Chief of Staff & Business Operations Lead
Gradient RoboticsVisit Gradient Robotics website
Gradient Robotics builds robots for AI-infrastructure and data-center construction.
San Francisco, United States
About Gradient Robotics
San Francisco robotics company developing full-stack autonomous robotic systems for the data-center buildout, spanning hardware, controls, perception, software, and deployment.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will run finance, reporting, vendor, people, facilities, and office operations. You will manage operational follow-through for founders, coordinate recruiting activities and visits, support legal and fundraising initiatives, automate recurring work, and document the systems you build.
Requirements
- 5+ years in business operations, chief of staff, or operations management
- Experience owning multiple operational functions, including finance, people, facilities, or vendor management
- Experience handling sensitive payroll, equity, and banking information
- Ability to work on-site in San Francisco five days per week, with six days during crunch time if needed
Responsibilities
- Manage payments, billing, renewals, reporting, and expenses
- Maintain company metrics, dashboards, KPIs, and reporting cadence
- Manage vendors, suppliers, purchase orders, and delivery timelines
- Run payroll, benefits, onboarding, equity paperwork, and HR compliance
- Manage facilities and office operations
- Drive founder meeting follow-through and coordinate offsites and visits
- Coordinate applicant-pipeline management, interview scheduling, and candidate feedback
- Automate and document recurring operational work