Chief of Staff & Business Operations

Sound Ventures•Los Angeles, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Sound Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests thematically in category-defining companies at the forefront of major technology platform shifts. They seek out founders with relentless ambition and bold ideas. The firm manages over $2B and is led by General Partners Effie Epstein and Guy Oseary. The role of Chief of Staff & Business Operations is designed to be a force-multiplier, enhancing the effectiveness of the entire team. This position requires an individual who is genuinely AI-native, proficient in using AI tools daily, and can identify opportunities to leverage AI across the firm to build a culture of innovation. The role involves owning high-priority initiatives, driving operational rigor, and serving as a trusted thought partner to firm leadership and founders.

Requirements

5–7 years of experience in venture capital, investment banking, management consulting, or a high-growth startup in a strategy or operations role
Demonstrably AI-native: you use AI tools as a core part of your daily workflow and can show your work.
Exceptional written and verbal communicator — you can distill complex ideas crisply and confidently
A builder's mindset: you don't wait for systems to exist, you create them.
High emotional intelligence and the judgment to navigate conversations across the organization, as well as with founders, LPs, and partners.
Comfort operating in ambiguity — this role will evolve and you'll help define it.
Low ego, high ownership. You're equally comfortable setting the strategy and executing the details as part of a small team

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in venture capital or working directly with a GP or founder.
A Marketer’s mindset We are a Marketing-leaning firm that thinks and works creatively.

Responsibilities

Serve as a strategic partner across the firm — managing priorities, preparing for key meetings, and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.
Lead cross-functional projects that cut across investing, portfolio support, marketing, incubations, and finance.
Build internal AI-powered processes to own the operating cadence: team rhythms, firm-wide communications, and follow-through on key decisions.
Identify and implement AI tools and workflows that meaningfully increase the team's leverage and output quality.
Identify operational bottlenecks and design solutions before they become problems.
Stay at the frontier of what's possible and bring those capabilities to the firm before we know we need them.