Chief of Staff to the CEO (Execution) – Contract

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •You intend to start a company
• •You are looking at entrepreneurship through acquisition
• •You just finished an MBA
• •You did your two years in investment banking or consulting
• •Capacity
• •Acumen
• •Willingness to earn their stripes
• •Range across engineering, finance, operations, and commercial sense
• •Depth in one function is a bonus, not the requirement
• •Ability to absorb an unreasonable amount quickly
• •Ability to connect work across disciplines rather than filing by department
• •Demanding energy
• •Fearlessness to ask leadership questions in public
• •Willingness to call people who haven't answered emails
• •Initiative to figure out routes without waiting for instructions
• •Business acumen including real comfort with a P&L
• •Genuine fluency with modern AI tools and agentic workflows
• •Taste to know when AI output is not good enough
• •Two to four years in banking, consulting, private equity, or high-growth operations
• •Engineering background
• •Recent MBA
• •Engineer who then did an MBA
• •High Energy
• •High Attitude
• •High Capacity
• •Competency in the business that will be built here rather than brought with you
• •Ability to receive work, build on it, and move work forward through ambiguity
• •Proactive contribution
• •Ability to hold work up against the right quality bar
• •Ability to know what good looks like
• •Ability to master tools to get leverage
• •Ability to learn faster with more leverage
• •Ability to scope work properly rather than rush to a fixed timeline
• •Ability to own something real early
• •Ability to drive work across the whole company
• •Ability to take direction from any member of the leadership team
• •Ability to turn a one-line intent into a plan with scope, owner, date, and definition of done
• •Ability to identify the two or three things that will make a plan late
• •Ability to run an operating cadence including program status, gate reviews, and commitments
• •Ability to surface slippage early
• •Ability to diagnose why work is late and find the answer at the source
• •Ability to build AI-assisted and agentic workflows at a scale one person could not cover
• •Ability to raise what a single operator can cover
• •Ability to prepare analysis and materials for leadership and the board
• •Ability to hold the line on what was committed to and when
• •Ability to operate across all of the company's functions
• •Ability to translate direction into a plan with an owner, a date, and a definition of done
• •Ability to make sure plans happen
• •Ability to work daily with the CEO, CFO, and CIO
• •Ability to work with product development, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, finance, and a consumer brand
• •Ability to deploy AI across an entire organization
• •Ability to have a direct mandate from the CEO with full visibility
• •Ability to operate across all of the company's functions
• •Ability to hold a room accountable to what it committed to
• •Ability to ask a great many questions
• •Ability to scope the work properly
• •Ability to grow quickly into driving work across the whole company
• •Ability to drive work to completion across whatever functions it touches
• •Ability to surface slippage early
• •Ability to find the answer at the source rather than passing along explanations
• •Ability to build AI-assisted and agentic workflows
• •Ability to keep raising what a single operator can cover
• •Ability to prepare analysis and materials for leadership and the board
• •Ability to hold the line on commitments and dates
• •Ability to not be lost in any of the rooms
• •Ability to absorb an unreasonable amount quickly
• •Ability to connect work across disciplines
• •Ability to want the job's demanding nature
• •Ability to ask leadership questions in public
• •Ability to call people who haven't answered emails
• •Ability to figure out routes without waiting for door-by-door instructions
• •Ability to be comfortable with a P&L
• •Ability to know when AI output is not good enough
• •Ability to want to learn more
• •Ability to have two to four years in banking, consulting, private equity, or high-growth operations
• •Ability to have an engineering background
• •Ability to have a recent MBA
• •Ability to have an engineer who then did an MBA
• •Ability to have high energy
• •Ability to show up with an attitude that makes work better
• •Ability to be proactive in contribution
• •Ability to know what good looks like
• •Ability to hold work up against the right quality bar
• •Ability to acquire competency and direct it
• •Ability to master tools to get leverage
• •Ability to learn faster with more leverage
• •Ability to receive work and build on it
• •Ability to move work forward through ambiguity
• •Ability to carry their share of the load
• •Ability to start with a learning phase
• •Ability to understand the business
• •Ability to meet the people whose work they will be driving
• •Ability to find the first problem worth owning
• •Ability to own something real early
• •Ability to drive work across the whole company
• •Ability to take direction from any member of the leadership team
• •Ability to drive work to completion across whatever functions it touches
• •Ability to turn a one-line intent into a plan
• •Ability to scope, assign an owner, set a date, and define done
• •Ability to identify the two or three things that will make a plan late
• •Ability to run the operating cadence
