Chief of Staff (m/f/d)

1Komma5°

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

As Chief of Staff - Core Platforms, you will serve as a strategic right hand to the VP Platform Engineering and play a central role in driving alignment, operational excellence, and strategic execution across our tech organization. You will act as the vital link between the platform teams and the Heartbeat AI and Virtual Assembly Line (VAL) builder teams. You'll also help drive our shift to an AI-first engineering organisation. This is a highly visible and hands-on position, combining strategic thinking with deep operational involvement. You’ll work across the Core Platform teams Developer Platform, Data & Analytics Platform, Employee Tech Platform and Corp IT, to shape how the backbone of 1KOMMA5°s tech landscape executes its mission.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Technology, or a related field (or equivalent hands-on experience in software/tech environments).
• 3+ years of experience in a startup or a demanding project management environment.
• Highly structured and data-driven, with the ability to turn raw information into actionable strategies.
• A natural communicator who easily builds trust across all organizational levels, comfortably bridging the gap between platform engineers and business leaders.
• Thrive in fast-paced environments, possess a proactive "get things done" mindset, and can make high-quality decisions under pressure.
• Proficient with Google Workspace, comfortable working with SQL, Python, or BI tools (e.g. Looker), and experienced with AI productivity tools.
• Fluent in English.

Nice To Haves

• Genuinely motivated by the mission of accelerating the global energy transition.

Responsibilities

• Act as point of contact within the Core Platform domain and connect teams, ensuring effective information flow, and coordinating alignment across domains and stakeholders.
• Drive the domains growth by playing a key role in hiring, onboarding new talent, and organizing team events and workshops to maintain a world-class culture.
• Prepare high-impact reports and presentations for the C-Level and platform internal meetings.
• Lead and coordinate strategic and operational projects with cross-functional and international impact. Drive initiatives from concept to delivery and ensure measurable outcomes.
• Provide direct support to the VP and other engineering leads in day-to-day operations, strategic planning, and administrative tasks including project preparation, documentation, event planning and coordination.
• Own our AI-first push in practice by tracking adoption across platform teams, unblock what's slowing it.

Benefits

• Part of an international, dynamic, and highly motivated team of people who have proven to make things happen
• With your work, you accelerate the "energy transition" and hence have a direct impact on our climate
• Work with and learn from other super-smart colleagues
• Enjoy direct contact with core decision-makers
• Create a healthy balance alongside your work and enjoy all the benefits of the EGYM Wellpass
• Benefits and discounts are yours with Futurebens
• Whether city bike or e-bike - be flexible with our job bike leasing and do something good for the environment at the same time

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level