Chief of Staff

Coreshell Technologies•San Leandro, CA

2d•$150,000 - $225,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Chief of Staff will serve as a strategic thought partner, operator, and extension of Coreshell's CEO. The role translates company priorities into action, drives cross-functional initiatives, improves information flow and decision-making, and takes on high-priority projects without a natural functional owner. Working directly with the CEO, the Chief of Staff will help build and operate an effective Office of the CEO and increase the CEO's and leadership team's ability to execute. The ideal candidate combines strong strategic judgment with exceptional execution, and can develop recommendations and analyses, run executive meetings, coordinate functional leaders, prepare Board presentations, and personally drive ambiguous projects to completion. The role supports company strategy across commercialization, partnerships, manufacturing scale-up, capital strategy, new markets, and organizational growth. The position is full-time and onsite in San Leandro, California.

Requirements

At least 7 years of professional experience with increasing responsibility in startup operations, business operations, strategy, management consulting, investing, investment banking, corporate development, program leadership, or a similar environment.
Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as science or engineering, business administration, or another related field.
Demonstrated ability to work closely with CEOs, founders, senior executives, or executive leadership teams on high-priority strategic and operational issues.
Track record of independently leading complex, cross-functional projects from ambiguous starting points through successful execution.
Strong financial and business acumen, including comfort with financial models, operating metrics, strategic analyses, and presentations.
Ability to manage multiple high-priority initiatives simultaneously in a fast-moving environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to distill complex topics into concise executive-level materials.

Nice To Haves

MBA or another relevant advanced degree.
Experience at a rapidly growing startup or growth-stage technology company.
Experience in batteries, EVs, energy, climate technology, advanced manufacturing, automotive, defense, hardware, or another technically complex industry.
Experience supporting fundraising, Board processes, major strategic partnerships, or corporate strategy.
Experience in financial and budget management or project coordination.

Responsibilities

Increase the CEO's effectiveness by identifying where the CEO's attention is most valuable and ensuring important issues are surfaced, prepared, decided, and followed through.
Maintain visibility into the CEO's and company's highest-priority initiatives; identify conflicts and execution gaps and help leadership focus on key priorities.
Represent the CEO in selected internal and external discussions and advance work on the CEO's behalf.
Lead high-priority strategic initiatives, particularly cross-functional projects without a natural organizational owner, and help resolve bottlenecks.
Support development and execution of company strategy, including commercialization, strategic partnerships, manufacturing scale-up, capital strategy, new market opportunities, and organizational growth.
Partner with the CEO and executive team on Board materials, strategic updates, operating reviews, and follow-up actions.
Translate complex technical, commercial, and strategic topics into clear narratives for investors, customers, partners, government stakeholders, and employees.
Support fundraising, investor updates, diligence, strategic investor discussions, and other capital-related initiatives.
Design and run the executive operating rhythm, including leadership meetings, company priority reviews, quarterly planning, and strategic planning.
Establish mechanisms to track company commitments, decisions, milestones, and ownership.
Create cross-functional visibility into initiatives and identify risks, dependencies, and decisions requiring executive attention.
Maintain accountability for executive decisions and follow through on commitments across functions and meetings.
Improve information flow among the CEO, executive leadership team, Board, and broader organization.
Oversee strategic business initiatives from development through execution under the guidance of the CEO, senior leadership, and department heads.
Improve processes and organizational procedures to support efficiency and productivity.
Help maintain a detailed financial and operating plan with the CEO and executive staff.
Support strategic commercial and product development, including market analysis, competitive analysis, and forward-looking strategy.
Build relationships with employees to improve operational efficiency and responsiveness, and help define operational strategies through special projects.
Liaise with staff, executives, senior leaders, and the CEO on company climate, employee well-being, project updates, proposals, and planning.
Handle inquiries as a subject-matter expert, develop action plans, and assist with preparing and disseminating communications.