AI-Native Founding Chief of Staff

CLERA; München; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Clera Labs, Inc. in Munich, Germany is seeking a founding Chief of Staff to partner directly with the CEO on strategy, operations, and growth. The role focuses on establishing AI-first workflows and scalable processes across the organization.

You will help shape fundraising, go-to-market, sales, content marketing, and hiring processes from ground up, with plans to transition ownership to dedicated leaders as the company scales. Fluency in German and English is required.

Qualifications

• Typically 2 to 10+ years of experience in a Chief of Staff or cross-functional founder-support role.
• Experience at an early-stage startup or as a founder with zero-to-one process building in GTM, sales, marketing, or hiring.
• Experience working directly with a CEO or founders on strategic initiatives; fundraising or investor relations experience is helpful.
• Daily, practical use of AI tools in core workflows, with strong analytical thinking and first-principles problem-solving.
• Fluency in German and English, entrepreneurial mindset, and comfort in a fast-paced, unstructured environment.
• Management consulting experience and interest in founding a company are valued.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the CEO on strategic initiatives, including fundraising and investor relations.
• Build go-to-market, sales, content marketing, and hiring processes from the ground up, then transition ownership to dedicated leaders as the company scales.
• Drive the adoption of AI-native operations in collaboration with leadership.
• Lead high-impact, hands-on projects across multiple functions.

Skills

Strategic planning

Fundraising

Go-to-market

AI adoption

Cross-functional

German-English

Job description

About the Role

Join an early-stage legal technology company as its founding Chief of Staff, partnering directly with the CEO. You will help shape strategy, operations, and growth while establishing AI-first ways of working across the organization.

What You'll Do

• Partner with the CEO on strategic initiatives, including fundraising and investor relations.

• Build go-to-market, sales, content marketing, and hiring processes from the ground up, then transition ownership to dedicated leaders as the company scales.

• Drive the adoption of AI-native operations in collaboration with leadership.

• Lead high-impact, hands-on projects across multiple functions.

What We're Looking For

• Typically 2 to 10+ years of experience, including experience as a Chief of Staff or in a comparable cross-functional founder-support role.

• Experience at an early-stage startup or as a company founder, and a track record of building processes from zero to one in go-to-market, sales, marketing, or hiring.

• Experience working directly with a CEO or founders on strategic initiatives; fundraising or investor relations experience is helpful.

• Daily, practical use of AI tools in core workflows, with strong analytical thinking and first-principles problem-solving skills.

• Fluency in German and English, an entrepreneurial mindset, and comfort working in a fast-paced, unstructured environment.

• Management consulting experience and an interest in founding a company are valued.

Compensation & Benefits

Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

Hybrid role based in Munich, Germany, with four days per week on-site.