Chief of Staff, Co-CEO

Runway

1d•$160,000 - $210,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are building AI to simulate the world through merging art and science. We believe that world models are at the frontier of progress in artificial intelligence. Language models alone won’t solve the world’s hardest problems – robotics, disease, scientific discovery. Real progress requires models that experience the world and learn from their mistakes, the same way that humans do. And this kind of trial and error can be massively accelerated when done in simulation, rather than in the real world. World models offer the most clear path to general-purpose simulation, changing how stories are told, how scientific progress is made and how the next frontiers of humanity are reached. Our team consists of creative, open minded, caring and ambitious people who are determined to change the world. We aspire to continuously build impossible things and our ability to do so relies on building an incredible team. If you are driven to do the same, we'd love to hear from you. We are seeking a Chief of Staff to the Co-CEO to serve as a high-leverage operator working directly with him to drive clarity, execution, and scale within the organization and for the company. You'll help shape how every relationship the Co-CEO builds is developed and sustained over time. This is not a purely coordination role. This is an execution-heavy position for someone who wants to build, take ownership of critical initiatives, and help scale a generational company. We are open to exceptional candidates across the US, and also have offices in San Francisco and Seattle, with a preference for NYC based candidates.

Requirements

4+ years of overall experience across some combination of investment banking, consulting, finance, or strategy & operations at early-stage startups
Motivated by the opportunity to build new systems in a high-growth environment, with a focus on quality, scale, and automation
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to surface issues early and keeping the right people informed before being prompted
Executive presence and communication, with the ability to hold your own with a studio chief, a CTO, and a Runway research lead in the same week
Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities with expansive ownership
A strong bias towards action and belief that no task is too small for you
High technical aptitude for understanding complex technologies, tools, systems, and issues
New York based preferred

Responsibilities

Partner closely with the Co-CEO and Executive Team to drive strategic initiatives forward
Champion and translate high-level goals set by the Co-CEO into clear action plans by defined scope, owners, and timelines
Translate customer insights from the Co-CEO's conversations into structured asks and follow up
Maintain a single source of truth on top-priority initiatives so the Executive Team has visibility
Identify operational bottlenecks and ensure consistent follow-through on key initiatives
Work cross-functionally across GTM, Partnerships, Product, Research, Engineering, Finance, and others to shape opportunities for execution
Develop a deep, functional and technical understanding of our products and future roadmap, with a keen sense of where Runway sits in the market