AI-Native Founding Chief of Staff

Wwshemi; München; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Wwshemi in Munich, Germany, is seeking a founding Chief of Staff to partner with the CEO on strategy, operations and growth. You will help define an AI-native way of working and build foundational processes that can transition to dedicated functional leaders as the organization scales.

You will lead cross-functional projects, shape fundraising efforts, and design scalable go-to-market, recruiting, and onboarding workflows as the team grows.

Qualifications

• 2–10+ years of relevant experience, including Chief of Staff or a comparable cross-functional role supporting a founder or CEO.
• Experience at an early-stage startup or as a founder, with a track record of building processes from zero to one across go-to-market, sales, marketing, or hiring.
• Experience supporting strategic initiatives and fundraising or investor relations.
• Daily, practical use of AI tools as part of your core workflow, along with strong analytical thinking and first-principles problem-solving.
• Fluency in German and English; a background in top-tier management consulting is 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.
• Work with leadership to advance AI-native operations across the organization.
• Lead high-impact, cross-functional projects with a hands-on approach.

Skills

Chief of Staff

Strategy

Fundraising

AI tools

Education

Tools

CRM

ATS

Job description

About the Role

Join an early-stage legal technology company as its founding Chief of Staff, partnering directly with the CEO across strategy, operations, and growth. You will help establish an AI-native way of working and build foundational processes that can transition to dedicated functional leaders as the organization scales.

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.
• Work with leadership to advance AI-native operations across the organization.
• Lead high-impact, cross-functional projects with a hands-on approach.

What We're Looking For

• Typically 2 to 10+ years of relevant experience, including Chief of Staff or a comparable cross-functional role supporting a founder or CEO.
• Experience at an early-stage startup or as a founder, with a track record of building processes from zero to one across go-to-market, sales, marketing, or hiring.
• Experience supporting strategic initiatives and fundraising or investor relations.
• Daily, practical use of AI tools as part of your core workflow, along with strong analytical thinking and first-principles problem-solving.
• Fluency in German and English; a background in top-tier management consulting is valued.
• Entrepreneurial, highly proactive, comfortable in unstructured environments, and willing to take on hands-on work across functions.

Compensation & Benefits

Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Location

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