Chief of Staff to the CEO
About The Position
Darkroom is hiring a Chief of Staff to work directly with the CEO on the company’s highest-priority needs, which may vary week to week and include fundraising, resolving team issues, product pricing, and closing deals. The role owns complex initiatives through completion and may eventually lead to running a line of the business. The Chief of Staff will manage the company’s operating rhythm, support the executive team, lead capital-raising work alongside the CEO, and take on challenging company-wide projects, including M&A and work related to Shadow, Darkroom’s marketing agent. The role also serves as a trusted thought partner to the CEO, deciding what requires the CEO’s attention and handling what does not, while using AI to improve the company’s speed and the role’s own work. This is an in-person position at Darkroom’s New York office at 40 Wall St. Darkroom describes its culture as fast-moving, rigorous, high-performing, creative, and ownership-oriented, with autonomy, accountability, collaboration, and an emphasis on outcomes.
Requirements
- Two to seven years of experience in investment banking, consulting, or a fund.
- Experience working extensively with financial models and closing real deals.
- Strong analytical ability, fast learning, and clear written thinking.
- Ability to earn the trust of senior leaders and influence them without relying on formal authority.
- A strong sense of ownership and the initiative to finish work without being asked.
- Low ego and high standards.
- Located in New York City and able to work in the office.
Responsibilities
- Run the operating rhythm, including leadership, metrics, and board and investor preparation.
- Help manage the executive team by setting priorities, holding owners accountable for commitments, and surfacing problems early.
- Lead capital-raising work with the CEO, including financial modeling, data-room preparation, fundraising narrative, and investor pipeline.
- Lead the company’s hardest projects from start to finish, including M&A and projects involving Shadow.
- Act as a second brain to the CEO by determining what needs the CEO’s attention and handling what does not.
- Use AI to make the company faster, beginning with the role’s own work.
- Own important work through completion and, over time, potentially run a line of the business.
Benefits
- Unlimited PTO and U.S. holidays.
- Company-sponsored medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Profit-sharing opportunities.
- Flexible parental leave for new parents.
- Annual bonus eligibility of up to 25% of base salary.
- Equity participation.
- Direct path to running a line of the business.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
