Office Manager

Chaos, Inc.; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

CHAOS, Inc. is seeking an innovative Office Manager for its Los Angeles Headquarters. The role demands a proactive individual who can oversee daily operations, implement effective procedures, and foster an engaging work environment. An ideal candidate will have significant experience managing logistics and a talent for facilitating collaboration and communication, ensuring the team thrives.

Benefits

100% paid medical, dental, and vision benefits

Unlimited PTO

'No meeting Fridays'

Free daily lunch

401k with company match

Generous pre-IPO stock option grants

Relocation assistance

Qualifications

• Experience in a startup environment preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills required.
• Ability to manage facilities logistics and coordinate events.

Responsibilities

• Supervise day-to-day office operations across three locations.
• Coordinate and manage office supplies, equipment, and facilities.
• Plan and execute company events and maintain office policies.

Skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Multitasking

Problem-solving

Project management

Education

Proven experience as an office manager

Job description

CHAOS Inc. is a global technology company delivering next-generation capabilities to the defense and critical industrial sectors. Founded in 2022 by a seasoned leadership team, CHAOS has quickly become the place where world-class multi-disciplinary engineers come to build mission-critical technologies. CHAOS has a mission-focused culture, dedicated to solving the toughest technical challenges. Its unique agile engineering approach enables rapid prototyping, while deep partnerships with defense and industry ensure real-world solutions.

Role Overview:

We’re looking for a driven, organized and forward-thinking Office Manager to manage our Los Angeles Headquarters (three buildings, all within 15 minutes of each other). We aren’t looking for somebody to simply stock the snacks – we need someone who deeply understands people and what they need to succeed. This means proactively taking on big projects (like designing new parts of the office and creating procedures for a scaling business) and small (like the never-ending fight to stay organized). This person will be responsible for ensuring our team has the supplies, spaces, and experiences they need to deliver on our mission.

This role could make sense for you if:

• You love thinking about the little things that others don’t realize make a big difference (hiding a cable here, adding a sign there...)
• You understand what things make people effective and what gets in their way
• You know people are different and one size doesn’t fit all
• You enjoy designing and planning unique and fun events for teams and companies
• You can juggle multiple things at once (and actually kind of like it)
• You know when to delegate and when to roll up your sleeves and just do it yourself

Responsibilities:

• Supervise day-to-day office operations across three locations, ensuring a productive and collaborative work environment
• Coordinate and manage office supplies, equipment, and facilities to maintain an efficient and well-equipped workspace
• Implement and maintain office policies and procedures to enhance organizational efficiency
• Manage relationships with external service providers and vendors
• Assist in planning and execution of company events and activities
• Coordinate with IT on technology setup and installations
• Implement and enhance office security protocols, ensuring the safety and confidentiality of company assets
• Hire a team as we grow
• Proven experience as an office manager, including in a startup environment (aerospace or defense a plus)
• Strong experience serving in a multi-pronged role requiring ability to seamlessly switch gears at a moments’ notice
• Experience managing facility logistics; preferably with new office/location move-ins and rollouts
• Exceptional organizational and multitasking skills with a keen attention to detail
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact with individuals at all levels
• Proficient in office software and productivity tools (Microsoft Office suite)
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, work independently, and handle sensitive information

Why CHAOS?

• Health Benefits: Your medical, dental and vision benefits will be 100% paid for by the company
• Additional benefits: life, FSA, HSA, 401k (+ Company match), and more
• Our Perks: free daily lunch, ‘No meeting Fridays’, unlimited PTO (for exempt employees), casual dress code
• Compensation Components: competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance + (coming soon!) annual bonuses
• Company Size: 100 employees and counting!
• More About Us: We're building the next generation of aerospace, defense and critical industry technologies with a seasoned team of mission-focused individuals. We were founded in June 2022 and our goal is to become the platform where world-class engineers come to solve critical, real-world problems. We use agile engineering approaches which enable rapid prototyping, deep partnerships with the defense industry ensuring real-world application, and our newly-invented Coherence platform (through which we’ve made a fundamental breakthrough) improves sensor performance and decision-making in real-time. As of April 2025 we have raised $490M (including a $275M Series C at a $2B valuation) from some of the most prominent VC funds and investors including Accel, NEA, 8VC, and Valar. With a managing team that includes Epirus’ founding members (responsible for building a $1.5B company from scratch) + key drivers from Palantir (instrumental in Palantir’s growth to $1B in revenue), we are well-positioned to become one of the fastest growing companies to date!
  
  

Salary range: $115,000 - $170,000

The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base compensation range and excludes additional earnings such as bonus, equity, and benefits. If your compensation requirements fall outside of the range, we still encourage you to apply. The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations.

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