Mlabs
Chief of Staff (Product and Engineering)
Austin, Texas, United States · Exec · Full-time
No sponsorship$175k-$200kDetected 6 days ago
Product ManagementProject ManagementBusiness DevelopmentResearchLeadershipCommunicationMentoringAdaptabilityOrganizational Skills
About the role
- Backed by top-tier Web3 and technology venture capital firms, our client is rebuilding the foundational infrastructure of global finance to be faster, safer, and fully on-chain.
- This is an in-office (hybrid, 3-5 days per week) position based in Austin, Texas.
- It offers a rare, front-row seat to scaling a transformative startup, serving as an exceptional launchpad for a future founder or technology executive.
Responsibilities
- Executive Partnership: Serve as the primary strategic partner and right hand to the CTO, participating in critical internal and external meetings, absorbing complex context, brainstorming decisions, and translating outcomes into immediate action plans.
- Break down complex initiatives into clear workstreams, milestones, and ownership structures across engineering, product, design, and specialized functions (including security, privacy, legal, business development, and marketing).
- Task Tracking Ownership: Own and manage the engineering team's task management and issue-tracking software (Linear), ensuring clear alignment on the critical development path.
- Conduct research, synthesize findings, and deliver sharp, high-quality first-pass frameworks.
- Serve as the primary strategic partner and right hand to the CTO, participating in critical internal and external meetings, absorbing complex context, brainstorming decisions, and translating outcomes into immediate action plans.
- Own and manage the engineering team's task management and issue-tracking software (Linear), ensuring clear alignment on the critical development path.
- This role is designed for a strategic, execution-focused operator who thrives on turning high-level market context and loose ideas into concrete product decisions, structured plans, and company-wide commitments.
- Sitting at the intersection of product, engineering, design, and business strategy, the Chief of Staff will act as the trusted right hand to the co-founder & Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
Requirements
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with an intuitive ability to read client meetings, anticipate team needs, and coordinate across diverse, high-performing teams.
- Prior experience in product management, fintech, financial markets, or blockchain/Web3 ecosystems is highly beneficial but not mandatory.
- If you do not hear back from us within 4 weeks of your application, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.
- Valued Pluses (Not Required): Prior experience in product management, fintech, financial markets, or blockchain/Web3 ecosystems is highly beneficial but not mandatory.
Nice to have
- Solid experience running the engine of a fast-moving startup team-ideally as a Chief of Staff, Operations Leader, Founder's Associate, or startup COO.
Skills
- Take complete ownership of high-priority, ambiguous initiatives that lack a natural department owner.
Compensation
- $175k-$200k
Benefits
- Premium medical, dental, and vision healthcare plans.
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) policy and more.
- Retirement Savings: 401(k) plan.
Company info
- At MLabs, we are committed to offer equal opportunities to all candidates.
- We ensure no discrimination, accessible job adverts, and providing information in accessible formats.
- Our goal is to foster a diverse, inclusive workplace with equal opportunities for all.
- If you need any reasonable adjustments during any part of the hiring process or you would like to see the job-advert in an accessible format please let us know at the earliest opportunity by emailing human-resources@mlabs.city.
- MLabs Ltd collects and processes the personal information you provide such as your contact details, work history, resume, and other relevant data for recruitment purposes only.
- Your data may be shared only with clients and trusted partners where necessary for recruitment purposes.
- You may request the deletion of your data or withdraw your consent at any time by contacting legal@mlabs.city.
- Due to the high volume of applications we anticipate, we regret that we are unable to provide individual feedback to all candidates.
- Commitment to Equality and Accessibility: At MLabs, we are committed to offer equal opportunities to all candidates.
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