Chief of Staff to the CEO
Posted 1 day ago
Our client is a YC-backed AI startup transforming the $1T+ equipment industry. They are seeking a Chief of Staff to scale the CEO's impact across customer acquisition, retention, and strategic initiatives — working directly with the founder on the highest-priority areas of the business with a clear path to a leadership role.
This is an intense, high-growth role for a high-agency generalist who can represent the company in any room — from small business owners to billion-dollar enterprise CEOs — and move fast without a playbook.
What You'll Do
- Support pre-sales and post-sales efforts — taking customer calls, representing the company at events, and building relationships with equipment dealers
- Own strategic projects including OEM partnerships and marketing agency partnerships
- Build and execute customer onboarding plans to ensure successful implementations
- Manage and experiment with go-to-market channels — BDRs, ads, events, and outbound
- Act as a trusted extension of the CEO in customer-facing meetings and investor conversations
Requirements
- 2–6 years in tier 1.5 consulting (Strategy&, Oliver Wyman, Kearney, Monitor Deloitte, LEK) or MBB, PE, or IB
- STEM undergraduate degree — engineering, math, physics, or CS
- Early-stage startup experience — must have worked at or built an early-stage company
- Generalist or operational role (Chief of Staff, BizOps, strategy) at a startup preferred
- Customer-facing experience — sales, CS, account management, or client-facing consulting
- Polished and personable enough to represent the CEO at customer dinners and investor meetings
- High agency and resourcefulness — figures things out without a playbook and moves fast
- Experience with GTM, partnerships, or customer onboarding preferred
Benefits
Salary & equity
US work authorization required (no H-1B/O-1 sponsorship; TN/OPT okay)
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