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Maria Rowcliffe

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FCSO

Fractional Chief of Staff Officer

  • Novato, California, United States
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Maria Rowcliffe

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Roles available for:

  • Fractional
  • Consulting
  • Contract
  • Interim

FCSO

Fractional Chief of Staff Officer

  • Novato, California, United States
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  • Chief of Staff
  • Management Consultant (Strategy Execution, OKRs & Operational Excellence)

Strengths in this role:

Industry Group: High Tech

Industry: Computer & Network Security

Years of experience: 1 year

Industry Group: Health

Industry: Health, Wellness and Fitness

Years of experience: 11 years

Industry Group: High Tech

Industry: Computer Software

Years of experience: 12 years

Industry Group: High Tech

Industry: Computer Networking

Years of experience: 3 years

Industry Group: Finance

Industry: Financial Services

Years of experience: 4 years

Company name: Limeade

Company size: 350 employees

Role in this company: VP, Chief of Staff to CEO & Founder. Member of Executive Team at a $56M ARR employee wellness SaaS navigating significant financial headwinds. Strategic partner, proxy, and confidant to the CEO. Led strategic repositioning driving positive cash flow and positioning company for acquisition. Redesigned operating rhythms, revamped OKR program lifting engagement 70% to 88%, and strengthened board reporting, increasing focus, alignment, and clarity across the organization.

Company name: Brocade

Company size: 5,998 employees

Role in this company: Senior Director, Chief of Staff to SVP of Global Sales (1,600 staff). Strategic advisor, force multiplier, and proxy during $1.5B acquisition integration and 12-month divestiture. Led 15+ workstreams: leadership alignment, GTM redesign shifting direct to channel, org and tech integration. Designed and led enterprise-wide business continuity program through divestiture to 9 acquirers. Managed Global Sales Enablement and Sales Programs teams with 2 Senior Director direct reports.

Company name: Symantec

Company size: 20,000 employees

Role in this company: Senior Director, Chief of Staff to CTO & Head of Business Operations (3,200 staff). Amplified new CTO's impact amid multiple CEO transitions. Designed executive operating system improving decision velocity, transparency, and engagement. Led CTO/ESMM integration, pausing and rescoping 50% of initiatives to sharpen focus. Architected Symantec's long-range strategy, driving cybersecurity pivot and Veritas divestiture. Led 5 global teams (30 staff): Business Ops, Analytics, PMO, Process Excellence.

Company name: PayPal

Company size: 16,000 employees

Role in this company: Director, Chief of Staff & Business Operations, North America SMB BU (1,500 staff). Partnered with GM to stand up PayPal's fastest-growing P&L. Established strategic planning process and value delivery model across a highly matrixed org. Led cross-functional program reducing annual regrettable decline and churn by $35M. Boosted employee engagement from 56% to 92% in 6 months building shared purpose and culture of dual allegiance.

Company name: PayPal

Company size: 16,000 employees

Role in this company: Director, Chief of Staff, North America Marketing, Customer Service & Canada BU (375 staff). Recruited by new GM to unify disparate groups and reposition Marketing from sales support to growth engine. Lifted email response rates 40% redesigning campaign process and agency model. Led org redesign transitioning 35% of staff into new roles, achieving 4.8/5 satisfaction. Led 5 teams (30 staff): Marketing Ops, Analytics, PMO, Ops Excellence. Directed dedicated dotted-line HR and Finance resources.

Strengths in this role:

Industry Group: Corporate

Industry: Management Consulting

Years of experience: 20 years

Company name: WorkBoard

Company size: 250 employees

Role in this company: Executive OKR Consultant. Employee #71 at a 3x YoY growth SaaS (Series C to D). Led 15 multi-quarter engagements with high-growth SaaS startups and global tech firms launching, scaling, and improving OKR adoption. Coached 250+ teams on setting, aligning, and achieving OKRs. Co-led WorkBoard's OKR coach certification program. Created and led Strategic Services and CS Enablement function, accelerating time to proficiency.

Company name: Rowcliffe Advisory

Company size: 1 employee

Role in this company: Founder & Principal. Partnered with CEOs, senior leaders, and Chiefs of Staff in SaaS and tech to improve strategy execution, OKR adoption, operating rhythms, and executive effectiveness. Created OKR tools to help organizations get more value from adopating OKRs. Created the Chief of Staff Compass™, a framework and comprehensive toolkit helping organizations and Chiefs of Staff clarify the role, assess impact and readiness, align with the principal, and increase the role's value to the business.

Company name: Californis State Automobile Association (CSAA)

Company size: 8,000 employees

Role in this company: Principal Consultant, Business Transformation & Operational Excellence Group (internal team of 20). Partnered with the executive team to define strategy and priorities. Designed and led initiatives transforming operating models, core processes, and customer experience. Responsible for selection and adoption of team methodologies and tools. Represented CSAA in consortium led by Dr. Michael Hammer, pioneer of process reengineering, playing key role in best-practice framework and tool development.

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