Chief of Staff
Job description
About the role
Strategic projects move from conception to execution, enabling the company to scale from early growth toward global expansion that links every company and government. Cross-functional collaboration coordinates efforts across defense, aerospace, and commercial technology stacks so initiatives complete without gaps.
Leaders set direction and build the conditions for their teams to succeed. They hire, coach, and hold people accountable. Leadership work spans strategy, communication, and decision making. Effective leaders give clear context and remove obstacles for the people who report to them. Leadership roles are measured by team outcomes, retention, and delivery. Most organizations expect leaders to be visible, predictable, and generous with context.
Key facts
What you'll do
and 60+ allied nations to support market entry.
Internal tools and AI-powered workflows remove operational drag so the organization can run lean and eliminate repetitive tasks.
Revenue operations and deployment coordination across commercial and federal businesses manage and streamline business operations.
Clear operational playbooks and structured deal strategies translate modern government sales motions into repeatable processes.
Effective coordination across defense, aerospace, and commercial technology stacks keeps large, regulated organizations moving efficiently.
Requirements
The posting states a minimum of 60 years of experience.
Prior experience of 1-5 years in Chief of Staff or operating roles in fast-growth environments demonstrates operational background.
A scrappy entrepreneur mindset with bias to action and ownership of outcomes drives decisions and follow-through.
US work authorization allows relocation to San Francisco with openness to international travel as the business expands.
Comfort operating in ambiguous situations is necessary while the company continues to define processes and priorities.
A see something do something mindset enables close collaboration with a cross-functional team to advance initiatives.
Practical notes
The role reports to the CEO and works closely with product, engineering, sales, and federal teams.
On-site presence in the San Francisco office is required with occasional travel to customer and conference locations.
Typical interview steps
Leadership hiring usually includes a strategy case, a people scenario, and a values conversation. Candidates may be asked to turn around a struggling team or plan for growth. Past results are examined closely, especially how decisions were made. Interviewers dig into specific decisions you made and their consequences. Preparing two or three decision stories with numbers and lessons is the best use of time.
Good to know
Roles in this field often involve coordinating across defense, aerospace, and commercial technology stacks.
Modern government sales motions rely on clear operational playbooks and structured deal strategies.
Cross-functional collaboration is central to moving large, regulated organizations efficiently.
AI-assisted workflows and internal tooling are increasingly common in operations-heavy positions.
Fast-growth companies expect generalists who own systems, documentation, and execution end to end.
Roles with strong operational ownership usually include visibility into strategic planning and revenue metrics.
Communication clarity matters when working with stakeholders spanning government, enterprise, and international markets.
Questions to ask
Useful questions for the interview: what a typical week looks like, how work is assigned, what tools the team uses, and how feedback works. Asking how the role has changed recently and what the team wishes it had known when joining is also reasonable. Questions about the manager's priorities are especially valued.
Career growth
Leadership careers move from manager to senior manager, director, and executive roles. Each step adds more scope and more responsibility for outcomes. The best leaders keep learning how to delegate, communicate, and decide. Leadership careers reward a record of building and developing people. The higher you go, the more your communication shapes the whole organization.