Chief of Staff jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-11-04, Skillenai has indexed 61 job postings with the title “Chief of Staff” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is OKRs.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-11-04
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Frequently asked questions about Chief of Staff jobs
+How many Chief of Staff jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 61 job postings with the title “Chief of Staff” over the 90 days ending 2026-11-04.
+What skills do Chief of Staff jobs require?
Across Chief of Staff postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-11-04, the skills mentioned most often are OKRs, Market launch, Research Notes, Partnerships, Action trackers.
+Which cities are hiring the most Chief of Staff?
As of 2026-11-04, Chief of Staff postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Munich, London, San Francisco, Washington, Arlington.
+Is Chief of Staff a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 61 Chief of Staff postings over the 90 days ending 2026-11-04. The skill mentioned most often in Chief of Staff postings is OKRs, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of Chief of Staff?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed Chief of Staff postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Chief of Staff
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
16 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Chief of Staff
Roles after Chief of Staff
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Program Manager | 20 |
| Before: Chief of Staff (different employer) | 16 |
| Before: Product Manager | 8 |
| Before: Operations Manager | 7 |
| Before: Project Manager | 5 |
| Before: Business Analyst | 4 |
| Before: Research Assistant | 4 |
| Before: Software Engineer | 3 |
| After: Program Manager | 35 |
| After: Chief of Staff (different employer) | 16 |
| After: Project Manager | 10 |
| After: Product Manager | 8 |
| After: Software Engineer | 6 |
| After: Technical Program Manager | 6 |
| After: Business Analyst | 5 |
| After: Director | 4 |
Skills most often required for Chief of Staff
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| OKRs | 16 | 26.2% |
| Market launch | 13 | 21.3% |
| Research Notes | 12 | 19.7% |
| Partnerships | 12 | 19.7% |
| Action trackers | 12 | 19.7% |
| AI tools | 9 | 14.8% |
| Cross-functional collaboration | 8 | 13.1% |
| business strategy | 7 | 11.5% |
| licensing applications | 7 | 11.5% |
| licensing | 6 | 9.8% |
| Operations | 6 | 9.8% |
| cross-functional execution | 5 | 8.2% |
| AI | 5 | 8.2% |
| AI agents | 5 | 8.2% |
| brief writing | 5 | 8.2% |
Top companies posting Chief of Staff jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Bjakcareer | 18 |
| CLERA | 4 |
| HP | 2 |
| Mastercard | 2 |
| Omnea | 2 |
| CVS Health | 2 |
| Scale AI | 2 |
| Fundraise Up | 2 |
| Webroot | 1 |
| Clara | 1 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring Chief of Staff
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Munich | 5 | 8.2% |
| London | 3 | 4.9% |
| San Francisco | 3 | 4.9% |
| Washington | 3 | 4.9% |
| Arlington | 2 | 3.3% |
| Paris | 2 | 3.3% |
| Toronto | 2 | 3.3% |
| Ann Arbor | 1 | 1.6% |
| Austin | 1 | 1.6% |
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How this was computed
Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-04, matching postings whose canonical role is “Chief of Staff”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
- role
- Chief of Staff
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-11-04
- window_days
- 90