Chief of Staff

Skills

About the Role

You will partner with the CEO and functional leaders to turn complex challenges into clear plans, decisions, and measurable results. You will manage operating rhythms, support commercial opportunities, conduct strategic and financial analysis, prepare executive communications, lead cross-functional initiatives, and implement practical AI tools and practices.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in operations, engineering, product, strategy, or similar roles within a leading hardware, deep tech, industrial technology, manufacturing, or energy company
• Startup experience is strongly preferred
• Bachelor's degree or higher is required; a STEM degree is preferred
• Comfort working with engineers and learning complex technical systems
• Strong analytical skills, including financial modeling, data analysis, Python, and Excel
• Experience using AI to improve productivity while maintaining accuracy and sound judgment
• Excellent written communication and ability to simplify complex topics for decision-makers
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment
• Sound judgment, integrity, and discretion with confidential information
• Ability to build trust and influence across teams regardless of title

Responsibilities

• Maintain visibility into company priorities, risks, and key decisions
• Keep the CEO informed through dashboards, briefings, and decision materials
• Support executive operating rhythms, including agendas, pre-reads, decisions, and follow-up
• Coordinate across teams to remove blockers, improve communication, and drive execution
• Support strategic partnerships and commercial opportunities from outreach through execution
• Develop market research, account strategies, stakeholder maps, proposals, and meeting materials
• Track priority deals, next steps, risks, and executive involvement
• Coordinate technical, commercial, legal, finance, and project teams throughout the deal process
• Analyze technical, commercial, and strategic questions and recommend next steps
• Build market, competitive, financial, and scenario analyses
• Prepare executive briefs, board materials, proposals, investor updates, and technical documents
• Document key decisions and rationale to improve organizational alignment
• Lead cross-functional initiatives without a natural owner
• Evaluate and implement AI tools to improve research, analysis, writing, and workflows
• Establish practical AI best practices that improve quality, accuracy, and efficiency

Benefits

• Meaningful equity compensation
• Unlimited PTO
• Healthcare, vision, and dental insurance with 100% employee premium coverage and 80% dependent coverage
• 401(k) with company match