Philo
Chief of Staff
Brooklyn, New York · Exec · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$250k-$300kDetected 13 days ago
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About the role
- Philo launched a significant operating reset in 2026 - new leadership structure, new meeting cadence, and a sharper focus on strategic clarity and accountability.
- A dedicated Chief of Staff is a core part of that reset.
- This is a strategic Chief of Staff role.
Responsibilities
- Conduct research and analysis at the direction of the SVP of Strategy & Operations to support strategic planning, competitive intelligence, growth opportunity evaluation, and packaging and pricing decisions
- Build and maintain awareness of the competitive landscape, market trends, and strategic context relevant to Philo's key bets
- Structure ambiguous problems, build a clear point of view, and present it concisely to senior leaders
- Help develop implementation plans, milestones, and success metrics for new initiatives - ensuring strategic decisions translate into clear plans with owners
- Support the design and ongoing improvement of planning processes, goal-setting frameworks, and accountability mechanisms
- Drive cross-functional alignment by ensuring every strategic initiative has clear objectives, success criteria, accountable owners, defined decision rights, and an agreed execution plan, resolving ambiguity where ownership or accountability is unclear.
- Support SVP of Strat and Ops with owning the weekly business performance meeting agenda: collect inputs, ensure anomalies are pre-researched and flagged before the meeting, coordinate pre-reads, and keep the meeting focused on diagnosis and action - not status recaps.
- Develop and maintain a consistent cadence of KPI analyses that explain performance trends, uncover root causes, and highlight opportunities for action.
- Support the COO in running the senior leadership team: prep agendas, distribute pre-reads, and track decisions and commitments through the operating infrastructure
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in strategy, chief of staff, business operations, or executive program management roles
- Experience in media, streaming, or consumer subscription businesses - you understand the economics of subscriber acquisition, retention, and engagement, and you can speak the language of this industry from day one
- Experience working directly alongside C-suite or senior VP-level leaders in a high-trust, high-proximity environment
- Demonstrated track record of owning strategic research, synthesis, and analysis - not just coordinating it: structuring ambiguous problems, working with data, and turning it into decision-ready framing for leadership
- Experience designing or improving operating rhythm and planning processes - leadership reviews, planning cycles, goal-setting frameworks - in a fast-moving environment
- The instinct to know when to solve a problem yourself and when to sharpen it and hand it back - you can unstick a cross-functional issue without becoming its permanent owner
Nice to have
- Experience supporting a strategic transaction process (M&A, fundraise, partnership) a plus
Skills
- $220K - $260K
- Philo is an equal opportunity employer.
Compensation
- Includes annual salary, company stock options, and health benefits.
- Salary is determined by experience and location:
- 401(k) plan with employer contributions (we match 100% of deferrals up to 3% of pay and 50% of the next 2% of pay)
- Partner with the executive leadership team to coordinate annual planning, quarterly prioritization, and the development of company goals and strategic initiatives
Benefits
- Full health, dental and vision coverage for you and your family
- Flexible working hours
- Up to 20 weeks of fully paid parental leave
- Unlimited paid time off for vacation and sick leave
- We believe that everyone does their best work when they are supported by each other and the company, and we offer a generous set of benefits to make sure the Philo team is happy and healthy.
- Here is a sampling of the benefits we offer our team:
Company info
- Execution of the company's work lives with the functional and program management teams.
This listing is sourced directly from Philo's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.