Chief of Staff jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities

As of 2026-09-30, Skillenai has indexed 71 job postings with the title “Chief of Staff” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is OKRs.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
71
Most-required skill
Top hiring metro
Washington

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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 71 job postings with the title “Chief of Staff” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30.

+What skills do Chief of Staff jobs require?

Across Chief of Staff postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, the skills mentioned most often are OKRs, Market launch, Partnerships, Research Notes, Action trackers.

+Which cities are hiring the most Chief of Staff?

As of 2026-09-30, Chief of Staff postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Washington, Austin, London, Bengaluru, Berlin.

+Is Chief of Staff a good career path right now?

Skillenai indexes 71 Chief of Staff postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. 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

13 employer moves kept the same role.

Roles before Chief of Staff

Before Chief of StaffProgram Manager → Chief of Staff: 20 observed employer movesProduct Manager → Chief of Staff: 8 observed employer movesOperations Manager → Chief of Staff: 7 observed employer movesProject Manager → Chief of Staff: 5 observed employer movesBusiness Analyst → Chief of Staff: 4 observed employer movesSoftware Engineer → Chief of Staff: 3 observed employer movesResearch Assistant → Chief of Staff: 3 observed employer movesChief ofStaffProgram Manager: 20 movesProgram Manager20 movesProduct Manager: 8 movesProduct Manager8 movesOperations Manager: 7 movesOperations Manager7 movesProject Manager: 5 movesProject Manager5 movesBusiness Analyst: 4 movesBusiness Analyst4 movesSoftware Engineer: 3 movesSoftware Engineer3 movesResearch Assistant: 3 movesResearch Assistant3 moves

Roles after Chief of Staff

After Chief of StaffChief of Staff → Program Manager: 31 observed employer movesChief of Staff → Project Manager: 10 observed employer movesChief of Staff → Product Manager: 8 observed employer movesChief of Staff → Technical Program Manager: 6 observed employer movesChief of Staff → Business Analyst: 5 observed employer movesChief of Staff → Software Engineer: 5 observed employer movesChief of Staff → Chief Executive Officer: 4 observed employer movesChief ofStaffProgram Manager: 31 movesProgram Manager31 movesProject Manager: 10 movesProject Manager10 movesProduct Manager: 8 movesProduct Manager8 movesTechnical Program Manager: 6 movesTechnical ProgramManager6 movesBusiness Analyst: 5 movesBusiness Analyst5 movesSoftware Engineer: 5 movesSoftware Engineer5 movesChief Executive Officer: 4 movesChief ExecutiveOfficer4 moves
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.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: Program Manager20
Before: Chief of Staff (different employer)13
Before: Product Manager8
Before: Operations Manager7
Before: Project Manager5
Before: Business Analyst4
Before: Software Engineer3
Before: Research Assistant3
After: Program Manager31
After: Chief of Staff (different employer)13
After: Project Manager10
After: Product Manager8
After: Technical Program Manager6
After: Business Analyst5
After: Software Engineer5
After: Chief Executive Officer4

Skills most often required for Chief of Staff

NamePostingsShare
OKRs2636.6%
Market launch2231.0%
Partnerships2129.6%
Research Notes1825.4%
Action trackers1825.4%
Cross-functional collaboration1622.5%
licensing1521.1%
business strategy1115.5%
Operations1014.1%
brief writing79.9%
licensing applications79.9%
Python57.0%
cross-functional execution57.0%
AI57.0%
SQL57.0%

Top companies posting Chief of Staff jobs

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting Chief of Staff jobs
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Bjakcareer35
Scale AI4
Omnea2
Fundraise Up2
Cscgeneration-22
HP1
Webroot1
Clara1
Shieldapp1
Uvmhealth1

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

NamePostingsShare
Washington45.6%
Austin34.2%
London34.2%
Bengaluru22.8%
Berlin22.8%
San Francisco22.8%
Seoul22.8%
Singapore22.8%
Sydney22.8%

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, 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
2026-09-30
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index