magrathea

magrathea

Chief of Staff

Oakland, California · Exec · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$160k-$200kDetected 13 days ago
Project ManagementNegotiationFinancial AnalysisHRResearchCommunicationPublic SpeakingFinancial Reporting

About the role

  • About Magrathea Based in Oakland, California, Magrathea is a global category leader in critical mineral production technology.
  • Magnesium is essential to the aluminum, steel, titanium, nuclear, defense, and aerospace industries but 95% of global supply comes from China where large amounts of coal are used to make metal.
  • This isn't just an economic risk: it's a national security threat, and Magrathea is fixing it.

Responsibilities

  • Process contracts like NDAs with our legal team, prepare presentations, and develop financial reporting for investors, the government, and our board of directors
  • Support operating finance for tax, payroll, reporting, and audits
  • Develop, use, and implement AI tools for your work and across the organization
  • Own cross-functional execution across operations, engineering, commercial, finance, government funding, recruiting, and internal company systems
  • Follow details through to completion: vendors, contractors, partners, investors, agencies, candidates, internal owners, deadlines, open questions, and next steps
  • Help us build the clean industrial base future generations will inherit.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated ability to take ambiguous, messy problems and turn them into clear plans, owners, timelines, and outcomes

Nice to have

  • You like being close to the work and close to the details
  • You get energy from taking chaos and turning it into order
  • You are comfortable switching between strategy and execution many times in the same day
  • You are a strong writer, clear thinker, and persistent, thoughtful, and dependable follow-through person
  • You can earn credibility with engineers, operators, executives, investors, and government stakeholders
  • You do not need a large team, a clean org chart, or perfect information to be effective
  • You take pride in doing unglamorous work extremely well when that is what the mission requires

Compensation

  • Equity, stock options, and/or milestone-based compensation
  • $160,000-$200,000 annually, commensurate with experience

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance

Company info

  • About Magrathea
  • Based in Oakland, California, Magrathea is a global category leader in critical mineral production technology.
  • Our mission is to rebuild the magnesium metal supply base, delivering secure access to one of the most critical materials on Earth.

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