Strategic Operations Partner to the Exec Team

happyrobot.ai; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

HappyRobot, a fast-growing AI infrastructure company, seeks a Chief of Staff in San Francisco to multiply the impact of its founders. You’ll manage leadership cadence, translate strategy into executable plans, and drive cross-functional programs from scoping to completion.

You will own OKRs and help raise organizational efficiency as the company scales. You are a high-output generalist with passion for process, ambiguity, and delivering impact across Product, GTM, and Operations.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in a high ownership role such as management consulting, investment banking, startup operations, or a prior Chief of Staff position.
• Strong analytical and technical aptitude, with the ability to work with data to inform decisions.
• Experience working in a multi-stakeholder environment, interfacing between executives, Engineering, and Commercial or Field teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information for executive and board level audiences.
• Ability to balance big picture strategic work with in the weeds execution.
• Experience at an early or growth stage startup is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• The Bridge to Leadership: act as a direct partner to the founders and executive team, translating strategic priorities into clear plans and following through until they land.
• Operating Rhythm: design and run the company's leadership meetings, all-hands, and quarterly planning cycles, and continuously improve the systems that keep the company aligned.
• Cross Functional Execution: lead special projects that span Product, Go-To-Market, and Operations, owning outcomes from scoping through completion.
• Metrics and Accountability: define and track company-wide OKRs with the executive team, and use data to surface where the company is off track.
• Organizational Gaps: identify where structure or process is missing across the company and build what is needed to close the gap.

Skills

Analytical aptitude

Written and verbal communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Ownership mindset

Ambiguity handling

Strategic thinking

Job description

HappyRobot, a fast-growing AI infrastructure company, seeks a Chief of Staff in San Francisco to multiply the impact of its founders. You’ll manage leadership cadence, translate strategy into executable plans, and drive cross-functional programs from scoping to completion.

You will own OKRs and help raise organizational efficiency as the company scales. You are a high-output generalist with passion for process, ambiguity, and delivering impact across Product, GTM, and Operations.