Chief of Staff to the CEO

Everyday Dose•Austin, TX

About The Position

The Chief of Staff to the CEO will run the CEO's operating system, focusing on goals, cadence, and follow-through. This role also involves owning projects that do not yet have a designated owner. The position requires managing the execution of key initiatives in a fast-paced environment, ensuring that critical tasks are set, tracked, and completed while maintaining ongoing operations. This is not an executive assistant or note-taking role; it requires owning outcomes, running leadership team meetings, and having a significant impact on the business.

Requirements

8 to 12 years of experience, including time as a Chief of Staff, BizOps lead, Strategy & Operations lead, or equivalent to a founder/CEO or a senior executive.
Strong academic background and experience at companies with a known high bar.
Proven track record of promotions within previous organizations.
Proficiency in spreadsheets and comfort in a data environment; ability to build models, size opportunities, read cohort curves, and pull own numbers.
Exceptional writing skills for memos, board decks, and executive communications.
Experience running an operating cadence (OKRs or equivalent, weekly business reviews, planning cycles) at a company with significant volume.
Ability to communicate clearly and firmly with senior executives regarding goals and project status.
Startup metabolism: comfortable with high ambiguity, fast context switching, and a willingness to take on any task.
Daily use of AI tooling for analysis, drafting, and research.

Nice To Haves

DTC, subscription, or CPG experience, particularly with recurring revenue and retention mechanics.
Consulting, banking, or PE background combined with significant operating experience.
Experience building materials for and presenting to a board or investors.
SQL proficiency or equivalent data analysis skills.

Responsibilities

Own goal setting, including running quarterly and annual planning end-to-end.
Translate executive intent into measurable and limited targets.
Ensure goals are clearly published to the entire company.
Manage progress against goals, surface slippage early, and escalate issues to the CEO.
Run the weekly leadership meeting, including setting the agenda, presenting data, and driving decisions.
Ensure all meetings result in clear owners and deadlines, and follow up on action items.
Build and maintain company-level reporting for leadership in partnership with finance and data teams.
Reconcile discrepancies between different data sources.
Run high-stakes, cross-functional special projects that lack a clear owner.
Take ambiguous problems and deliver answers, models, and plans.
Act as a sounding board for the CEO, pressure-testing decisions.
Prepare board and investor materials.
Write sharp, concise memos and communications.
Provide candid feedback to senior leadership.