• •Ability to manage program status, gate reviews, and commitments
• •Ability to follow through in between
• •Ability to surface slippage early
• •Ability to diagnose why work is late
• •Ability to find the answer at the source
• •Ability to build AI-assisted and agentic workflows
• •Ability to scale workflows beyond one person
• •Ability to raise what a single operator can cover
• •Ability to prepare analysis and materials for leadership and the board
• •Ability to hold the line on commitments and dates
• •Ability to operate across all functions
• •Ability to not be lost in any room
• •Ability to absorb an unreasonable amount quickly
• •Ability to connect work across disciplines
• •Ability to want the job's demanding nature
• •Ability to ask leadership questions in public
• •Ability to call people who haven't answered emails
• •Ability to figure out routes without waiting for instructions
• •Ability to be comfortable with a P&L
• •Ability to know when AI output is not good enough
• •Ability to want to learn more
• •Ability to have two to four years in banking, consulting, private equity, or high-growth operations
• •Ability to have an engineering background
• •Ability to have a recent MBA
• •Ability to have an engineer who then did an MBA
• •Ability to have high energy
• •Ability to show up with an attitude that makes work better
• •Ability to be proactive in contribution
• •Ability to know what good looks like
• •Ability to hold work up against the right quality bar
• •Ability to acquire competency and direct it
• •Ability to master tools to get leverage
• •Ability to learn faster with more leverage
• •Ability to receive work and build on it
• •Ability to move work forward through ambiguity
• •Ability to carry their share of the load
• •Ability to start with a learning phase
• •Ability to understand the business
• •Ability to meet the people whose work they will be driving
• •Ability to find the first problem worth owning
• •Ability to own something real early
• •Ability to drive work across the whole company
• •Ability to take direction from any member of the leadership team
• •Ability to drive work to completion across whatever functions it touches
• •Ability to turn a one-line intent into a plan
• •Ability to scope, assign an owner, set a date, and define done
• •Ability to identify the two or three things that will make a plan late
• •Ability to run the operating cadence
• •Ability to manage program status, gate reviews, and commitments
• •Ability to follow through in between
• •Ability to surface slippage early
• •Ability to diagnose why work is late
• •Ability to find the answer at the source
• •Ability to build AI-assisted and agentic workflows
• •Ability to scale workflows beyond one person
• •Ability to raise what a single operator can cover
• •Ability to prepare analysis and materials for leadership and the board
• •Ability to hold the line on commitments and dates
• •Ability to operate across all functions
• •Ability to not be lost in any room
• •Ability to absorb an unreasonable amount quickly
• •Ability to connect work across disciplines
• •Ability to want the job's demanding nature
• •Ability to ask leadership questions in public
• •Ability to call people who haven't answered emails
• •Ability to figure out routes without waiting for instructions
• •Ability to be comfortable with a P&L
• •Ability to know when AI output is not good enough
• •Ability to want to learn more
• •Ability to have two to four years in banking, consulting, private equity, or high-growth operations
• •Ability to have an engineering background
• •Ability to have a recent MBA
• •Ability to have an engineer who then did an MBA
• •Ability to have high energy
• •Ability to show up with an attitude that makes work better
• •Ability to be proactive in contribution
• •Ability to know what good looks like
• •Ability to hold work up against the right quality bar
• •Ability to acquire competency and direct it
• •Ability to master tools to get leverage
• •Ability to learn faster with more leverage
• •Ability to receive work and build on it
• •Ability to move work forward through ambiguity
• •Ability to carry their share of the load
• •Ability to start with a learning phase
• •Ability to understand the business
• •Ability to meet the people whose work they will be driving
• •Ability to find the first problem worth owning
• •Ability to own something real early
• •Ability to drive work across the whole company
• •Ability to take direction from any member of the leadership team
• •Ability to drive work to completion across whatever functions it touches
• •Ability to turn a one-line intent into a plan
• •Ability to scope, assign an owner, set a date, and define done
• •Ability to identify the two or three things that will make a plan late
• •Ability to run the operating cadence
• •Ability to manage program status, gate reviews, and commitments
• •Ability to follow through in between
• •Ability to surface slippage early
• •Ability to diagnose why work is late
• •Ability to find the answer at the source
• •Ability to build AI-assisted and agentic workflows
• •Ability to scale workflows beyond one person
• •Ability to raise what a single operator can cover
• •Ability to prepare analysis and materials for leadership and the board
• •Ability to hold the line on commitments and dates
• •Ability to operate across all functions
• •Ability to not be lost in any room
• •Ability to absorb an unreasonable amount quickly
• •Ability to connect work across disciplines
