Knot Standard

Knot Standard

Chief of Staff

New York, NY · Exec

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 274 days ago
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About the role

  • We're a world-class team hailing from all over the globe with the vast majority of the company in engineering roles.
  • We are looking to further solidify our presence in NYC to be at the heart of the financial services ecosystem.
  • We take our work seriously and have fun while doing it.

Responsibilities

  • Create deliverables for important lines of communication and projects, both internal to the company and externally (e.g. decks, write-ups, research, etc.)
  • Lead on day to day operational finance (taxes, expenses, payroll etc) as well as playing a key role in strategic finance projects (fundraising for example)
  • Lead key projects that may otherwise not have a clear home in the company
  • Thrive in ambiguity - and are able to deliver exceptional results whilst not always having a clearly defined path to success
  • No egos - you might be leading a strategic meeting with investors, or making sure the office kitchen is stocked. Either way you own that task.
  • Our flagship CardSwitcher product allows consumers to instantly update & manage their cards on file with online merchant accounts (e.g. Netflix or PayPal), while newer products like TransactionLink support the retrieval of receipt-level transaction data and AgenticShopping enables 1-click, native shopping experiences.

Requirements

  • Get it done approach - you must be the person who knocks down walls to get things done.

Compensation

  • Competitive base salary (commensurate with experience) + up to 20% annual bonus + generous early employee equity

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary (commensurate with experience) + up to 20% annual bonus + generous early employee equity
  • 100% medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for you and your dependents (U.S.)
  • Parental leave

Company info

  • Work directly with Rory (CEO) & Kieran (CTO) - to get done whatever needs to get done. You will be asked to execute projects ranging from "ensuring there are always snacks in the office" to "managing Knot's board of directors."
  • Join the CEO in meetings, calls, and at events, as well as in some cases attend in his stead.
  • Extend the CEO's reach, impact, and clarity of communication throughout the company.
  • Coordinate and follow up with key individuals on the CEO's behalf (e.g. employees, customers, investors, and candidates) via email, calendar, and Slack.
  • Arrange in-office events in Knot's beautiful 4,000 sq. ft. NYC office (Flatiron).
  • Coordinate CEO's attendance at conferences and events in NYC and across the country.
  • Experienced in a Chief of Staff role within a high growth, startup technology environment. Alternatively, you'll have held another strategic/operational role with similar responsibilities (we've seen good success with people moving from Private Equity / Venture Capital / Investment Banking analyst roles for example)
  • Proactive & adaptive - own and drive whatever task you have set.

This listing is sourced directly from Knot Standard's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.