Chief of Staff

About the company

Our client is a fast-growing technology company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Serve as a trusted strategic partner to the chief executive, owning high-priority initiatives that span several business lines. Help shape and launch new growth efforts, establish company-wide management routines, and work alongside senior leaders to clear obstacles. The position offers a route toward eventually running a business unit.

What you'll do

• Take charge of critical initiatives that cross departments, finding bottlenecks and resolving unclear problems through to delivery.
• Advise the chief executive on emerging growth opportunities, including helping get new lines of business off the ground.
• Build and scale management routines such as performance reviews, analytics updates and investor-facing reporting.
• Partner with business unit leaders to identify patterns, remove obstacles and speed up progress.
• Travel roughly 10-30% of the time for company visits and important meetings with executive leadership.

Requirements

What we're looking for

• 6-10 years of experience combining a rigorous early-career foundation, such as top-tier consulting, banking or private equity, with operating experience at a high-growth startup.
• A record of fast advancement and strong ownership, rather than a coordination or project management profile.
• A self-directed working style and comfort operating with limited guidance.
• Executive presence to work credibly with senior stakeholders and challenge them when needed.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills, with the ability to work with data and reach decisions independently.
• A hands-on AI mindset: actively builds tools, automations and workflows with AI rather than only writing prompts.
• Interest in eventually leading a business unit or starting a new one.
• Based in or willing to relocate to San Francisco, working on-site five days a week.

Bonus points

• Previous founding experience, even if unsuccessful.
• Early promotions and growing scope within a single company.
• MBA from a top-tier program.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

• Base salary: USD 180,000 to 300,000 per year
• Equity

Location and work model

• San Francisco, California, United States
• On-site, 5 days per week in office
• Full-time