Chief of Staff to the CEO

Zubale; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

High ownership and executive exposure

Path for senior leadership growth

Job summary

A growing tech company based in Houston is seeking a Chief of Staff to the CEO to lead the U.S. market strategy. This high-impact role will involve market analysis, strategic customer engagement, and execution of key priorities. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience and exceptional analytical and communication skills. This position offers a clear path to senior leadership and competitive compensation, while working collaboratively with the CEO to build the company's presence in the U.S.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in strategy, operations, consulting, startups, or tech-enabled businesses.
• Ability to turn messy data into clear strategic insights.
• Willingness to work hybrid from The Woodlands office (3 days/week).
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• High judgment, ownership mindset, and comfort working directly with senior leadership.
• Structured, detail-oriented, and execution-focused.
• Willingness to work hybrid from The Woodlands office (3 days/week).

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis of the U.S. market for strategic insights.
• Develop U.S. market entry and positioning strategy.
• Drive execution of the CEO’s top priorities and align cross-functional teams.
• Support early customer discovery and commercial conversations: participating in meetings with prospective U.S. clients, synthesizing customer feedback and objections, translating insights into product, pricing, and go-to-market recommendations, defining initial use cases, vertical focus, and beachhead customers.
• Build structured strategy materials and decision briefs to support fast, high-quality executive decisions.
• Drive execution of the CEO’s top priorities, translating strategy into clear plans, owners, and timelines.
• Lead cross-functional special projects that don’t neatly sit within one team.
• Ensure alignment across Product, Ops, Sales, and Finance, especially as U.S. initiatives ramp up.
• Prepare executive-level materials for leadership meetings, board discussions, and investor updates.
• Track progress, risks, and dependencies, ensuring issues surface early and decisions are made quickly.

Skills

Analytical skills

Written and verbal communication skills

Ownership mindset

Comfort engaging in customer conversations

Customer discovery

Go-to-market strategy

Progress tracking

Education

MBA or equivalent advanced degree

Job description

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Zubale is entering a critical phase of expansion as we build and scale our presence in the United States. To support this effort, we’re looking for a Chief of Staff to the CEO, based in Houston, to act as a strategic and executional force multiplier—especially focused on cracking the U.S. market. This is a high-impact, high-exposure role.

The Role

As Chief of Staff to the CEO, your role will be ~70% focused on U.S. market strategy and execution, acting as a key driver of how Zubale enters, positions itself, and wins in the U.S. Over time, this role is expected to evolve into a senior executive position (e.g., GM, Strategy, Ops, or Commercial leadership).

What You’ll Do

• Lead deep analysis of the U.S. market: TAM sizing, segment prioritization, customer personas, and regional dynamics.
• Map the competitive landscape across logistics, last‑mile, marketplaces, SaaS, and hybrid players—identifying differentiation, pricing models, strengths, and gaps.
• Develop and iterate Zubale’s U.S. market entry and positioning strategy in close partnership with the CEO.
• Support early customer discovery and commercial conversations: participating in meetings with prospective U.S. clients, synthesizing customer feedback and objections, translating insights into product, pricing, and go‑to‑market recommendations, defining initial use cases, vertical focus, and beachhead customers.
• Build structured strategy materials and decision briefs to support fast, high‑quality executive decisions.
• Drive execution of the CEO’s top priorities, translating strategy into clear plans, owners, and timelines.
• Lead cross‑functional special projects that don’t neatly sit within one team.
• Ensure alignment across Product, Ops, Sales, and Finance, especially as U.S. initiatives ramp up.
• Prepare executive‑level materials for leadership meetings, board discussions, and investor updates.
• Track progress, risks, and dependencies, ensuring issues surface early and decisions are made quickly.

What We’re Looking For

Required

• Proven 10+ years of experience in strategy, operations, consulting, startups, or tech‑enabled businesses.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn messy data into clear strategic insight.
• Comfort engaging in early‑stage customer and commercial conversations.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• High judgment, ownership mindset, and comfort working directly with senior leadership.
• Structured, detail‑oriented, and execution‑focused.
• Willingness to work hybrid from The Woodlands office (3 days/week).

Preferred

• Background in management consulting, strategy, or early‑stage company building.
• Experience with U.S. market entry, competitive analysis, or go‑to‑market strategy.
• Exposure to logistics, eCommerce, marketplaces, or SaaS.
• MBA or equivalent advanced degree.

Why Zubale, why now

• Work directly with the CEO on defining and executing U.S. strategy.
• Front‑row seat to building a new market from the ground up.
• High ownership, high trust, and real executive exposure.
• Clear path to grow into a senior leadership role beyond Chief of Staff.
• Join a profitable, VC‑backed company with global ambition.
• Competitive compensation and long‑term growth upside.

If you’re a driven operator who wants to own and scale a real business — Let’s talk.