Founder's Right-Hand: Ops, Strategy & Execution

TALENTSMITHS; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

TALENTSMITHS is seeking a hands-on Chief of Staff for a mission-driven founder in Austin. This role blends executive support with operational leadership, requiring someone who can protect the founder’s headspace, manage the diary, and ensure the founder isn’t pulled into every meeting.

You will drive cross-functional projects across operations, marketing, and social media, own unassigned tasks, and push execution so nothing slips through the cracks.

Qualifications

• Must be highly organized and able to manage the founder's calendar and headspace.
• Experience supporting executives in fast-paced startups or growth environments.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to coordinate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Protect headspace and diary management for the founder.
• Tell the founder no to unnecessary meetings and keep family time intact.
• Run projects across operations, marketing and social media; own unowned tasks.
• Drive execution so nothing slips through the cracks and decisions scale the business.

Skills

Executive support

Calendar management

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

TALENTSMITHS is seeking a hands-on Chief of Staff for a mission-driven founder in Austin. This role blends executive support with operational leadership, requiring someone who can protect the founder’s headspace, manage the diary, and ensure the founder isn’t pulled into every meeting.

You will drive cross-functional projects across operations, marketing, and social media, own unassigned tasks, and push execution so nothing slips through the cracks.