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Operation: Chief of Staff to the CEO - ONSITECalifornia — San Francisco Full time Employment type Full time Salary range USD 140,000.00 - 170,000.00 Visa types accepted US Citizen Green Card Our client is a YC-backed AI startup transforming the $1T+ equipment industry. They are seeking a Chief of Staff to scale the CEO's impact across customer acquisition, retention, and strategic initiatives — working directly with the founder on the highest-priority areas of the business with a clear path to a leadership role. This is an intense, high-growth role for a high-agency generalist who can represent the company in any room — from small business owners to billion-dollar enterprise CEOs — and move fast without a playbook.
What You'll Do: Support pre-sales and post-sales efforts — taking customer calls, representing the company at events, and building relationships with equipment dealers Own strategic projects including OEM partnerships and marketing agency partnerships Build and execute customer onboarding plans to ensure successful implementations Manage and experiment with go-to-market channels — BDRs, ads, events, and outbound Act as a trusted extension of the CEO in customer-facing meetings and investor conversations Key Requirements2–6 years in tier 1.5 consulting (Strategy&, Oliver Wyman, Kearney, Monitor Deloitte, LEK) or MBB, PE, or IB STEM undergraduate degree — engineering, math, physics, or CSEarly-stage startup experience — must have worked at or built an early-stage company Generalist or operational role (Chief of Staff, BizOps, strategy) at a startup preferred Customer-facing experience — sales, CS, account management, or client-facing consultingPolished and personable enough to represent the CEO at customer dinners and investor meetings High agency and resourcefulness — figures things out without a playbook and moves fastExperience with GTM, partnerships, or customer onboarding preferred

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JOB OVERVIEW

Salary

$140,000 - $170,000 per year

Experience level

Manager

Location

Millbrae, CA

Occupation

General and Operations Managers

Industry

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

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