Chief of Staff to CEO

Lantern•Dallas, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Lantern is looking for a Chief of Staff to the CEO to join our fast-growing team. Reporting directly to the CEO, this role is a personal force multiplier—a high-horsepower partner who amplifies the CEO’s impact, chases down strategic initiatives, and moves at the speed of a high-growth company. This is not a program management or executive assistant role. It is a thinking-and-doing role for someone who is exceptionally sharp, relentlessly ambitious, and capable of going deep on complex problems while maintaining the organizational precision to drive them to conclusion. The right person has already distinguished themselves in a demanding, high-signal environment—consulting, investment banking, FAANG or top-tier technology, or venture—and is hungry for a role with broader surface area, direct CEO access, and meaningful contributions in a company reshaping healthcare. Location: Dallas, TX (Highly Preferred) | New York, NY | Vancouver, BC. Regular travel to Dallas HQ required regardless of home base.

Requirements

5–10 years of professional experience with a demonstrated record of high performance in a rigorous, demanding environment.
Foundational experience in one or more of: top-tier strategy consulting, investment banking, FAANG or high-caliber technology company, or institutional venture or growth equity.
Demonstrated experience operating in high-growth, high-change environments where priorities shift rapidly and speed is a competitive advantage.
Exceptional analytical and structured problem-solving skills; able to move fluidly between quantitative depth and executive-level narrative.
Outstanding written and verbal communication; capable of producing board-quality materials and influencing senior stakeholders without formal authority.
Strong organizational discipline and follow-through—able to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously and close every loop reliably.
Bachelor’s degree required. Evidence of academic distinction—such as honors designation, selection for a competitive academic program, or recognition for academic achievement—is strongly preferred.
Based in, or committed to relocating to, Dallas, TX (strongly preferred), New York, NY, or Vancouver, BC. Regular travel to Dallas HQ required regardless of home base.

Nice To Haves

Background in management consulting, investment banking, product management, business analysis, or technical roles—particularly with exposure to AI, ML, data science, or quantitative methods.
Entrepreneurial experience: founding, building, or operating a startup, even at an early stage.
Advanced degree (MBA, MS, or equivalent) from a top-ranked program.
Experience in digital health, tech-enabled healthcare services, or employer benefits.
Prior Chief of Staff or senior associate experience with direct C-suite engagement.
Demonstrate exceptional intellectual capacity—fast synthesis, sharp pattern recognition, comfort with ambiguity, and the judgment to know when to go deep versus move fast.
Be malleable and coachable—a genuine learner who adapts quickly, incorporates feedback, and improves with each iteration.
Bring high ambition and a bias for action—not content to observe or advise from a distance; they want ownership and drive outcomes.
Thrive in high-change environments—energized by shifting priorities, ambiguity, and demanding timelines rather than destabilized by them.
Be organized and precise—capable of tracking multiple workstreams simultaneously and closing every loop without being managed.
Exercise impeccable judgment and discretion—trusted with sensitive information and high-stakes situations.
An advanced degree from a leading institution is a plus.
Advanced business degree preferred but not required for candidates that have demonstrated career performance.

Responsibilities

Serve as the CEO’s right hand on high-priority work—conducting analysis, synthesizing inputs, drafting strategy documents, and pressure-testing ideas before they reach a broader audience.
Prepare the CEO for board meetings, investor conversations, executive reviews, and external engagements—owning the prep process end to end.
Serve as a sounding board, a first draft, and a second opinion across strategic, operational, and organizational questions.
Protect the CEO’s time and attention—triage inbound, eliminate noise, and ensure focus is consistently aligned to the highest-leverage activities.
Own and drive time-sensitive, cross-functional initiatives from launch through handoff—standing up new efforts, maintaining momentum, and ensuring clear accountability throughout.
Independently lead research, diligence, and analysis on strategic topics—market positioning, competitive landscape, partnership opportunities, and operational priorities.
Translate ambiguous mandates into structured work plans with defined outputs, milestones, and owners.
Engage directly with functional leaders across product, commercial, finance, and operations to unblock progress and drive outcomes.
Build analyses, models, and briefings that distill complex data into clear, actionable recommendations for the CEO and senior leadership.
Identify risks, surface trade-offs, and construct scenario analyses to inform high-stakes decisions.
Maintain a clear view of company-level KPIs and strategic milestones; proactively flag divergence and drive course correction.
Draft board materials, investor communications, internal strategic narratives, and external-facing documents on behalf of the CEO.
Communicate complex ideas with precision, brevity, and persuasive force—in writing and in the room.
Represent the CEO’s priorities and decisions with clarity and context across the organization.