Chief of Staff, Product Engineering

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3 Locations
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169K-281K Annually
Senior level
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The Role
Partners with the EVP of Product Engineering to manage strategic planning, operating rhythms, executive communications, portfolio governance, cross-functional alignment, and special initiatives. Tracks commitments, milestones, risks, dependencies, and outcomes while improving decision-making, organizational effectiveness, and leadership accountability across Product, Engineering, Technology, Finance, and Human Resources.
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Team Overview

The Product Engineering organization brings together product and engineering leadership to translate enterprise priorities into coordinated plans, decisions, and execution. The team works across Product, Engineering, Technology, Finance, Human Resources, and other partners to improve portfolio visibility, operating discipline, and delivery of strategic commitments. This role reports directly to the EVP, Product Engineering. TransUnion offers a welcoming, collaborative environment where associates can build new capabilities while contributing to pioneering products and technology. This is a remote position which may require occasional in-person attendance at work-related events at the discretion of management.

Role Overview and Core Responsibilities

  • Partner with the EVP, Product Engineering to translate strategic priorities into an integrated operating agenda, clear decisions, and coordinated execution across the organization.
  • Lead the Product Engineering operating rhythm, including executive reviews, planning forums, leadership meetings, agendas, decision records, and follow-through on commitments.
  • Coordinate strategic and long-range planning activities, connecting objectives, execution plans, milestones, dependencies, and expected outcomes.
  • Develop executive communications, presentations, talking points, briefing materials, and decision support that synthesize complex information for senior stakeholders.
  • Maintain portfolio-level visibility into strategic commitments, milestones, risks, dependencies, decisions, and outcomes; elevate issues that require leadership action.
  • Drive alignment across Product, Engineering, Technology, Finance, Human Resources, and other partners by clarifying ownership, sequencing work, and resolving cross-functional gaps.
  • Lead special initiatives sponsored by the EVP from problem definition through recommendation, mobilization, execution, and outcome tracking.
  • Strengthen governance, prioritization, decision-making, and leadership accountability processes to improve organizational focus and execution.
  • Advance organizational effectiveness and change leadership efforts, serving as a trusted advisor and coordination point for sensitive or high-priority matters.

Required Knowledge and Experiences

  • 8 years of experience partnering with senior executives or leadership teams in strategy, operations, planning, chief of staff, consulting, technology, product, or engineering environments, with the judgment required to support enterprise-level decisions.
  • Demonstrated success leading complex cross-functional initiatives from plannng through execution in a matrixed organization, including management of risks, dependencies, and stakeholder commitments.
  • Strong executive-level written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to convert quantitative and qualitative information into concise recommendations, presentations, and briefing materials.
  • Proven ability to influence without direct authority, establish trusted relationships, prioritize competing demands, and operate effectively in ambiguous or sensitive situations.

Required Technical Skills

  • Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools used for executive communication, analysis, and collaboration, including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Teams, and SharePoint.
  • Experience using AI-enabled productivity tools, including Microsoft 365 Copilot, to support synthesis, content development, planning, and decision support while applying appropriate judgment and review.
  • 8 years of experience in portfolio, project-management, product-management, engineering-planning, analytics, or visualization platforms.

We’re also looking for the preferred skills below. Whether you are proficient or could use some brushing up, we’re happy to support your career development and growth in:

  • Experience supporting a large-scale Product Engineering, technology, or digital transformation organization.
  • Familiarity with portfolio governance, operating-model design, organizational effectiveness, and change leadership practices.
  • Ability to facilitate senior-leadership discussions, create alignment among varied perspectives, and move decisions into action.

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Benefits that support every part of your life:

At TransUnion, we design benefits to help you feel well, do well, and plan well—from day one.

For Your Health: Enjoy day-one eligibility for medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus supplemental plan options. Spousal, domestic partner, and other eligible dependent coverage is available on select plans. Choose tax‑advantaged HSA and FSA accounts to make everyday care more affordable.

For Your Protection: We’ve got your back with company‑paid basic life and AD&D, optional voluntary life and AD&D for you and your family, and short‑ and long‑term disability. You can also opt into a legal plan, pet insurance, and travel accident coverage.

For Your Family: From adoption assistance and fertility planning coverage to caregiver support, we’re here for every chapter. Access Dependent Care FSA for possibility of an employer match, a complimentary Care@Work membership, and up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave with eligibility for a thoughtful, gradual return.

For Your Future: Build toward what’s next with our 401(k) with employer match and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Tap financial wellness resources, career coaching, and optional long‑term care insurance to plan confidently.

For You: Grow and recharge with tuition reimbursement, flexible time off for exempt employees or paid time off for nonexempt employees, up to 12 paid holidays per year, commuter benefits, employee discounts, charitable gift matching, and paid volunteer time off, plus corporate volunteer events that make it easy to give back.

