Chief of Staff, CEO Office

Cookpad is a tech company building a community platform that enables people to share recipe ideas and cooking tips. It’s a global platform used by on average around 100 million people every month across the world. Over 6 million recipes have been created by people in more than 70 countries. How we got started.

Our mission at Cookpad is to make everyday cooking fun. Not just because we like food but because we believe that cooking is key to a happier and healthier life for people, communities and the planet.

People join us because they share our vision to improve people’s lives. We hire smart people who thrive in small, highly collaborative, and energised teams, and who look at what we do and want to be part of it. Visit our website to learn more about Cookpad and our Medium blog to see what it is like to work at Cookpad.

**The role**
Based in Bristol you will be part of the CEO office team and directly support the CEO’s productivity and his focus on growth and innovation that helps to accelerate achieving our mission.

**Requirements**:
You will join a highly versatile and trusted team providing support across a range of activities including:

- Strategic implementation activities in support of the CEO
- Decision support via data and information analysis
- Mergers and acquisitions and due diligence
- Improved information flow and presentation material
- Project prep and delivery and tracking key metrics
- Work with others to implement recommendations and scale - finance, operations, HR

This is a full-time development role reporting to the CEO, offering a highly varied experience in a cross-cultural setting.You will jointly support the CEO alongside two other team members, and work at the highest level of confidence and trust.

**What we are looking for**

A smart, versatile, analytical individual who is a strategic thinker and tightly focussed on delivering our objectives. Outside of your current role you may be a home cook but most importantly, you care deeply about our mission and the impact you can make.

Ideally you’ll have previously worked for a top-level management consultancy for a few years and looking to join a values-driven, high-performance culture with the freedom to be much more versatile. This scope of this role will strengthen your skills across a wider remit.

Your commercial experience will include an understanding of organisational structure and operating models across international boundaries. Exposure to a start-up and an international team would be valuable - life at Cookpad is fast-paced and always focused on creating value for our users. Our environment is not for everyone.

Fluency in English is essential. You will need great audience-appropriate communication skills, both verbal and written.

We are open to people from lots of different backgrounds and profiles. You may have worked on assignments overseas or immersed yourself in other cultures through travel or lifestyle choices.

Across the business we value:

- Self learning new things
- Creative thinking
- Problem solving skills
- Communication and teamwork
- Creators who want to build great product

**Benefits**

**Why work for Cookpad?**

Cookpad teams are geographically dispersed with a common purpose and we are proud that the team in our Bristol office comprises over 30 different nationalities.
Valuing our team means we offer competitive salaries and benefits you’d expect from a company wanting great people, including generous employer pension contributions and cycle to work schemes. We also offer peace of mind with group income protection, life assurance and private medical insurance.

We also do a few things you might not expect. We keep the team healthy with fresh produce from local suppliers and delicious edible gifts from visiting team members. We have a fully stocked large kitchen space where our team comes together to cook and share everyday cooking ideas.

Finally the physical space we’ve created at our global offices in Bristol is an amazing, innovative work environment that reflects what we value, who we are and what we do.

What happens next

Our hiring process is designed to let your talent shine and for us to get to know each other so we know we’re the right fit.

Equal Opportunity

The Cookpad team is made up of an incredible, diverse range of people. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, colour, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any other legally protected status.

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