Chief of Staff

Location
San Francisco
Workplace
On-site
Compensation
$180k – $225k + equity
Visa
Visa Sponsorship Available

About this role

We are looking for a Chief of Staff with 2-4 years of operating experience to join as the first internal operations hire at a rapidly scaling AI company ($40M+ run rate, on track to $100M+ by Q3). You'll work directly with the CEO and CTO to drive the company's highest-priority strategic initiatives — from scaling the team from 8 to 25 people, to owning company financials, to leading new customer and vertical expansions.

What will you be doing?

Owning and driving the hiring process as the company scales from ~8 to 20-25 people over the next 6-8 months

Managing company financials, P&L, costs, margins, and running weekly syncs on business performance

Leading high-leverage strategic projects (new customer expansions, new vertical launches, research initiatives) as they emerge week to week

Building internal operational systems and processes from scratch — you're the first person in this function

Working cross-functionally across engineering, research, and customer-facing teams to unblock priorities

Key Requirements

2-4 years of operating experience — ideally at an early-stage startup or in management consulting (McKinsey, Bain, BCG)

Strong generalist problem solver with extreme ownership — can take ambiguous problems and drive them to completion autonomously

Comfortable using coding agents and AI tools to solve problems (excitement matters more than prior experience)

No short tenures — 1-year stints are a dealbreaker; must demonstrate staying power and commitment

Must be full-time in-person in San Francisco (relocation support available)

What happens next

Skip the application pile. I get you in front of the people who decide.

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

A meeting lands on your calendar

When the company wants to meet, I get the call on your calendar. You just show up.

Culture & values

We are a fast-moving, small team of 6.

We have a brand-new office located in Dogpatch, San Francisco.

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