Cohere

Chief of Staff

Toronto, Remote. Posted a month ago

The role

The Chief of Staff will support the Chief AI Officer to keep the AI organization running at full speed. You will manage the operating rhythm, including planning, budget, headcount, and cross-functional coordination across research, product, and security teams.

What you will do

  • Own the operating rhythm and planning including annual and quarterly planning and goal-setting
  • Drive budget and headcount planning
  • Manage weekly and monthly business reviews
  • Prevent major programs from colliding or stalling across research, modelling, product, delivery, and security
  • Navigate trade-offs and decision ownership between teams
  • Act as connective tissue between the Chief AI Officer's org and the rest of the company
  • Lead special projects such as reorgs, new partnerships, or flagship research events

Required qualifications

  • 12+ years of operating experience
  • Real time inside an AI/ML organization in a Chief of Staff, business operations, or senior program-operations seat
  • Understanding of how AI works regarding model to product transitions, data requirements, and delivery motions
  • Fluency in numbers including model performance metrics, data pipeline throughput, and budget-to-impact
  • Ability to handle ambiguity and bring order to a fast, complex org
  • Outstanding communication skills and executive presence

Benefits

  • Weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or equivalent
  • Full health and dental benefits
  • Separate budget for mental health
  • RRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme
  • 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months
  • Annual enrichment benefits for arts, culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, and workspace improvement
  • Education and learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching
  • 6 weeks of paid vacation
  • Budget for traveling to other offices if remote
  • Annual company offsite
  • Daily lunch program, snacks, and social events for office workers
  • Co-working benefit for those not near an office

Before you apply

  • May use AI-enabled tools to screen and assess applicants

About the company

Cohere is a leading security-first enterprise AI company that builds foundation AI models and end-to-end products. It is a global technology company headquartered in Toronto.