Chief of Staff

Role Overview

As Chief of Staff, you will serve as a strategic partner to the CEO—sharing in decision-making, carrying real authority, and driving critical cross-functional initiatives. This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives in early-stage environments and can help write the playbook as the company grows.

Responsibilities

• Act as the CEO’s primary thought partner, sounding board, and force multiplier across all business areas.
• Own and drive cross-functional initiatives end-to-end (from scoping through execution), ensuring nothing falls through the cracks during rapid growth.
• Proactively identify strategic priorities, surface blind spots, and recommend high-impact actions before issues become urgent.
• Synthesize inputs across the organization (e.g., customers, team, market, data) into clear leadership recommendations.
• Manage board preparation, investor communications, and other high-stakes deliverables on behalf of the CEO.
• Stand in for the CEO in meetings/decisions where appropriate, with full context and authority.
• Build and refine internal processes, rituals, and operating cadences that help a small team execute effectively.

90-Day Success Criteria

• Develop deep understanding of product, customers, market, and team dynamics and represent the CEO’s perspective in any conversation.
• Own at least one major cross-functional initiative end-to-end with a measurable outcome.
• Establish a lightweight operating cadence (e.g., weekly leadership rhythm, board prep process) that improves clarity and execution.
• Identify and begin closing the biggest operational or strategic gap holding the company back.

Requirements

• Prior experience as Chief of Staff (or comparable right-hand role) at a startup.
• Comfort bringing structure without slowing down in early-stage environments.
• Strong execution instincts and bias toward action in ambiguous, rapidly changing settings.
• Exceptional judgment and ability to anticipate what the company/CEO will need next.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication; able to represent the CEO’s thinking to diverse audiences (board, customers, team).
• Ability to operate across strategy, operations, finance, people, and go-to-market.
• High integrity, discretion, and maturity to handle sensitive information.

Compensation

• Base salary: $100,000–$120,000
• Equity: Meaningful early-stage options (4-year vest, 1-year cliff)

Nice-to-haves

• Not explicitly stated (role emphasizes prior Chief of Staff/right-hand startup experience and strong generalist execution).