About this opportunity
The Chief of Staff Association lists this Chief of Staff opportunity in san francisco, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Our client is the infrastructure for enterprises to build and orchestrate AI workforces. Its AI workers don't just communicate through voice and email, they make decisions, take action, and run operations autonomously across entire enterprise systems. Founded through a leading US startup accelerator and backed by a group of top-tier venture capital investors, the company powers critical operations for global enterprises worldwide.
The platform is battle-tested in the most demanding environments, where AI has real consequences. The company started in logistics, built its own voice stack, models, and orchestration layer from the ground up, and is now bringing that infrastructure to every enterprise that runs the real economy.
Chief of Staff Role
Our client is looking for a Chief of Staff to the CEO: a sharp, high-EQ operator who can triage relentlessly, communicate in the CEO's voice, and move fluidly between strategic alignment and commercial execution without losing stride. This is a senior chief of staff position, requiring 10 or more years of experience in high-ownership, cross-functional roles, ideally within a fast-scaling technology company. The role sits at the center of the company, working directly with the Co-Founder and CEO, and coordinating across the leadership team, the commercial organization, and key external stakeholders.
This will be a full-time, hybrid position, in the office aligned to when the CEO is in the office, based in San Francisco, with light travel (roughly once per month) expected to support customers.
Responsibilities
Communications, Prep & Customer Partnership
Own end-to-end preparation for the CEO's customers including briefing materials, talking points, and follow-up
Draft, and produce the CEO's communications and materials - from customer correspondence to internal updates and public-facing content - capturing the CEO's voice and priorities
Serve as a credible proxy in front of customers when appropriate, including running product demonstrations and speaking knowledgeably about the platform
Build credibility with the commercial and go-to-market organization, and take on ad hoc revenue-related work that would otherwise sit on the CEO's desk
Executive Partnership & Coordination
Serve as the CEO's single point of coordination, consolidating requests that currently move through multiple people into one clear channel
Filter incoming requests and gauge their importance, distinguishing what requires the CEO's attention from what does not
Act as a genuine thought partner rather than an order taker: challenge assumptions respectfully, and know when to push and when to defer
Protect the CEO's time and attention so they can focus on the highest-leverage decisions
Operating Rhythm & Accountability
Design and run leadership meetings, all-hands, and quarterly planning cycles, and continuously improve the systems that keep the company aligned
Define and track company-wide OKRs with the executive team, and use data to surface where the company is off track
Identify where structure or process is missing across the company and build what is needed to close the gap
AI Enablement & Product Fluency
Develop hands-on fluency with the platform, including configuring and building lightweight AI workers, to understand the product from the inside rather than from a pitch deck
Apply that fluency to run credible customer demonstrations and to build customers' and the broader team's understanding of the platform's value
Use AI tools proactively to increase the CEO's and their own effectiveness
Minimum Qualifications
10+ years of experience in a high-ownership role such as management consulting, investment banking, startup or technology operations, and/or a prior Chief of Staff position (10 to 15 years ideal)
Experience at a technology company required; time at an early or growth-stage startup strongly preferred
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft and ghostwrite materials in the CEO's voice and to synthesize complex information for executive, customer, and investor audiences
Demonstrated ability to operate as a credible proxy in front of customers and partners, including running product demonstrations
Experience working in a multi-stakeholder environment, interfacing between executives, commercial or go-to-market teams, and cross-functional partners
Genuine interest in AI products and a willingness to develop hands-on platform fluency, including building and demonstrating the product rather than discussing it only at a high level
Strong analytical aptitude, with the ability to work with data and translate it into clear, decision-ready recommendations
Bachelor's degree required
Preferred Skills & Attributes
AI fluent and genuinely curious, motivated to develop hands-on fluency with the company's own platform, and to use AI tools to increase personal effectiveness
Comfortable with ambiguity, and energized by building structure where none exists
Low ego and high ownership mentality
High EQ: reads rooms, manages tension, and knows how and when to challenge respectfully
Trusted operator who earns credibility with executives, commercial teams, and individual contributors alike
Calm in chaos, decisive under ambiguity, and comfortable prioritizing when everything feels urgent
Casual but polished: comfortable in a fast-moving, founder-led culture while holding a high bar for craftsmanship
Spanish fluency strongly preferred but not required
High energy, collaborative, and fun to work with
Compensation: $200,000 - $300,000 annual base salary + bonus and equity
What are the Benefits of Joining the Team?
Join a world-class team of engineers and builders, working directly with the company's Co-Founder and CEO
Backed by top-tier venture capital investors, having recently closed a substantial growth-stage funding round at a strong valuation
Ownership & Autonomy - take full ownership of high-visibility projects that help scale the organization
Full Health Coverage - healthcare, dental, and vision coverage
Competitive salary + equity in a high-growth startup
What to Expect from Our Selection Process:
Our selection process is designed to assess the whole candidate and find a genuine match for both sides. The process includes:
Initial capability screening with The Chief of Staff Association recruiting team
Predictive Index behavioral and cognitive assessment
Interviews with the CEO and members of the leadership team, including a final-round case study
Reference checks and offer
The company is committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace where its employees can thrive and be themselves. It welcomes all persons into its community, and embraces the diversity of gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical and mental disabilities, medical condition, genetic characteristic, sexual orientation, marital status, family care or medical leave status, military or veteran status, or perceived membership in any of these groups.
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Worksite address
san francisco, CA, 94199, US
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