Chief of Staff

The role

You will act as the CEO's right hand and main thought partner, reporting directly to the CEO. You will own the operating rhythm, oversee Business Operations, and drive priority initiatives from start to finish.

What you will do

• Act as the CEO's extension and proxy, turning their intent into scoped workstreams with clear owners and timelines.
• Decide what needs the CEO's attention and handle the rest.
• Prepare the CEO for board meetings, investor conversations, and high-stakes decisions.
• Gather and synthesize metrics, initiative updates, and team input into a clear view for action.
• Own leadership meetings, weekly business reviews, and OKR planning cycles.
• Run All Hands, draft the quarterly investor update, and prepare board materials with the CEO.
• Step in as temporary owner of cross-functional problems until a lasting fix and permanent owner exist.
• Deliver special projects end to end.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years in a high-agency role such as startup operations, management consulting, investment banking, venture capital, or strategy and business operations.
• Track record owning ambiguous, high-stakes work end to end.
• Strong analytical and data fluency, including spreadsheets, modeling, and AI tools.
• Track record collaborating across functions and earning trust without formal authority.
• Energy for building culture through rituals, operating cadence, communication, and follow-through.
• High ownership and sound judgment with sensitive information.
• Sharp written and verbal communication.

Nice to have

• Early-stage startup operating experience.
• Founder experience.
• Prior Chief of Staff experience at a venture-backed startup.
• Experience at a B2B or enterprise software company, ideally in AI.
• Exposure to board meetings, fundraising, or investor relations.
• Experience with M&A, corporate development, or executive recruiting.
• Interest in how AI changes the way companies work.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package and benefits.
• Equity.
• Health benefits.
• Opportunity to learn and collaborate with Andrew Ng, Erik Brynjolfsson, Andy McAfee, and Daniel Rock.
• Opportunity to help build a company, culture, and products from the ground up.
• High-trust, high-autonomy work environment.

Before you apply

• Equal employment opportunity applies; selection is based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.

About the company

Workhelix is an enterprise SaaS company that helps organizations get the most out of their AI investments. It combines people and software, using economics, AI, and data science to measure AI value and ROI.