The Role
The mission of the Chief of Staff is to be a force-multiplier for the founders. The role works across the company to turn priorities into action, drive the highest-leverage initiatives, and ensure important work moves with clarity and urgency. The scope will change as the company grows; if a problem matters to the company and lacks a natural owner, the Chief of Staff will step in.
The Chief of Staff will have visibility into every part of the business and a front-row seat to building the defining AI company for American manufacturing. This is not a calendar-management or administrative role. It is for a high-agency generalist with exceptional judgment who can zoom out to frame a decision, zoom in to do the work, and earn trust across the team.
What the Chief of Staff Will Do
- Act as a force multiplier to the founders: turn priorities into operating plans, drive follow-through, and keep the company focused on the highest-leverage work.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives that span go-to-market, product, customer deployments, hiring, finance, and company operations.
- Prepare the company for key decisions by gathering context, analyzing data, framing tradeoffs, and making clear recommendations.
- Build the operating cadence - goals, metrics, leadership meetings, planning, and accountability - that helps a fast-growing team execute.
- Own high-stakes communication and special projects, from board and investor materials to strategic partnerships and company-wide initiatives.
- Step into important unowned problems, solve them end-to-end, and turn repeatable work into durable systems.
Who the Ideal Candidate Is
- 4+ years in a demanding, analytical environment: The ideal candidate has 4+ years in a demanding, analytical environment - such as an early-stage startup, consulting, investing, banking, or a strategic operating role.
- Exceptional judgment: The ideal candidate has exceptional judgment and can separate urgent noise from what actually matters.
- Highly organized: The ideal candidate is highly organized and drives complex, cross-functional work to completion.
- Analytically rigorous: The ideal candidate is analytically rigorous, comfortable with data and financials, and communicates clearly in writing.
- Thrives in ambiguity: The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, moves fast, and takes ownership without waiting for direction.
- Low-ego and trustworthy: The ideal candidate is low-ego, trustworthy, and willing to do whatever the company needs to win.
- Mission-driven: The ideal candidate cares deeply about the mission and is excited to work in person five days a week in NYC with a founder mindset.
Bonus Points
- Early-stage Chief of Staff, founder's associate, strategy and operations, or company-building experience.
- Experience supporting fundraising, board preparation, strategic finance, or investor relations.
- Exposure to enterprise software, AI, manufacturing, or industrial businesses.
- Uses AI tools: The ideal candidate uses AI tools to automate research, analysis, and operational work.
Comp & Benefits
- Base salary: $140,000-$210,000 depending on level and experience
- Equity: the opportunity to receive meaningful early-stage equity ($30,000-$70,000 per year) in the company
- Benefits: great healthcare coverage, dinner provided at the office, and unlimited Celsius
Location
The candidate will be in the company's NYC office five days a week.
