Chief Of Staff

Don'T Be Sour; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job description

SUMA is building a next-generation real estate and property experience platform that sits at the intersection of space, brand, culture, and consciousness.
This is not a traditional real estate company and this is not a traditional Chief of Staff role.
We are looking for a Founder-Adjacent Operator: someone who thrives in fast-moving, ambiguous environments and can translate vision into execution in real time.
This person will operate as the Founder's right hand — not as an assistant, but as an integrator, force multiplier, and execution engine.
What This Role Actually Is
Translating high-level vision into structured plans and daily execution
Owning cross-functional initiatives from idea to launch
Creating order inside chaos without waiting for perfect instruction
Protecting the Founder's time, focus, and energy
Acting as an information hub and execution conduit across teams
Driving momentum across fundraising, brand, operations, and partnerships
What This Role Is NOT
HR
Project manager
Administrative assistant
Corporate COO
Slow, consensus-driven role
Who You Are
Exceptionally fast thinker with strong pattern recognition
Comfortable making judgment calls with imperfect information
Action-biased: you move first, refine second
Calm under pressure
Ego-light, ownership-heavy
Naturally structured but not rigid
Energized by founders, vision, and building from zero
Background can include:
Early-stage startup operator
Former founder
High-level executive assistant who already operates like a COS
Growth, strategy, or ops roles in fast-moving environments
Compensation
$2,/month to start
Rapid upside for the right person as the platform scales
We are consciously optimizing for trajectory over résumé.
Personality Fit
You will thrive here if:
You like speed
You like responsibility
You like intensity
You like building before systems exist
You are not intimidated by big vision
You will not thrive here if:
You need certainty before action
You prefer heavy process to rapid iteration
You want slow consensus
You are conflict-avoidant
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