Chief of Staff

About the role

The mission of the Forgepoint Chief of Staff is to be a force-multiplier for the founders. You will work across the company to turn priorities into action, drive the highest-leverage initiatives, and make sure important work moves with clarity and urgency. The scope will change as Forgepoint grows; if a problem matters to the company and lacks a natural owner, you will step in. You will have visibility into every part of the business and a front-row seat to building the defining AI company for American manufacturing. This is not a calendar-management or administrative role. It is for a high-agency generalist with exceptional judgment who can zoom out to frame a decision, zoom in to do the work, and earn trust across the team.

Responsibilities

• Act as a force multiplier to the founders: turn priorities into operating plans, drive follow-through, and keep the company focused on the highest-leverage work.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives that span go-to-market, product, customer deployments, hiring, finance, and company operations.
• Prepare the company for key decisions by gathering context, analyzing data, framing tradeoffs, and making clear recommendations.
• Build the operating cadence - goals, metrics, leadership meetings, planning, and accountability - that helps a fast-growing team execute.
• Own high-stakes communication and special projects, from board and investor materials to strategic partnerships and company-wide initiatives.
• Step into important unowned problems, solve them end-to-end, and turn repeatable work into durable systems.

Requirements

• 4+ years in a demanding, analytical environment - such as an early-stage startup, consulting, investing, banking, or a strategic operating role
• Exceptional judgment and ability to separate urgent noise from what actually matters
• Highly organized and able to drive complex, cross-functional work to completion
• Analytically rigorous, comfortable with data and financials, and communicates clearly in writing
• Thrives in ambiguity, moves fast, and takes ownership without waiting for direction
• Low-ego, trustworthy, and willing to do whatever the company needs to win
• Cares deeply about the mission and is excited to work in person five days a week in NYC with a founder mindset

Skills

• Early-stage Chief of Staff, founder’s associate, strategy and operations, or company-building experience
• Experience supporting fundraising, board preparation, strategic finance, or investor relations
• Exposure to enterprise software, AI, manufacturing, or industrial businesses
• Uses AI tools to automate research, analysis, and operational work

Benefits

• Great healthcare coverage
• Dinner provided at the office
• Unlimited Celsius
• Meaningful early-stage equity ($30,000‑$70,000 per year)

Pay

Base salary $140,000‑$210,000 depending on level and experience.

Schedule

In‑person five days a week in the NYC office.