CEO’s Growth & Operations Lead

Big Wave Digital; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 212,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Equity in a fast-growing AI company

Free lunch in the office

Gym membership

Job summary

Big Wave Digital is seeking its first Chief of Staff in San Francisco to work closely with the CEO, implement operating rhythm, and lead cross-functional initiatives.

You will own metrics, run fundraising preparation, manage a single source of truth for key business data, drive hiring, and lead strategic projects with engineering, product, and commercial teams. This role demands ownership, rigor, and deep curiosity about AI.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a high-output, high-ownership environment.
• Experience in fundraising preparation and investor updates.
• Ability to own operating rhythm, metrics and planning cycles.
• Strong written thinking and communication skills.
• Curiosity about AI and how AI agents are evaluated in production.

Responsibilities

• Owning the operating rhythm: goals, metrics, weekly syncs and planning cycles.
• Running fundraising preparation: data room, updates, board materials and model.
• Maintaining one trusted source of truth for revenue, usage, pipeline and burn.
• Driving hiring: plan, searches, interview loops and offer close.
• Leading special projects end to end: GTM, product ops, finance and partnerships.
• Linking engineering, product and commercial teams to reduce friction.

Skills

Ownership mindset

Operational rigor

Financial modeling

Fundraising

Strategic thinking

Education

MBA or equivalent experience

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

CRM systems

GSuite

Job description

Big Wave Digital is seeking its first Chief of Staff in San Francisco to work closely with the CEO, implement operating rhythm, and lead cross-functional initiatives.

You will own metrics, run fundraising preparation, manage a single source of truth for key business data, drive hiring, and lead strategic projects with engineering, product, and commercial teams. This role demands ownership, rigor, and deep curiosity about AI.