Chief of Staff to the Founder Full Time

This role is a high-impact strategic and operational position designed to act as a force multiplier for the founder in a fast-scaling, mission-driven organization. You will translate vision into execution by structuring priorities, driving cross-functional initiatives, and ensuring that strategic goals are delivered with clarity and speed. The position requires a strong blend of systems thinking, execution excellence, and executive-level communication skills. You will operate across strategy, operations, talent, and client-facing initiatives, helping shape how the organization scales while maintaining quality and alignment. This is a highly dynamic environment where ambiguity is expected, and your ability to create structure, focus, and momentum will directly influence organizational success. You will also play a key role in improving internal systems, enabling teams, and supporting leadership decision-making at scale.

Accountabilities

• Partner directly with the founder to translate strategic priorities into clear, executable plans with defined ownership, timelines, and outcomes.
• Lead and execute high-impact special projects from concept through delivery, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
• Build and optimize internal operating systems, including hiring processes, resource allocation, and organizational planning frameworks.
• Develop scalable structures to support company growth, including team capacity planning and cross-functional coordination mechanisms.
• Prepare executive-level materials such as strategy briefs, board documents, and decision memos to support leadership decision-making.
• Coordinate cross-functional initiatives across teams, ensuring alignment, accountability, and timely execution.
• Identify operational risks, bottlenecks, and inefficiencies, and implement solutions to improve organizational velocity.
• Support leadership communication by translating strategy into clear, actionable guidance for internal teams.
• Serve as a trusted thought partner to the founder, contributing analysis, insights, and structured recommendations.
• Drive organizational rhythm and alignment through effective communication systems and leadership cadences.

Requirements

• 5-7+ years of experience in Chief of Staff, strategic operations, consulting, venture capital, business development, or startup leadership roles.
• Proven ability to manage ambiguous, complex initiatives and drive them to successful execution.
• Strong systems thinking and ability to design scalable processes and organizational structures.
• Excellent project management skills with experience handling multiple concurrent, high-priority workstreams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to synthesize complex topics into clear insights.
• High proficiency with modern productivity and collaboration tools, with comfort using AI-enabled workflows.
• Experience operating in fast-paced, high-growth environments with shifting priorities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a bias toward action and execution.
• Ability to build trust across teams and influence without formal authority.
• Comfort working in ambiguity and creating structure in evolving environments.
• AI-native mindset with curiosity for automation, tooling, and workflow optimization.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package aligned with senior strategic leadership roles.
• Remote-friendly work environment with flexibility in execution.
• Opportunity to work directly with the founder on high-impact strategic initiatives.
• Exposure to fast-scaling operations across strategy, AI, operations, and client delivery.
• Occasional travel (10-25%) for leadership meetings and company offsites.
• High-autonomy role with direct influence on company direction and structure.
• Inclusive, collaborative culture that values ownership, transparency, and continuous learning.
• Opportunity to shape the operating systems of a rapidly growing organization.

How Jobgether Works

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role’s core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

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