Chief of Staff & Strategy Partner

Coreshell Technologies; San Leandro (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock incentives

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Healthcare

401(k)

Job summary

Coreshell Technologies in San Leandro, CA is seeking a Chief of Staff to partner with the CEO, translate priorities into action, and drive cross-functional initiatives across the organization. The role requires strong strategic judgment and exceptional execution, with responsibilities spanning board materials, fundraising, and coordination across functions to accelerate company priorities.

This onsite position offers a competitive salary, stock incentives, and comprehensive benefits as the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (Sciences/Engineering), Business Administration or other related fields required; MBA or other relevant advanced degree is a plus but not required.
• Demonstrated ability to work closely with CEOs, founders, senior executives, or executive leadership teams on high-priority strategic and operational issues.
• Track record of independently leading complex, cross‑functional projects from ambiguous starting points through successful execution.
• Strong financial and business acumen and comfort working with financial models, operating metrics, strategic analyses, and presentations.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple high-priority initiatives simultaneously in a fast-moving environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex topics into concise executive-level materials.

Responsibilities

• Increase the CEO's effectiveness by helping determine where CEO attention is most valuable and ensuring important issues are surfaced, prepared, decided, and followed through.
• Maintain a clear view of the CEO's and company's highest-priority initiatives, identify conflicts or execution gaps, and help keep leadership focused on what matters most.
• Represent the CEO in selected internal and external discussions, advance work on the CEO's behalf, and serve as a trusted extension of the CEO when appropriate.
• Lead high-priority strategic initiatives on behalf of the CEO, particularly projects that span multiple functions or lack a natural organizational owner. Work across departments to resolve bottlenecks and accelerate company priorities.
• Support development and execution of company strategy, including commercialization, strategic partnerships, manufacturing scale-up, capital strategy, new market opportunities, and organizational growth.
• Partner with the CEO and executive team to develop Board meeting materials, strategic updates, operating reviews, and follow-up actions.
• Help translate complex technical, commercial, and strategic topics into clear narratives for investors, customers, partners, government stakeholders, and employees.
• Support fundraising, investor updates, diligence, strategic investor discussions, and other capital-related initiatives.

Skills

Startup operations

Business operations

Strategy

Management consulting

Investment & corporate development

Program leadership

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in technical field or business

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Coreshell Technologies in San Leandro, CA is seeking a Chief of Staff to partner with the CEO, translate priorities into action, and drive cross-functional initiatives across the organization. The role requires strong strategic judgment and exceptional execution, with responsibilities spanning board materials, fundraising, and coordination across functions to accelerate company priorities.

This onsite position offers a competitive salary, stock incentives, and comprehensive benefits as the