Chief of Staff / Operations Manager

General Galactic; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An advanced aerospace firm in El Segundo, California, is seeking an experienced Executive to support its growth strategy. You will own your work and engage in creating a unique company culture while expanding partnerships and sales in the aerospace sector. Candidates should have people management and leadership experience in a startup environment. Senior and Lead roles are available, requiring US person status due to export control regulations.

Qualifications

• Experience in people management and leadership in a startup or similar environment.

Responsibilities

• Create a unique and fun company culture.
• Engage as thought leaders on the future of spaceflight.
• Grow our backlog of commercial sales and partnerships.
• Expand our government partnerships and contracting.
• Establish international partnerships and a global enterprise.

Skills

People management

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Job description

General Galactic designs, develops, and builds advanced spacecraft for the most demanding missions. Led by former SpaceX, Varda, and Relativity engineers, our vision is to expand access to high-energy orbits across LEO, MEO, GEO, and cislunar space with our proprietary Genesis propulsion technology. Based in Los Angeles, California, we’re leveraging paradigm-shifting energy technology to reshape the space domain.

Job Description

You will work closely with the founders to support General Galactic's growth strategy. You’ll have extreme ownership over your work, move quickly, and operate with high agency. As we grow, there will be opportunities to expand your role with the company.

Responsibilities

• Create a unique and fun company culture
• Engage as thought leaders on the future of spaceflight
• Grow our backlog of commercial sales and partnerships
• Expand our government partnerships and contracting
• Establish international partnerships and a global enterprise

Requirements

Successful applicants should have most of the following:

• Experience in people management and leadership in a startup (or similar environment)

Note: The seniority level of this position will be updated based on applicant background. Senior and Lead roles are available for this team.

Seniority Level

Executive (Senior and Lead roles available)

This position requires access to information protected under US export control laws, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulations. As such, US person status (including US citizens, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted U.S. asylum status, or individuals admitted in U.S. refugee status) is a required qualification for this position.

General Galactic Technologies Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.