Chief of Staff

About the role

Reporting to the CEO, the Chief of Staff is a high-impact role for a self-driven, fully autonomous, deeply technical, and relentlessly organized operator who acts as a force multiplier for the Founders and C-suite. In a fast-growing startup, priorities shift quickly; this role bridges high-level strategy with hands-on, ground-level execution.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of special, emerging, and sensitive projects across operations, engineering, and business that do not yet have a natural home in the org chart.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives from concept through execution.
• Investor relations (IR), customer relationship (CR), Board comms: represent founders and company in high-stakes investor and customer interactions with executive presence and sharp financial and product literacy; ideate and drive IR and CR initiatives; prepare and drive regular comms programs for investors, customers, and board.
• Ensure the Founders have no blind spots by digesting complex engineering updates, market and financial data, and operational priorities and synthesizing them into clear, actionable decisions.
• Ensure technical & business alignment by partnering with product, hardware, software, and business leaders to ensure everyone is executing toward the same core priorities.
• Remove bottlenecks by diving deep into internal processes, spotting execution hurdles, and implementing light, effective workflows to increase company velocity; develop and refine decision-making frameworks and communication channels as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of experience in finance, engineering, or product leadership at a high-growth tech startup or deep-tech enterprise company.
• Self-Driven and Versatile: highly proactive, adaptable, and comfortable taking ownership in ambiguity; demonstrates strong initiative with a “get-things-done-no-matter-what” mentality, actively pursuing goals and tackling complex challenges without waiting for direction.
• Communication Skills: excellent communication skills and ability to work comfortably across Israel/American cultures as well as with investors, customers, and vendors across EU, East Asia, and GCC.
• Discretion & Judgment: high emotional intelligence, proven business judgment track record, and total discretion; ability to lead through persuasion.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience as Chief of Staff or in a C-suite role at a fast-moving startup or division within a larger enterprise.
• Prior experience working closely with investors/board and with customer executives.
• Experience in AI infrastructure, hardware systems, semiconductors, high-performance computing startups, or foundation labs.

We seek smart, curious, self-driven individuals who enjoy creative problem-solving and continuous learning. Even if you do not meet all requirements, we would love to hear from you if you have the mindset to tackle complex challenges.