Associate Chief of Staff

Sidekick Partners; United States; Sur place; USD 90 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive salary

Meaningful ownership

Small team with fast-moving atmosphere

In-office work (3 days/week)

Résumé du poste

Sidekick Partners in the United States seeks a full-time Associate Chief of Staff to gain exposure to company management, venture capital, portfolio support, and fund operations. The role is based in Dallas–Fort Worth or New York City and requires in-office presence at least 3 days per week.

You will own diverse workstreams across operations, business development, and investment support, manage ad hoc projects, and prepare materials for investor updates in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in strategic consulting, corporate strategy, or a high-growth operating environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfort with ambiguity and ability to prioritize multiple assignments.
• Ability to work evenings and some weekends.
• Strong analytical and research capabilities for market and due diligence.
• Experience supporting investment teams and portfolio work is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Manage a wide variety of ad hoc projects.
• Assist investment team with market research, channel checks, competitive analyses, founder references, and other due diligence.
• Help manage the investment pipeline, including the preparation and distribution of a weekly deal pipeline summary.
• Prepare materials for internal team meetings and external investor updates.
• Maintain internal databases, including portfolio company valuations.
• Monitor existing portfolio companies and interact with founders.

Connaissances

Attention to detail

Independent problem solver

Strong work ethic

Communication skills

Public speaking

Cold calling

Discretion

Highly organized

Presentation skills

AI tools experience (Claude)

Outils

PowerPoint

Google Slides

Excel

Claude

Description du poste

Sidekick is an early-stage investment firm with offices in New York City and Dallas-Fort Worth. Since 2013, we have backed more than 100 companies across technology, consumer, and business services, investing primarily at the Pre-Seed through Series A stages.

We are generalists by design. We underwrite businesses and founders, not technology cycles. Our focus on business model, unit economics, and team have produced industry-leading returns across all prior fund vintages.

Portfolio companies include:

• Ring (exited) – video doorbell and home security
• Touchland (exited) – premium personal care brand
• Chronograph – portfolio monitoring and valuation software for institutional private capital investors
• Alternative Payments – payments and financial infrastructure for services businesses
• Mangomint – vertical software for salon and spa management
• Rebuy – personalization and merchandizing software for e-commerce merchants
• LedgerWay (exited) – rollup of accounting services firms
• ArcHouse – vertical software for hospice
• Crown Affair – premium haircare
• Halo Top (exited) – one of the largest US ice cream brands

Job Description

Sidekick is seeking a full-time Associate Chief of Staff. This is a unique opportunity to gain exposure to all aspects of company management, venture capital, investment decisions, portfolio company support, and other fund-related activities. The Associate Chief of Staff will be a utility player who owns workstreams across the operational, business development, and investment support teams.

We are a small team, so you will be trusted with significant responsibilities early and will manage a broad mix of recurring processes and ad hoc projects. The position will be based in Dallas-Fort Worth or New York City, and it will be in-office at least 3 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Manage a wide variety of ad hoc projects
• Assist investment team with market research, channel checks, competitive analyses, founder references, and other due diligence
• Help manage the investment pipeline, including the preparation and distribution of a weekly deal pipeline summary
• Help prepare materials for internal team meetings and external investor updates
• Maintain internal databases, including portfolio company valuations
• Help monitor existing portfolio companies, including interaction with founders

Skills and Qualifications

• Hard-working, high integrity, and low ego
• Independent problem solver with extreme attention to detail
• Strong work ethic – this is not a 9-to-5 role; it is common to work evenings and a few hours per weekend
• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to prioritize multiple assignments
• 1-3 years of experience in strategic consulting, corporate strategy, or a high-growth operating environment
• Comfort with public speaking and cold calling
• High level of maturity and discretion for confidential information
• Very well-organized, conscientious, and detail-oriented
• Exceptional with Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Slides and presentations
• Comfort with Microsoft Excel and analysis
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Strong hands-on skills developing processes and applications in Claude or other AI tools

What Sidekick offers

• Exposure to every part of the venture business: fund finance and operations, investing, portfolio work, and LP reporting
• Meaningful responsibility and ownership
• Competitive salary and benefits
• A small team that moves quickly and prosecutes a rigorous approach to investing