Chief of Staff (to the CEO)

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Chief of Staff (to the CEO) based in United States. This is a high-impact opportunity for an exceptional operator and strategist to work directly with a CEO at a pivotal stage of company growth. You will act as a force multiplier across product strategy, business operations, metrics, leadership effectiveness, and strategic initiatives. The role combines analytical depth with hands-on execution, requiring you to move comfortably between long-term strategy and immediate operational challenges. You’ll bring structure to complex problems, establish systems that improve how the organization operates, and use data to guide high-impact decisions. You’ll also explore opportunities to leverage AI to increase organizational speed, efficiency, and effectiveness. This is an ideal role for an ambitious, high-ownership leader who wants broad exposure to how a founder-led technology company operates and hopes to build or lead an organization of their own in the future. Partner directly with the CEO to translate strategic priorities into clear operating plans, measurable outcomes, and consistent execution across the organization. Own and continuously improve the product operating system, bringing structure and accountability to product execution, roadmaps, specifications, scope, and product-owned metrics. Develop a comprehensive, trusted view of business and product performance by establishing company-wide metrics, dashboards, measurement frameworks, and sources of truth. Work closely with product leadership and data teams to analyze performance, identify the factors driving growth, and recommend high-impact strategies and priorities. Identify opportunities to use AI across business and product operations, implementing practical solutions that improve organizational speed, decision-making, and efficiency. Act as a force multiplier for the CEO by preparing leadership meetings, shaping agendas, guiding discussions, tracking decisions, and driving follow-through on critical priorities. Triage roadmaps, escalations, requests, and strategic issues before they reach the CEO, ensuring the leadership team remains focused on the highest-value work. Independently lead high-priority special projects that require speed, sound judgment, cross-functional coordination, and strong execution. Develop and maintain executive-level documentation, including team meeting materials, roadmap documents, operating plans, and other resources essential to company alignment. Identify operational inefficiencies, broken processes, gaps, and opportunities, determining when a scalable system is needed versus when a focused intervention is sufficient. Work across functions and organizational levels to unblock teams, improve execution, and strengthen overall operating effectiveness. Contribute strategic and operational insights that help shape product direction, organizational priorities, and long-term company performance. Requirements 7–10+ years of experience in Chief of Staff, Product Operations, Business Operations, consulting, strategy, or another high-accountability operational or strategic role. Proven track record of building dashboards, roadmaps, operating systems, processes, and organizational structures from the ground up. Strong product orientation and practical experience working within a product organization, with a clear understanding of how products are scoped, built, measured, launched, and improved. Strong quantitative and analytical capabilities, including the ability to work directly with data, evaluate metric definitions, identify inconsistencies, build models, and determine which business levers have the greatest impact. Ability to operate effectively at both strategic and highly tactical levels, moving from company-wide priorities to detailed operational problem-solving without losing perspective. Exceptional execution skills,