Chief of Staff
Description
Chief of Staff
Location: San Jose, CA
Compensation: $150,000 - $175,000/year
Our client has developed an AI-native operating system for modern restaurants. Their system unifies everything in one place - POS, payroll, scheduling, accounting, marketing campaigns, inventory, and purchasing - so teams can run smarter, faster, and more profitably with a single, intelligent platform.
They are currently seeking an experienced and motivated Chief of Staff to join their team.
As their first Chief of Staff, you’ll be the right-hand person to their CEO, turning big, messy problems into clear plans and better decisions. You’ll step into many of his day-to-day responsibilities — from prioritizing what matters most to unblocking teams — so they can move faster and focus on the highest-leverage work. Together, you’ll meet daily to tackle the key issues facing out client, and find new ways to improve how they operate, and spot opportunities to grow the business. The CEO will be able to make better, faster decisions thanks to the work done by this role.
This role will be based in their San Jose office, and report directly to the CEO.
As the Chief of Staff, you will:
- Help manage priorities, prep them for key meetings, and ensure the CEO’s time is spent on the most important, high-leverage work across the company.
- Lead the cross-functional initiatives that matter most to the leadership team. Turn ideas into clear plans, drive them to completion, and keep everyone honest on progress in weekly check-ins.
- Partner with the leadership team and department heads to define quarterly OKRs, track results, and communicate progress so everyone knows what “great” looks like and whether we’re on track.
- Help prepare for and run all-hands and other company-wide meetings so the team stays informed, focused, and connected to their strategy and priorities.
- Partner with Leadership and People Ops on high-impact people projects — from recruiting and org design to employee engagement — to ensure their structure and culture scale with the business.
- Drive internal communication strategy — including town halls, quarterly strategic messages, and updates on major initiatives.
- Set agendas, guide discussions, ensure decisions are made, and drive follow-ups so leadership meetings consistently move the business forward.
As the Chief of Staff, your background should include:
- 5+ years of progressive experience in business operations, management consulting, investment banking, or similar high-analytical roles.
- Experience leading projects end-to-end: setting goals, driving cross-functional alignment, and seeing work through to successful completion.
- AI and/or SaaS fluent with demonstrated ability to articulate how AI/Saas has impacted teams - and how to incorporate it into operations
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, results-driven, constantly changing environment and can juggle multiple priorities without dropping the ball.
- Strong interpersonal skills and a knack for building productive collaboration and consensus across different teams and levels.
- Basic HR expertise and administrative task management