Chief of Staff: Strategy, Operations & Executive Impact

Pomelo; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Pomelo is building a pool of exceptional Chief of Staff candidates for opportunities at leading startups and high-growth companies across the US. Chiefs of Staff work closely with founders, CEOs, and executive teams to drive high-priority initiatives and help the company operate more effectively.

This role is highly cross-functional, spanning strategy, operations, finance, and org planning. Ideal candidates have a strong business generalist background—particularly former management consultants

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience at a top-tier management consulting firm or investment bank.
• Excellent analytical, financial modeling, and quantitative skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong executive presence and ability to communicate effectively with senior leaders.
• Highly organized, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple high-priority initiatives simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Partner with founders, CEOs, and senior executives on high-priority strategic and operational initiatives.
• Analyze complex business questions, build financial models and business cases, and translate data into actionable recommendations.
• Own cross-functional projects from strategy through execution, coordinating stakeholders and driving initiatives forward.
• Conduct market, competitive, customer, and financial analysis to support key business decisions.
• Prepare executive-level presentations, analyses, memos, and communications.
• Establish processes, reporting, and operating cadences that help companies scale effectively.
• Identify and solve ambiguous business problems with limited direction or established playbooks.
• Support special projects across functions including strategy, operations, finance, product, sales, and business development.
• Serve as a trusted thought partner to senior leadership and help ensure key priorities continue moving forward.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Executive presence

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Pomelo is building a pool of exceptional Chief of Staff candidates for opportunities at leading startups and high-growth companies across the US. Chiefs of Staff work closely with founders, CEOs, and executive teams to drive high-priority initiatives and help the company operate more effectively.

This role is highly cross-functional, spanning strategy, operations, finance, and org planning. Ideal candidates have a strong business generalist background—particularly former management consultants