depthfirst

Chief of Staff, CEO

San Francisco · Exec

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 4 days ago

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About the role

As Chief of Staff to the CEO, you'll operate at the center of the company working directly with the CEO and executive team as the company scales through one of the most important growth phases of the company.
Some days you'll be driving company-wide initiatives.
Other days you'll be preparing board materials, leading strategic analyses, solving organizational bottlenecks, or jumping into customer conversations.

Own the company's operating cadence: leadership meetings, all-hands, planning cycles and keep cross-functional initiatives on track
Develop integrated views of product economics, market dynamics, and business performance that no single function owns, driving alignment and decision making that span Product, Eng, Finance, and GTM

5+ years of experience in a mix of strategy consulting, banking/PE, or an operating role (GM, biz ops, or functional lead) at a scaling startup
Bachelor's Degree from a top university
Ability to move fluidly between strategic thinking and tactical execution in the same day
Experience at a high-growth startup or early-stage company
Hands-on experience with AI tools, agents, or automation to increase analytical and operational velocity
Familiarity with security, infrastructure, or developer tooling markets
Comfort navigating ambiguity and building credibility with functional peers
Speaks the language of Eng, Finance, and GTM well enough that each trusts your judgment as an extension of their own
Demonstrated ability to work through unstructured problems and drive them to outcomes independently
Strong written and verbal communication
High judgment and discretion, given regular access to sensitive company information
Competitive salary with meaningful equity
Health, vision, and dental insurance

Act as an extension of the CEO in communication with functional leads, customers, board members, and investors
Act as a trusted advisor and extension of the CEO, turning priorities into structured plans (OKRs, board materials, investor updates, decision memos), and proactively close gaps, see around corners, and resolve problems before they reach the CEO's desk
Lead high-priority, cross-functional projects that don't sit neatly in one department such as competitive analysis, AI automation efforts, and ad-hoc analyses

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