Chief of Staff

Crux Climate Inc.; Louisiana; Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a founding Chief of Staff to drive growth and operational efficiency. This exciting role involves leading investor communications, coordinating with leadership, and supporting strategic initiatives. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in consulting or operational roles, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Join a team that is transforming clean energy finance and be part of a mission-driven organization focused on building a sustainable future. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in a rapidly evolving industry.

Benefits

Fully covered Health, Vision, and Dental insurance

Equity in the form of Series A stock options

20 days PTO

10 company holidays

Co-working options in major cities

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience, including consulting or operational roles.
• Exceptional communication skills and ability to manage diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead preparation for investor calls, board meetings, and leadership team meetings.
• Support co-founders on special projects related to operational efficiency and fundraising.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Project management

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Operational efficiency

Consulting experience

Start-up experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

About Crux

We make clean energy finance more efficient and interconnected.

Energy demand is rising for the first time in decades, driving an urgent need for more infrastructure to deliver affordable and reliable electricity. New infrastructure requires strong and secure domestic supply chains for minerals and components, as well as large amounts of capital. Connecting to the necessary financing at each stage of a project lifecycle can present challenges for developers and manufacturers, however.

Crux is the capital markets platform changing the way clean energy and manufacturing projects are financed in the U.S. Our first offering is the leading platform for the large and rapidly growing market of energy and manufacturing tax credits. For the first time, these credits are transferable, creating a powerful new market mechanism to drive abundant clean energy and a strong domestic supply chain. Since its founding in 2023, Crux has facilitated billions of dollars in transferable tax credit transactions.

Our team of 35+ is composed of experts in energy, financial markets, government, marketplaces, and workflow software. We have raised ~$27 million from some of the best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Lowercarbon Capital, New System Ventures, Overture, Ardent Venture Partners, QED, Canapi, and others. These funds are joined by strategic investors including Pattern Energy, Clearway Energy, EDF Renewables, Intersect Power, LS Power, Orsted, Hartree Partners, and others who collectively generate billions of dollars of tax credits annually.

We're hiring our founding Chief of Staff to support our founders and entire organization as we take Crux to the next level of growth.

What you’ll do

1. Lead preparation of monthly investor calls, email communications, and quarterly board meetings.
2. Drive preparation for weekly leadership team meetings.
3. Drive coordination across leadership team and full company – ensuring strategy is clearly communicated and internalized, feedback is understood, and the right level of context sharing occurs.
4. Lead & support co-founders on special projects related to: internal operational efficiency, business line expansion, corporate development, and fundraising.
5. Partner closely with Crux co-founders on execution of quarterly and annual planning processes, cadence of check-ins and accountability against goals and plans.
6. Partner with function leaders to support key initiatives where it makes sense, without adding unnecessary process.
7. Work closely with Crux advisors including Crux Senior Advisor, Bill Daley, and others to identify and initiate conversations with top level commercial leads.
8. Work closely with Growth, Markets & Transactions, and Partnerships to identify prospects and prepare for co-founder led meetings.
9. Partner with People & Talent to plan and execute high quality team onsites 3x per year.
10. Work with Crux CEO, Alfred Johnson, to prepare for interviews, webinars, and other public content.

Who You Are

1. Systems oriented – You’re always thinking about how to build right-sized solutions. You easily craft sequential processes and know how to manage diverse stakeholders.
2. Strategic and growth oriented - You see the big picture and can easily see the 10x opportunities. You understand how to communicate value to investors and partners.
3. Intuitive about people and organizations - You’re able to easily read interpersonal dynamics and have a good sense of how to build scalable teams. You know how to build trust and non-hierarchical influence.
4. Curious, hands on, and scrappy - Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities simultaneously. Experience working in a 0-1 environment.
5. Top 1% communicator - Exceptionally strong communicator who’s familiar working with Product, Growth, Customer Success and other similar functions. Excellent translator between different audiences. You write clearly and communicate ideas quickly and easily via slides.
6. Analytical and solutions oriented - You were equally good at high school English and math. You can take unstructured data and design compelling tests and solutions.
7. Low ego - You like empowering, enabling, connecting the dots, and helping the team.
8. ~7 years professional experience - including 2+ years in a consulting, banking, or operational role. Prior start-up experience is strongly preferred.

What we bring

1. $27m raised from top investors like Andreessen Horowitz, Lowercarbon Capital, New System Ventures, Overture, Ardent Venture Partners, QED, Canapi, and others.
2. Fully remote in US or Canada with opportunities to co-work in SF, Seattle, DC, or NYC.
3. Fully covered Health, Vision, and Dental insurance.
4. Compensation: Equity in the form of Series A stock options. Base salary range between $140,000 - $200,000 with bonus potential across team, individual, and company of 50-75%. Full health benefits, 20 days PTO, 10 company holidays, fully remote with co-working options in NYC, SF, DC, Seattle, LA, and Denver.
5. Our values: Care for each other, build & improve rapidly, focus unremittingly on our customers, demonstrate ownership, and convene a team that reflects the breadth of experiences in the country.