Chief of Staff

About the Role

A fast-growing, seed-funded AI infrastructure company is hiring a Chief of Staff to work directly with the founding team. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role at an applied research lab building the memory and retrieval layer for the next generation of AI applications. Their open-source models have tens of millions of downloads and their enterprise search API supports retrieval across 100+ languages and multiple modalities.

You'll operate across strategy, operations, GTM, and finance — serving as a force multiplier for the founders in a fast-moving, high-ambiguity environment.

What You'll Do

• Work directly alongside the founders on strategic priorities, operational execution, and cross-functional coordination
• Translate high-level strategic goals into actionable roadmaps and drive initiatives to completion
• Support GTM efforts including pipeline tracking, customer engagement coordination, and go-to-market planning
• Own financial operations support including budgeting, forecasting, and internal reporting
• Build and maintain dashboards, track KPIs, and surface data-driven insights for executive decision-making
• Manage multiple concurrent projects with clear timelines and prioritization
• Synthesize complex topics into clear, concise communications for executive and external audiences
• Coordinate across internal teams and external stakeholders to keep initiatives on track

What We're Looking For

Required:

• 1–3 years of experience in a Chief of Staff, operations, or strategy role — ideally supporting founders or executives at a fast-growth startup
• Proven ability to operate across strategy, operations, GTM, and finance with strong cross-functional collaboration
• Strong project and program management skills with a track record of execution
• Financial acumen including budgeting, forecasting, and reporting
• Data-driven mindset with experience building dashboards and tracking metrics
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to distill complexity for senior audiences
• Comfortable thriving in high-ambiguity, rapidly changing environments
• US work authorization (visa sponsorship available)

Nice to Have:

• Interest or experience in AI research, open-source software, or enterprise search/retrieval technologies
• Familiarity with AI/ML research environments or enterprise SaaS products

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $120,000 – $160,000 USD annually
• Visa sponsorship available for eligible candidates

Location

This role is on-site in San Francisco, CA. Candidates must be able to work from the SF office regularly.