Chief of Staff

8Fleet

• $130K — $150K *
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in investment banking, consulting, business intelligence, strategy or related field with startup experience.
  • Direct collaboration experience with founders or senior executives.
  • Strong analytical skills with a proactive data-gathering mentality.
  • Ability to maintain speed while paying attention to detail and a bias for action.
  • Excellent communication skills with sound decision-making judgment.
  • Proficient in Google Workspace, particularly Sheets; SQL, Python or R expertise is a bonus.
  • Experience with rideshare platforms such as Uber or Lyft is advantageous.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a trusted advisor to Co-Founders, preparing for key decisions and ensuring follow-through.
  • Manage the company’s strategic priorities from conception to completion.
  • Lead cross-functional projects involving Operations, Finance, and market teams.
  • Develop frameworks for prioritizing opportunities for high-ROI work.
  • Identify operational inefficiencies and revamp processes as needed.
  • Monitor KPIs and analyze fleet performance to uncover profitability and efficiency improvements.
  • Prepare presentations and analytics for leadership and investor discussions.
  • Serve as a problem-solver for urgent business challenges.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work directly with Co-Founders and make a significant impact.
  • Engagement in high-stakes projects with autonomy and accountability.
  • Gain exposure to multiple functions of the business.
  • Participate in strategic discussions at the leadership level.
  • Work in a dynamic and fast-paced startup environment.
Full Job Description
About the Role

You'll partner directly with both Co-Founders on the priorities that move the business fastest. You'll turn their priorities into plans and personally own the projects too important to hand off. The right person can start at 20,000 feet, go deep on the details, and bring the company along.

This is role reports to the Co-Founder and CEO.

What You'll Do
  • Act as a trusted partner to both Co-Founders: prepare them for key decisions and follow through on what comes out of the room.
  • Run the company's strategic priorities end to end.
  • Drive cross-functional initiatives across Operations, Finance and the market teams, from first analysis to completion.
  • Build frameworks to prioritize opportunities and make the case for where the highest-ROI work sits.
  • Find operational weak spots and fix or rebuild the processes behind them.
  • Track KPIs and analyze fleet performance data to find profitability and efficiency gains.
  • Prepare materials and analysis for leadership, board and investor conversations.
  • Be a go-to person when the business needs a fire drill solved.
What You'll Bring
  • 5+ years in investment banking, consulting, business intelligence, strategy or a related field, with high-growth or startup experience.
  • Experience working directly with founders or senior executives in a fast moving enviorment.
  • Strong analytical skills and the instinct to go get the data yourself.
  • Speed with attention to detail, and a bias toward action.
  • Excellent communication and the judgment to know when to escalate versus decide.
  • Fluency in Google Workspace, especially Sheets. SQL, Python or R is a strong bonus.
  • Rideshare platform experience (Uber, Lyft) is a strong plus.
Compensation

Base Salary: $130,000-$150,000 + equity

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