Chief of Staff to the CEO

Exa • San Francisco, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

At Exa, we're building a next-generation AI search engine—one that outperforms Google for power users. We help people find the information they can’t get anywhere else.
We're an SF team of ~80 from Harvard, MIT, Google, Apple etc. We recently raised a Series B from Benchmark, and we are rapidly building the most intelligent search engine in history.
We're looking for a Chief of Staff to the CEO (Will Bryk). This is a Level 3 type of CoS role —operating as a true extension of the founder — full context, full trust, full responsibility.

Requirements

• Be intense and organized. You must be able to derive clarity from the hundreds of continuous data points coming through, prioritize effectively, and execute with little to no oversight.
• Sometimes, urgent things pop up. Care deeply about the company and make yourself available when needed.
• You’ve operated in the tech space, ideally supporting leadership at a high-growth startup or running your own. 3+ years of experience is required.
• Low ego, high agency, deeply mission-aligned.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an extension of the founder’s judgment — bringing structure, clarity, and taste to every critical decision.
• Parse the founder’s inbox to understand the full context behind each thread — prioritize what matters, surface what’s urgent, and quietly handle what doesn’t need to reach the founder.
• Be a strategic sounding board in company decision-making and strategy — maintain deep context across all functions to ensure clarity, alignment, and high-quality judgment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees