and helping to refine strategy as needed.
• Event & Meeting Coordination: Oversee planning and execution of leadership meetings, off-site events, and internal initiatives

• Leadership Skills: Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate and engage teams, create a high-performance culture, make sound judgments and drive organizational change and performance improvement.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills: Strong quantitative and analytical abilities. Can see the strategic big picture as well as master the operational and tactical details, while foreseeing challenges and addressing them effectively.
• Prioritization and Focus: Ability to translate strategic intent and long-term vision into concrete operational plans, while sustaining focus on critical day-to-day business delivery. Accelerate the pace of execution by providing clarity in accountability and driving concurrent activity across the leadership team and across organizational boundaries
• Business Acumen: Deep understanding of strategy, operations, organizational culture and cost drivers, with the nous and self-confidence to take the initiative to make a positive impact.
• Communication Skills: Excellent written and oral communication capabilities matched with the influencing and relationship management skills to effectively build clarity, shape priorities, create trust and ensure alignment with internal stakeholders, peers and partners
• Project Management Skills: Experience in managing strategy and operational improvement projects, harnessing cross functional teams to deliver.
• Situational sensitivity: Ability to identify any political challenges and anticipate problems that may require diplomacy. High degree of situational awareness and understanding of intent to anticipate needs of the President and Business

• Impeccable time management and multi-tasking skills
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and other programs.

Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please click here.