Chief of Staff Executive Search
"Chief of Staff" is the least useful part of the mandate. We define whose extension the role actually is — executive, operator, or AI-native — before a candidate is contacted.
Why Chief of Staff Searches Fail Before They Start
The title covers at least four different jobs, and most companies write one job description that quietly tries to be all of them. A resume can't tell you which mandate a candidate is actually built for — and neither can a generic JD.
Majhi Group runs Chief of Staff searches by resolving the mandate first: is this an executive extension, an operator, a strategic partner, or the newer AI-native mandate — internal AI adoption and workflow leverage, reporting to the CEO or COO. Getting this wrong is the single most common reason a strong-looking hire fails within the first two quarters.
Chief of Staff Mandate Scope
What the role owns changes entirely depending on which mandate you're hiring for.
Assessment Dimensions
Mandate resolution before outreach
We define whose extension the role is, what decisions it owns, and what success looks like at 6 and 18 months — before a single candidate is approached. Most Chief of Staff searches fail here, not at sourcing.
Judgment over credentials
Resumes show titles and companies, not whether someone can operate at your CEO's pace or hold ambiguity without a job description. That surfaces only through structured evaluation.
Passive-candidate access
The strongest Chiefs of Staff are usually mid-way through an accelerated development track at their current company — not job-searching. They have to be found and engaged with insight-driven outreach.
"A wrong Chief of Staff hire doesn't fail loudly. It fails quietly — three months in, once everyone realizes the mandate they hired for isn't the mandate they needed."
Majhi Group Chief of Staff Search Track Record
Majhi Group closes Chief of Staff searches in 30–45 days. The Map phase resolves mandate ambiguity — traditional vs. AI-native — before candidates are ever presented to the CEO.
Start With a Search Assessment
20 minutes. Confidential. We assess whether your search criteria are optimised for the Chief of Staff hire you actually need — not just the title you wrote down.
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