Chief of Staff to CEO — Strategy & Cross-Functional Ops

depthfirst; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with meaningful equ

Health, vision, and dental insurance

401k

Office lunch and dinner (SF office)

Ownership and room to grow

Job summary

depthfirst is seeking a Chief of Staff to the CEO in San Francisco. You will operate at the center of the company, turning strategy into execution, running cross-functional initiatives, and handling high-stakes decisions with clarity and speed.

You will drive company-wide initiatives, prepare board materials, lead analyses, and help ensure leadership moves with credibility. This is a high-trust role offering significant growth as the company scales.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a mix of strategy consulting, banking/PE, or an operating role at a scaling startup.
• Bachelor's Degree from a top university.
• Direct startup experience is strongly preferred.
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and building credibility with functional peers.
• Speaks the language of Eng, Finance, and GTM well enough that each trusts your judgment as an extension of their own.
• Demonstrated ability to work through unstructured problems and drive them to outcomes independently.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Ability to move fluidly between strategic thinking and tactical execution in the same day.
• High judgment and discretion, given regular access to sensitive company information.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor and extension of the CEO, turning priorities into structured plans (OKRs, board materials, investor updates, decision memos).
• Lead high-priority cross-functional projects such as competitive analysis, AI automation efforts, and ad-hoc analyses.
• Own the company's operating cadence: leadership meetings, all-hands, planning cycles, and keep cross-functional initiatives on track.
• Develop integrated views of product economics, market dynamics, and business performance that span multiple functions.
• Act as an extension of the CEO in communication with functional leads, customers, board members, and investors.

Skills

Strategy & ops experience

Cross-functional leadership

Executive support

Strong communication

Ambiguity navigation

Education

Bachelor's Degree from a top university

Job description

depthfirst is seeking a Chief of Staff to the CEO in San Francisco. You will operate at the center of the company, turning strategy into execution, running cross-functional initiatives, and handling high-stakes decisions with clarity and speed.

You will drive company-wide initiatives, prepare board materials, lead analyses, and help ensure leadership moves with credibility. This is a high-trust role offering significant growth as the company scales.