Jerry - Palo Alto, CA
posted 3 days ago
About the position
We are looking for a Chief of Staff to work directly with our cofounder/CEO, Art Agrawal. You will act as an extension of our CEO and own a variety of projects ranging from solving operational issues, driving alignment and execution on critical initiatives, increasing Art's efficiency by helping him prioritize his most important meetings and communications, making decisions on his behalf, and keeping our teams accountable. You will foster trust and credibility with the rest of the executive team as the CEO's closest proxy and advisor. Your main objective will be to identify and remove bottlenecks for our CEO and partner closely with him to scale our business. As the Chief of Staff, you'll own special projects and will have a unique opportunity to view and understand a company's day-to-day challenges and priorities from the vantage point of a CEO. You will be exposed to every function at Jerry (product, operations, finance, engineering, data, marketing, etc) and learn how to execute big-picture strategies and navigate the intricacies of a complex business. If you're looking for an opportunity to greatly accelerate your career trajectory, we'd love to hear from you!
Responsibilities
- Identify and implement process improvements to streamline cross-functional operations, enabling Jerry to scale efficiently while maintaining a high-performance culture
- Act as our CEO's liaison, ensuring clear communication with internal teams and external partners, while effectively managing expectations and timelines
- Build and maintain reports and dashboards to track company performance metrics, providing actionable insights to our CEO and leadership team to inform decision-making
- Lead and oversee high-priority projects from concept to execution, working closely with different teams to ensure alignment with company goals
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience; ideally a mix of management consulting, venture capital, or private equity, and product, business operations, strategy or growth
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM, economics, or related discipline
- Must be located in the San Francisco Bay area or willing to relocate (you will be working on-site at our Palo Alto office)
Nice-to-haves
- Structured problem-solver: You're a logical thinker and make decisions based on data, but also have good instincts when data is limited
- Owner: No challenge is too complex, no issue is too hard
- Tenacious: You're comfortable navigating high-stakes, conflict-laden situations, and can act quickly and decisively with diplomacy and tact
- Extremely organized: You balance a packed schedule, an endless to-do list, and never let anything drop
- Strong communicator: You communicate effectively to a wide range of audiences (from senior executives to entry-level employees) and can masterfully tailor your approach to suit the circumstances
