Chief of Staff, Operations & Scale (Equity)

Phoenix-Tailings; Burlington (MA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Stock options

Unlimited PTO

Learning and development

Job summary

Phoenix Tailings is seeking a Chief of Staff - Operations to own critical programs across the Operations organization and build the program management infrastructure needed to scale. As we grow from an early-stage technology company into a world-class critical metals producer, the role focuses on government awards, commercial programs, supply chain, procurement, and compliance.

You will translate broad objectives into workstreams, milestones, dependencies, decisions, and measurable outcomes,

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of experience leading complex programs in industrial, manufacturing, aerospace, defense, energy, or similarly complex environments.
• Experience building program-management systems with integrated schedules, operating cadences, program controls, reporting, and accountability mechanisms.
• Strong ability to build and manage integrated program schedules, critical paths, milestones, dependencies, risks, and executive-level reporting.
• Experience operating in physical-product, manufacturing, or regulated environments with familiarity across bills of materials, supply chain and procurement, and contractual milestones.

Responsibilities

• Own the execution of cross-functional Operations programs from scope through completion, translating commitments into clear workstreams, owners, milestones, dependencies, and measurable outcomes.
• Build and maintain integrated program schedules across Operations, Technology, Commercial, Finance, and Manufacturing, identifying critical paths, dependencies, schedule risks, and decisions required to keep programs on track.
• Take end-to-end ownership of priority programs sponsored by the COO, including scoping, planning, execution, risk management, stakeholder alignment, escalation, and executive-level reporting.
• Build Phoenix's program-management infrastructure, including standard work, operating cadences, program controls, reporting mechanisms, decision forums, and cross-functional accountability.
• Lead cross-functional execution against regulatory, compliance, contractual, and government-program requirements, translating external obligations into clear owners and completion plans (e.g., CMMC 2.0).
• Drive program execution across strategic supply chain and procurement initiatives affecting production and program commitments.
• Establish mechanisms to identify program risk early, escalate decisions quickly, and ensure commitments are closed.
• Help shape how the Operations organization evolves to support future growth.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional coordination

Regulatory/compliance experience

Scheduling and milestones

Executive reporting

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Problem solving

Job description

Phoenix Tailings is seeking a Chief of Staff - Operations to own critical programs across the Operations organization and build the program management infrastructure needed to scale. As we grow from an early-stage technology company into a world-class critical metals producer, the role focuses on government awards, commercial programs, supply chain, procurement, and compliance.

You will translate broad objectives into workstreams, milestones, dependencies, decisions, and measurable outcomes,