Chief of Staff (mfd)

Planet A Ventures; Remote; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading technology venture capital firm in Berlin is seeking a Chief of Staff to provide strategic support and enhance the firm's visibility. This role involves collaborating with management on high-level strategies, driving operational excellence, and maintaining investor relations. Candidates should have at least 3 years of experience in fast-paced environments and possess strong emotional intelligence. The position is remote with a preference for applicants based in Berlin, offering a dynamic and impactful workplace culture.

Leistungen

Annual personal development budget

Urban Sports club membership

Monthly co-working days

Opportunity for offsite gatherings

Qualifikationen

• 3 years of experience in a fast-paced environment or startup.
• Experience in building and scaling teams or companies.
• Strong emotional intelligence to navigate different personalities.

Aufgaben

• Work closely with Partners on strategic fund initiatives.
• Strengthen relationships with LPs and network members.
• Drive operational excellence and improve internal processes.
• Shape and amplify the fund's brand at industry events.
• Expand network within VC and startup communities.

Kenntnisse

Compliance Management

Customer Retention

Quality Assurance

Customer Service

Business Relationships

Sales Process

Project Management

Jobbeschreibung

About Planet A

Planet A is a leading early-stage tech VC backing European founders tackling the worlds greatest systemic challenges. We take a scientific approach to identify breakthrough solutions the world cant afford to ignore across energy resource mastery neo-manufacturing and critical infrastructure. Investments include INERATEC Makersite C1 HIVED traceless materials and 44.01. As a small team with flat hierarchies we live by our core values: excellency, transparency, trust, humbleness, conviction and respect.

The Role

We are looking for a Chief of Staff to join our team and help steer Planet A through its next chapter. This role keeps our vision alive day to day keeping us sharp internally and visible externally. Its not a classic behind-the-scenes position. Its for someone who wants to be in the room where the next generation of world-changing tech is taking shape and help form how we operate communicate and grow as a fund.

You will be working closely with our management team and will be the strategic right hand to our Partners moving seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution. One day you might be refining an investment thesis or preparing materials for LPs. The next you could be discussing new partnerships run a special ops project or helping create an industry-leading event.

If you are execution-focused great at connecting people and you thrive in fast-paced environments - this role is for you.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic & Fund-Level Support

• Work closely with the Partners on strategy investment thesis development and fund-level initiatives
• Serve as a trusted sparring partner on high-priority tasks and special projects

LP & Investor Relations

• Help maintain and strengthen relationships with LPs and network members ensuring high-quality communication
• Support the Partners on investor updates reporting and fundraising processes and help prepare meetings as well as on-site DDs

Operations & Organizational Efficiency

• Drive operational excellence by identifying and implementing improvements across internal processes and fund infrastructure
• Ensure smooth cross-functional communication and alignment across the team
• Drive high-leverage projects across operations portfolio and ecosystem initiatives
• Prepare and debrief key meetings: research materials and follow-through on action items
• Own the planning and execution of key LP events portfolio days strategy off-sites ecosystem gatherings and new thematic initiatives

External Visibility

• Help shape and amplify the funds brand and external narrative across events and strategic positioning
• Co-develop and execute flagship initiatives such as the Planet A Summit Founders Retreat and other ecosystem events at major industry conferences

Network Building & Ecosystem Engagement

• Strengthen and expand our network within the VC and startup community fostering partnerships with other funds operators and ecosystem leaders

This role is remote with a preference for candidates based in Berlin.

You will thrive in this role if you:

• Bring 3 years of experience in a fast-paced high-performance environment (e.g. startups VC policy comms events strategy consulting or similar) along with a deep understanding for innovation and entrepreneurship.
• Have hands-on experience building and scaling teams or companies and understand what makes operations run smoothly behind the scenes.
• Know how to bring people together across functions personalities and priorities. You can translate big-picture fund goals into clear actions for different teams.
• Have an entrepreneurial spirit. You dont wait for instructions instead you spot opportunities create structure where its missing and know when to pull others in.
• Have strong emotional intelligence and can read a room navigate different personalities and adapt your style depending on who youre working with.
• Care deeply about what you do and want to help build something meaningful in venture not just keep the wheels turning.

Benefits

• You can be an elementary part of a top tier venture capital firm - the first in Europe with a scientific approach to impact.
• You can join a dynamic environment that is driven by impact and highly motivated to make a change for the better.
• While wed love for you to be based in Berlin as we have our beautiful office in Berlin Mitte remote work within Europe is absolutely possible.
• You have access to an annual personal development as well as travel and conference budget.
• You can enjoy benefits like Urban Sports club membership or the Deutschlandticket.
• You can take part in our monthly co-working days collaborate side by side with the entire Planet A team and strengthen connections over team lunches dinners or fun team activities.
• You have the opportunity to participate in bi-annual offsite gatherings with the core Planet A team.

Planet A is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and encourages people of all ethnic & racial origins gender identities sexual orientations religions & ideologies socio-economic statuses educational backgrounds ages and individuals of all abilities to apply.

Key Skills

Compliance Management, Customer Retention, Quality Assurance, Customer Service, Extensive Knowledge, Account Management, Front Office, Telephone Calls, Needs Analysis, Cold calls, Business Relationships, Customer Complaints, Sales Goals, Sales Process, New Clients

Employment Type: Employee

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1