For Your Wellness: Access 24/7 support including professional therapy, coaching, and emotional well‑being programs alongside guided meditation and resources that support physical, mental, social, and financial wellness.

We are committed to being a place where diversity is not only present, it is embraced. As an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law. Additionally, in accordance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, TransUnion takes affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans in all levels of employment and develops annual affirmative action plans. Components of TransUnion’s Affirmative Action Program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are available for review to any associate or applicant for employment upon request by contacting [email protected].

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act.

Adherence to Company policies, sound judgment and trustworthiness, working safely, communicating respectfully, and safeguarding business operations, confidential and proprietary information, and the Company’s reputation are also essential expectations of this position.

Pay Scale Information:

The U.S. base salary range for this position is $168,750.00 - $281,250 annually. *The salary range for this position reflects a reasonable estimate of the range of compensation for this job. At TransUnion, actual compensation is based on careful consideration of additional factors such as (but not limited to) an individual’s education, training, work experience, job-related skill set, location, and industry knowledge, as well as the scope and responsibilities of the position and market considerations. Regular, fulltime non-sales positions may be eligible to participate in TransUnion’s annual bonus plan. Certain positions may be also eligible for long-term incentives and other payments based on applicable company guidance and plan documents.

TransUnion Overview:

At TransUnion, we encourage and are committed to creating a real, positive impact and shared sense of purpose within our Workforce for Good, which empowers our people to grow, innovate and contribute to a better future for our communities and customers. We strive to build an environment where our associates are in the driver’s seat of their professional development— while having access to help along the way. We recognize that success comes when our associates thrive both professionally and personally; that’s why we prioritize work/life flexibility and offer resources for our teams across the globe to collaborate and drive excellence.


Be a part of our Workforce for Good – you’ll work with great people, pioneering products and cutting-edge technology.

TransUnion's Internal Job Title:

Principal, Strategic Planning

Company:

TransUnion LLC

Skills Required

  • 8 years of experience partnering with senior executives or leadership teams in strategy, operations, planning, chief of staff, consulting, technology, product, or engineering environments
  • Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives from planning through execution in a matrixed organization
  • Experience managing risks, dependencies, and stakeholder commitments
  • Strong executive-level written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to convert quantitative and qualitative information into concise recommendations, presentations, and briefing materials
  • Ability to influence without direct authority, establish trusted relationships, prioritize competing demands, and operate effectively in ambiguous or sensitive situations
  • Proficiency with Microsoft 365, including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Teams, and SharePoint
  • Experience using AI-enabled productivity tools, including Microsoft 365 Copilot
  • 8 years of experience with portfolio, project-management, product-management, engineering-planning, analytics, or visualization platforms
  • Experience supporting a large-scale Product Engineering, technology, or digital transformation organization
  • Familiarity with portfolio governance, operating-model design, organizational effectiveness, and change leadership practices
  • Ability to facilitate senior-leadership discussions, create alignment among varied perspectives, and move decisions into action

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TransUnion Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare Strength — The package includes day-one medical coverage with multiple plan options, HSA/FSA, dental, vision, disability resources, and robust mental-health support (therapy, coaching, EAP).
  • Parental & Family Support — Offerings include 12 weeks of paid parental leave with a gradual return, adoption and caregiver assistance, dependent-care FSA, Care@Work, and recognition for inclusive family benefits such as subsidized childcare and fertility reimbursement.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible time off, 10 paid holidays, two global wellness days, and paid volunteer time indicate a broad time-off program.

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
13,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1968

What We Do

TransUnion is a global information and insights company that makes trust possible by ensuring that each consumer is reliably and safely represented in the marketplace. We do this by having an accurate and comprehensive picture of each person. This picture is grounded in our legacy as a credit reporting agency which enables us to tap into both credit and public record data; our data fusion methodology that helps us link, match and tap into the awesome combined power of that data; and our knowledgeable and passionate team, who stewards the information with expertise, and in accordance with local legislation around the world. Because of our work, organizations can better understand consumers in order to make more informed decisions, and earn their trust through great, personalized experiences, and the proactive extension of the right opportunities, tools and offers. In turn, consumers can be confident that their data identities will result in the opportunities they deserve. We make trust possible, so businesses and consumers can transact with confidence and achieve great things. We call this Information for Good®—it’s our purpose, and what drives us every day.

Why Work With Us

Our culture is welcoming, energetic and innovative. There’s an overall synergy that flows throughout TransUnion, creating a sense of unity in knowing that we’re all working to achieve the same overall goal. We’re dedicated to providing opportunities for our people to get involved and stay connected with their colleagues across the globe.

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