Chief of Staff / Founders Associate

About the Role

This is a high-leverage operator role sitting directly alongside the CEO of a fast-growing AI startup, turning vision into execution across growth, hiring, finance, and expansion. You will own the most ambiguous, highest-stakes problems in the company before they have a dedicated owner. Think of it as a founder residency from the inside of a category-defining AI company.

What You'll Do

• Partner with the CEO to translate high-level strategy into concrete execution across all business functions.

• Own the end-to-end hiring engine for the next wave of critical hires, from planning through closing.

• Build and maintain financial reporting, budgeting, and KPI dashboards that give founders and the board full clarity.

• Design operating systems including cadences, processes, and communication loops that let the company scale at speed, with AI automation built in by default.

• Lead strategic projects from zero to done: market entry, pricing architecture, partnership structures, and other high-stakes initiatives without clear owners.

• Manage the fundraising process end-to-end, including data rooms, investor narratives, updates, and board relations.