Chief of Staff
The first Chief of Staff will partner directly with the CEO and executive team to drive strategic initiatives, improve operating cadence, coordinate cross-functional execution, and prepare board materials. The role suits an adaptable operator with startup, consulting, founder’s-office, or comparable experience.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Drive strategic special projects end to end, from framing problems through execution.
- Structure ambiguous, undefined problems and develop actionable approaches.
- Serve as a thought partner to the CEO on prioritization, trade-offs, and plans.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives spanning engineering, go-to-market, finance, and people teams.
- Partner with the CTO, COO, and broader executive team on founder’s-office initiatives.
- Track ownership and follow-through across teams.
- Own leadership operating cadence, including planning sessions, leadership meetings, all-hands preparation, and priority tracking.
- Build and improve internal operating systems and processes as the company scales.
- Prepare board and investor materials, including decks and memos.
- Synthesize company-wide input for executive and board meetings.
- Act as a force multiplier for the CEO’s time, judgment, and follow-through.
Nice to Have
- Experience in a founder’s office or a chief-of-staff-adjacent role at a high-growth startup.
- Strategy consulting experience followed by an operating role.
- Prior founder experience.
- Ability to quickly learn new internal tools, including Ashby, Slack, and Google Workspace.
Skills
Strategic Planning, Project Management, Cross-Functional Leadership, Executive Communication, Process Design, Board Reporting, Investor Materials, Ashby, Slack, Google Workspace
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