Chief of Staff to the CRO
Designer Fund is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage tech companies using design to improve health, sustainability, or prosperity for people. It backs founding teams, particularly those with design backgrounds, across sectors like fintech, healthcare, climate tech, and developer tools.
About Designer Fund
Designer Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in tech companies leveraging design to drive positive outcomes in health, sustainability, and financial prosperity. Its portfolio spans a wide range of sectors including financial infrastructure (Stripe), preventative health (Omada), collaborative tools (Notion), developer tools (Netlify), product management (Linear), payroll and benefits (Gusto), design tools (Framer), and healthcare infrastructure (Commure), among dozens of other companies across fintech, climate tech, healthcare, EdTech, and AI. The firm also runs 'Designer Founders,' a community and platform highlighting designers who have gone on to found and lead companies, reflecting its focus on backing design-driven founders and design-centric startups from early stages through growth and acquisition.
Skills
About the Role
You'll be a strategic partner and operator at the center of Via's commercial organization. You'll own high-stakes projects, represent Via externally, and work shoulder-to-shoulder with senior commercial leaders to drive growth. This isn't a behind-the-scenes role: you'll be in the field, in the room, and in the details.
Requirements
- 8–12+ years of experience, with a background in consulting, commercial strategy, deal-making, or revenue leadership
- Strategic operator combining analytical rigor with a bias for action
- Natural leadership ability, leading through influence and direct management
- Savvy communication skills, calibrating tone for sensitive internal and external conversations
- Experience navigating complex deals or partnerships and driving them to close
- Comfortable operating with ambiguity and taking ownership
Responsibilities
- Partner directly with the CRO to set and execute strategic priorities across the commercial organization
- Represent Via externally with customers and strategic partners, including in complex negotiations
- Lead cross-functional projects with high visibility and direct business impact — from scoping through execution
- Test new commercial and go-to-market strategies in the field alongside Via's sales teams, translating learnings into scalable playbooks
- Identify and drive improvements in revenue operations that impact growth and profitability
- Build and lead a small team as scope expands
Benefits
- Robust equity package
- Free medical plans
- 401K matching