• •Ability to want the job's demanding nature
• •Ability to ask leadership questions in public
• •Ability to call people who haven't answered emails
• •Ability to figure out routes without waiting for instructions
• •Ability to be comfortable with a P&L
• •Ability to know when AI output is not good enough
• •Ability to want to learn more
• •Ability to have two to four years in banking, consulting, private equity, or high-growth operations
• •Ability to have an engineering background
• •Ability to have a recent MBA
• •Ability to have an engineer who then did an MBA
• •Ability to have high energy
• •Ability to show up with an attitude that makes work better
• •Ability to be proactive in contribution
• •Ability to know what good looks like
• •Ability to hold work up against the right quality bar
• •Ability to acquire competency and direct it
• •Ability to master tools to get leverage
• •Ability to learn faster with more leverage
• •Ability to receive work and build on it
• •Ability to move work forward through ambiguity
• •Ability to carry their share of the load
• •Ability to start with a learning phase
• •Ability to understand the business
• •Ability to meet the people whose work they will be driving
• •Ability to find the first problem worth owning
• •Ability to own something real early
• •Ability to drive work across the whole company
• •Ability to take direction from any member of the leadership team
• •Ability to drive work to completion across whatever functions it touches
• •Ability to turn a one-line intent into a plan
• •Ability to scope, assign an owner, set a date, and define done
• •Ability to identify the two or three things that will make a plan late
• •Ability to run the operating cadence
• •Ability to manage program status, gate reviews, and commitments
• •Ability to follow through in between
• •Ability to surface slippage early
• •Ability to diagnose why work is late
• •Ability to find the answer at the source
• •Ability to build AI-assisted and agentic workflows
• •Ability to scale workflows beyond one person
• •Ability to raise what a single operator can cover
• •Ability to prepare analysis and materials for leadership and the board
• •Ability to hold the line on commitments and dates
• •Ability to operate across all functions
• •Ability to not be lost in any room
• •Ability to absorb an unreasonable amount quickly
• •Ability to connect work across disciplines
• •Ability to want the job's demanding nature
• •Ability to ask leadership questions in public
• •Ability to call people who haven't answered emails
• •Ability to figure out routes without waiting for instructions
• •Ability to be comfortable with a P&L
• •Ability to know when AI output is not good enough
• •Ability to want to learn more
• •Ability to have two to four years in banking, consulting, private equity, or high-growth operations
• •Ability to have an engineering background
• •Ability to have a recent MBA
• •Ability to have an engineer who then did an MBA
• •Ability to have high energy
• •Ability to show up with an attitude that makes work better
• •Ability to be proactive in contribution
• •Ability to know what good looks like
• •Ability to hold work up against the right quality bar
• •Ability to acquire competency and direct it
• •Ability to master tools to get leverage
• •Ability to learn faster with more leverage
• •Ability to receive work and build on it
• •Ability to move work forward through ambiguity
• •Ability to carry their share of the load
• •Ability to start with a learning phase
• •Ability to understand the business
• •Ability to meet the people whose work they will be driving
• •Ability to find the first problem worth owning
• •Ability to own something real early
• •Ability to drive work across the whole company
• •Ability to take direction from any member of the leadership team
• •Ability to drive work to completion across whatever functions it touches
• •Ability to turn a one-line intent into a plan
• •Ability to scope, assign an owner, set a date, and define done
• •Ability to identify the two or three things that will make a plan late
• •Ability to run the operating cadence
• •Ability to manage program status, gate reviews, and commitments
• •Ability to follow through in between
• •Ability to surface slippage early
• •Ability to diagnose why work is late
• •Ability to find the answer at the source
• •Ability to build AI-assisted and agentic workflows
• •Ability to scale workflows beyond one person
• •Ability to raise what a single operator can cover
• •Ability to prepare analysis and materials for leadership and the board
• •Ability to hold the line on commitments and dates
• •Ability to operate across all functions
• •Ability to not be lost in any room
• •Ability to absorb an unreasonable amount quickly
• •Ability to connect work across disciplines
• •Ability to want the job's demanding nature
• •Ability to ask leadership questions in public
• •Ability to call people who haven't answered emails
• •Ability to figure out routes without waiting for instructions
• •Ability to be comfortable with a P&L
• •Ability to know when AI output is not good enough
• •Ability to want to learn more
• •Ability to have two to four years in banking, consulting, private equity, or high-growth operations
• •Ability to have an engineering background
• •Ability to have a recent MBA
• •Ability to have an engineer who then did an MBA
• •Ability to have high energy
• •Ability to show up with an attitude that makes work better
• •Ability to be proactive in contribution