HappyRobot
Chief of Staff
San Francisco · Exec · Full-time
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About the role
- a sharp, high-EQ operator who can triage relentlessly, communicate in the CEO's voice, and move fluidly between strategic alignment and commercial execution without losing stride.
- The role sits at the center of the company, working directly with the Co-Founder and CEO, and coordinating across the leadership team, the commercial organization, and key external stakeholders.
- This is an execution, alignment, and amplification role, not an administrative one.
Responsibilities
- Build credibility with the commercial and go-to-market organization, and take on ad hoc revenue-related work that would otherwise sit on the CEO's desk
- Design and run leadership meetings, all-hands, and quarterly planning cycles, and continuously improve the systems that keep the company aligned
- Identify where structure or process is missing across the company and build what is needed to close the gap
- Develop hands-on fluency with the platform, including configuring and building lightweight AI workers, to understand the product from the inside rather than from a pitch deck
- Use AI tools proactively to increase the CEO's and their own effectiveness
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in a high-ownership role such as management consulting, investment banking, startup or technology operations, and/or a prior Chief of Staff position (10 to 15 years ideal)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft and ghostwrite materials in the CEO's voice and to synthesize complex information for executive, customer, and investor audiences
- Strong analytical aptitude, with the ability to work with data and translate it into clear, decision-ready recommendations
- Bachelor's degree required
Nice to have
- This is a senior chief of staff position, requiring 10 or more years of experience in high-ownership, cross-functional roles, ideally within a fast-scaling technology company.
- Experience at a technology company required
- time at an early or growth-stage startup strongly preferred
- Spanish fluency strongly preferred but not required
- Preferred Skills & Attributes
Compensation
- Competitive salary + equity in a high-growth startup.
Company info
- Own end-to-end preparation for the CEO's customers including briefing materials, talking points, and follow-up
- Serve as a credible proxy in front of customers when appropriate, including running product demonstrations and speaking knowledgeably about the platform
- Act as a genuine thought partner rather than an order taker: challenge assumptions respectfully, and know when to push and when to defer
- Apply that fluency to run credible customer demonstrations and to build customers' and the broader team's understanding of the platform's value
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