Chief of Staff, Founder's Office
- Compensation
- $150K–$250K
- Work mode
- Hybrid/On-site
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Industry
- Industrial Technology
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The mandate
Work directly with the founders to turn the organization most important company priorities into outcomes. You will create structure from ambiguity, connect decisions across engineering, deployments, sales, and operations, and own the work that needs to happen as we scale. This is a hands-on role with broad ownership. You will move comfortably between company strategy and operational detail, identify the real constraint, and remain accountable until the problem is solved. You'll work on problems usually reserved for people with twice your experience, and we'll keep raising the scope as fast as you can take it. 
Key responsibilities
- Drive cross-functional initiatives across hiring, customer delivery, go-to-market, and internal operations. Surface risks early, resolve dependencies, and keep important work moving.
- Own strategic projects end to end, from framing the problem and evaluating options to driving execution and measuring results.
- Build the company’s operating cadence: clear priorities, accountable owners, useful metrics, and consistent follow-through on decisions.
- Be an extension of the founders, driving high-impact initiatives across the company from idea through execution.
- Build practical systems and use AI tools to automate repetitive work so the team can focus on product and customer outcomes.
- Take on emerging problems that do not yet have an owner, build a repeatable approach, and hand it off as the team grows.
What you bring
- years in an operating role (strategy & ops, BizOps or chief of staff) at a high-growth tech company, or at an MBB, top investment bank or PE/VC firm
Location & engagement details
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$150k - $250k base salary plus equity. The final package depends on experience and interview performance.; Equity: Competitive; Visa sponsorship details: Open to visa transfers (e.g. OPT, H1B transfers); On-site work policy: Fully in person at the organization' San Francisco office.
About this mandate
This is a live c-suite search with direct introductions to the hiring team. The role sits in industrial technology and is located in San Francisco, CA on a hybrid/on-site basis, with compensation of $150K–$250K.
This is a confidential search. Read the brief above, then apply below for this role. The company name is shared once there's a close match and mutual interest.
Most senior mandates are filled this way — privately, before any listing exists. Read how unadvertised executive roles actually get filled.
- This is a confidential search. The company name and full role details are only discussed on a call with one of our recruiters if there is a close match.
- We use your details — your LinkedIn profile URL and email address — to match you against this mandate and any other closely matched roles.
- A verifiable email address, LinkedIn profile and a recent PDF resume are required. Submissions from bots, spammers or unverifiable profiles are removed.
- There is no call booking at this stage. Calls are scheduled only after we identify a close match.
Who can apply
- C-suite, EVP/SVP, VP and Head of function leaders
- Proven scale-up, venture-backed or enterprise leadership experience
- Track record of building and leading teams in the relevant function
Final hiring decisions rest solely with the hiring company. Outcomes depend on role availability and decisions made by the hiring team.
Apply — Chief of Staff, Founder's Office
This application is for this role only. It is reviewed against the brief above, and you will be contacted if there is a close match.
- This is a confidential search. The company name and full role details are only discussed on a call with one of our recruiters if there is a close match.
- We use your details — your LinkedIn profile URL and email address — to match you against this mandate and any other closely matched roles.
- Handled confidentially — your details are never shared without your consent.
- A referral is an introduction, not a guarantee of an interview or an offer.
- Final hiring decisions rest with the hiring company; outcomes depend on role availability and their decisions.