Hire a Chief of Staff who runs the CEO’s tempo — board and executive-team preparation, cross-functional coordination, priority triage, and the operating rhythm that lets the CEO focus on decisions instead of drift. Construction-industry judgment and executive-tempo discipline verified.
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Example candidateA structured process for the hire that anchors the CEO’s tempo — where the wrong Chief of Staff turns priority-triage into meeting chaos and executive-team communication into rumor mill.
30-minute call. Align on CEO / President profile, executive-team structure, board rhythm, cross-functional priorities, and confidentiality needs.
Within 2 weeks we introduce 3–5 Chief of Staff candidates with delivered executive-tempo history. References from prior CEOs, Presidents, and board members included.
Every placement carries a replacement guarantee. If the hire fails within the warranty window, we run a no-fee replacement search.
The Chief of Staff seat is not a role. It’s a partnership with the CEO. Executive-tempo discipline, board preparation, and cross-functional judgment separate a Chief of Staff who compounds the CEO’s decision cycle from one who becomes another calendar to manage.
Every Chief of Staff on the shortlist has verified CEO / President-adjacent tempo history — priority triage, executive-team coordination, board preparation. Not project-management resumes with a title upgrade.
Reference-verified from prior CEOs and board members on board-briefing materials, executive-team readouts, and strategic-plan cadence.
Every candidate has construction, real-estate, or capital-programs context — not tech-industry CoS resumes learning the sector on your dime. Judgment about what matters, sourced from prior industry work.
Every candidate is credential-verified, executive-referenced, and matched to your CEO’s tempo. Anonymized examples below reflect real placement profiles.
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Example candidate“Chief of Staff” means different things across CEO / President / owner-principal structures. Below are the specializations we recruit for:
We’ll help you scope the role on the call — CEO / President profile, executive-team structure, board rhythm, and confidentiality needs.
Chief of Staff hires live and die on executive-tempo discipline, board judgment, and construction-industry context. Below is what every candidate has documented before you meet them:
Reference-verified CEO / President-adjacent tempo history from prior CEOs and Presidents.
Verified board-briefing material discipline, executive-team readout quality, and strategic-plan cadence.
Construction, real-estate, or capital-programs context. Not learning the sector on your dime.
Reference-verified from CFO, COO, VP BD, and department heads on communication and coordination quality.
Reference-verified confidentiality, executive-communication judgment, and priority-triage discipline.
Chief of Staff, base + variable + LTI expectations aligned before finalist interviews. Career-track expectation (CoS-to-VP or CoS-to-COO) discussed.
Time to shortlist is typically 2 weeks from scoping call. Total time to placement (shortlist through offer acceptance) is typically 3–4 weeks.
Most Chief of Staff hires route through retained executive search, typically 30–35% of first-year cash comp.
Yes. Chief of Staff searches are inherently confidential — the seat is a CEO-office role. Retained-search discretion is standard.
Yes. GC / CM CEO CoS, owner-side (health system, capital programs) CoS, and developer platform CEO CoS are all core coverage.
We reference-verify with prior CEOs, Presidents, and executive-team members on judgment about industry-specific priorities. Not tech-industry CoS resumes learning the sector.
Yes. Every Chief of Staff placement carries a replacement guarantee. Guarantee terms are confirmed in writing at engagement start.
Chief of Staff seats are typically 2–4 years, with promotion to Director / VP / COO within the firm. Career-track expectations are aligned before finalist interviews.
Generalist recruiters treat Chief of Staff as a tech-industry role. iRecruit.co Chief of Staff recruiters verify construction-industry judgment and executive-tempo discipline — every candidate is matched to your CEO’s tempo and firm context.
30-minute scoping conversation. We’ll review the Chief of Staff role you need, CEO / President profile, executive-team structure, board rhythm, and confidentiality needs — then recommend the right hire path and start sourcing.
