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Generalist

Chief of Staff to the CEO

San Francisco Bay Area (San Mateo) · Exec

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 115 days ago
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About the role

  • We are looking for an exceptional individual to serve as Chief of Staff to the CEO, Pete Florence.
  • https:// https://x.com/peteflorencewww.linkedin.com/in/peteflorence/ http://www.linkedin.com/in/peteflorence/
  • This role is high-impact, high-ownership, and critical to the company: you will act as a force multiplier for the CEO, ensuring that priorities are clear, execution is tight, and nothing important falls through the cracks.

Responsibilities

  • Executive leverage and prioritization: Maintain a real-time understanding of company priorities, ensure the CEO is focused on the highest-leverage work, and proactively surface risks, tradeoffs, and opportunities.
  • Cross-functional execution: Drive high-priority, cross-functional initiatives end-to-end, including coordinating across partnerships, research and engineering, and operations to ensure progress and alignment.
  • Special projects: Lead ambiguous, high-impact projects (e.g., fundraising support, partnerships, internal initiatives) from zero to one, with full ownership of outcomes.
  • Systems and process building: Develop lightweight systems, trackers, and workflows that improve visibility, accountability, and execution across the company.
  • Meeting and stakeholder management: Prepare the CEO for key meetings, track decisions, and execute on action items. Maintain context across key relationships, ensure thoughtful follow-ups, and support high-stakes communications.
  • Maintain a real-time understanding of company priorities, ensure the CEO is focused on the highest-leverage work, and proactively surface risks, tradeoffs, and opportunities.
  • Drive high-priority, cross-functional initiatives end-to-end, including coordinating across partnerships, research and engineering, and operations to ensure progress and alignment.
  • Lead ambiguous, high-impact projects (e.g., fundraising support, partnerships, internal initiatives) from zero to one, with full ownership of outcomes.
  • Room to build: You will design and implement the systems and processes that become the company's operating backbone.
  • Collaborative, mission-driven team: A world-class group that values rigor, ownership, and speed, and is deeply committed to building transformative technology.

Nice to have

  • Prior experience working directly with a founder, CEO, or senior executive in a high-growth environment.
  • Experience in AI/ML, robotics, or other technical/product-driven companies.
  • Experience supporting or participating in fundraising, partnerships, or other high-stakes external processes.
  • Familiarity with product development processes and the ability to translate strategic priorities into execution.
  • Demonstrated ability to operate across both strategic and operational domains, with a bias toward action.
  • Direct exposure and visibility:You will work closely with the CEO and senior leaders, with meaningful influence over company priorities and decisions.

Benefits

  • Steep learning curve and career acceleration: You will develop deep skills in company building, executive decision-making, and operating at scale.

Company info

  • You will operate at the center of the company, connecting product, research, operations, and external stakeholders, while driving forward the highest-leverage initiatives. This role requires strong judgment, high agency, and the ability to translate ambiguity into execution.
  • This is a high-growth role with significant visibility, direct exposure to leadership, and real ownership of outcomes.
  • This role is in-person five days a week based in San Mateo, CA.
  • you will act as a force multiplier for the CEO, ensuring that priorities are clear, execution is tight, and nothing important falls through the cracks.
  • You will help design and run the CEO's operating system: maintaining context across everything in flight, preparing for key decisions and meetings, and ensuring consistent follow-through across the organization. You should be comfortable flexing between strategy and execution, handling both high-level prioritization and detailed operational work with equal rigor.
  • Information filtering and triage: Act as a central point for inbound information and requests; filter signal from noise, prioritize effectively, and ensure timely responses.
  • 2-5 years of professional experience in a highly demanding, high-ownership environment, such as startups, technology companies, consulting, or venture capital, with a track record of delivering high-quality work on tight timelines.
  • Experience driving cross-functional initiatives in one or more of: strategy & operations, business operations, product operations, program management, or founder/CEO support roles.
  • Demonstrated ability to create clarity from ambiguity, prioritize effectively, and execute end-to-end with minimal oversight.
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