Chief of Staff

Our client is a YC-backed AI marketing startup defining how brands are discovered and recommended by AI agents. The company has raised $3.6M, works with Fortune 100 brands and major agencies, and helps customers grow leads from AI channels by an average of roughly 40% per month. The five-person founding team includes alumni of MIT, Princeton, and SpaceX. You will be a high-agency generalist working directly with both founders to turn ideas and customer insights into immediate action. You will build systems that create leverage across go-to-market, product, recruiting, and operations, with particular ownership of the outbound engine and the repeatable processes needed to scale a new category. You will build and scale outbound, turn founder and customer insights into action, own cross-functional special projects, create repeatable systems, and use modern AI tools to increase team leverage. Requirements 2-6 years of experience in high-autonomy, cross-functional roles at an early-stage startup, ideally Series B or earlier. Demonstrated autonomous execution in ambiguous environments, with impactful work initiated without explicit direction. Experience as a founder, founding-team member, or high-performing generalist in growth, operations, GTM, business operations, or a Chief of Staff role. The ability to build outbound and GTM systems, including messaging, positioning, and scaled outreach experiments. Familiarity with Claude Code, ChatGPT, agents, and workflow automation. A strong bias for action and preference for broad ownership. A bachelor's degree or an equivalent signal of drive and excellence. Benefits $120K-$180K base salary plus 0.10%-0.50% equity. Full-time and on-site five days per week in San Francisco. This role cannot provide visa sponsorship or transfers; candidates must already have unrestricted US work authorization.