About this opportunity
WindBorne Systems lists this Chief of Staff to the CEO opportunity in redwood city, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
WindBorne Systems is supercharging weather forecasts with a unique proprietary data source: a global constellation of next-generation smart weather balloons targeting the most critical atmospheric data. We design, manufacture, and operate our own balloons, using the data they collect to generate otherwise unattainable weather intelligence.
Our mission is to eliminate weather uncertainty, and in the process help humanity adapt to climate change, be that predicting hurricanes or speeding the adoption of renewables. We are building a future in which the planet is instrumented by thousands of our microballoons, eliminating gaps in our understanding of the planet and giving people and businesses the information they need to make critical decisions.
The founding team of Stanford engineers was named Forbes under 30 and is backed by top-tier investors, including Khosla Ventures and Footwork VC.
We’re looking for a highly organized, proactive, and resourceful Chief of Staff to support our CEO and leadership team. You will work directly with our CEO, John Dean, to take on the company’s highest leverage strategic and operational challenges. You will act as a force multiplier executing on priorities with high autonomy and a bias for action.
Snapshot of the balloon constellation ON MARCH 31, 2026
Responsibilities
You’ll thrive here if you:
Enjoy being the glue that holds things together
Are detail-oriented, calm under pressure, and thrive in organized chaos
Care about operational excellence and people equally
Want to work with a mission-driven team advancing climate and weather intelligence
Skills And Qualifications
A background that trained you to operate close to high-stakes decisions, demanding principals, and unforgiving execution environments. We are open to non-traditional paths but judgment, pace, discretion, and follow-through are non-negotiable
Scrappiness
A love of lists and a refusal to let things slip through the cracks
Incessant desire to proactively make things better
High level of proficiency with Google Suite (docs, slides, sheets, gmail, calendar), with a particular focus on spreadsheets
Experience working within a Digital HQ chat platform, e.g. Slack
Exemplary organizational skills
Preferred
Experience in startups, high-growth, or engineering-driven organizations
Strong problem-solving instincts ( you anticipate needs before they arise)
Software engineering or some other kind of engineering fluency
U.S. Citizenship
Benefits
401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Vision insurance
Unlimited PTO
Stock Option Plan
Office food and beverages
Salary
$130k–$180k. We consider a range of backgrounds and experience levels and adjust offers to be competitive with market rates.
Location
1600 Bridge Pwky, Redwood City, CA. In person required.
What our hardware looks like
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Worksite address
redwood city, CA, 94061, US
Who can apply
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