Chief of Staff

Quindar • Arvada, CO

7d • $170,000 - $210,000

About The Position

Quindar is looking for a Chief of Staff to increase the effectiveness and leverage of the CEO as the company scales. This role is 12 – 24 months where you will then have the opportunity to become a key lead in the company. Future founders are also encouraged to apply. The Chief of Staff will help drive the CEO’s highest-priority initiatives, prepare for critical internal and external engagements, run the CEO-facing leadership cadence, and take ownership of high-priority special projects. The Chief of Staff coordinates across executives and functions to turn CEO priorities into action and ensure important work does not stall.

Requirements

• Understanding of National Security programs and initiatives
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong operator who can take an ambiguous problem from idea through execution.
• High ownership, urgency, and a bias toward closing loops.
• Excellent judgment and ability to work independently with senior executives.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort with business, financial, and operating metrics.
• Ability to move fluidly between strategy and detailed execution.
• Low ego and comfortable influencing without formal authority.
• U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Responsibilities

• Translate CEO priorities into clear actions, owners, deadlines, and decisions.
• Keep critical initiatives moving when the CEO is focused on customers, fundraising, or other priorities.
• Surface blockers and determine where CEO involvement is actually required.
• Serve as a thought partner to the CEO on strategic and organizational issues.
• Prepare presentations, briefing materials, talking points, and decision memos for Board, investor, commercial/governments customers, and partner engagements.
• Support company-wide and executive communications.
• Turn complex topics into concise narratives, recommendations, and decisions.
• Coordinate inputs and preparation for high-stakes meetings – typically related to U.S. National Security.
• Prepare agendas for leadership meetings around priorities, week-over-week changes, risks, and decisions required.
• Pre-wire important topics with the appropriate executives.
• Track decisions, actions, owners, and deadlines and ensure follow-through.
• Partner with Business Operations on company metrics, planning, and underlying operating processes.
• Take ownership of urgent or strategic initiatives that do not have a natural owner or require CEO-level attention.
• Create structure around ambiguous problems and drive them through resolution.
• Coordinate cross-functional initiatives spanning Growth, Product, Engineering, Programs, and Operations.
• Support initiatives such as major captures, partnerships, executive hiring, AI adoption, fundraising, or critical customer situations.

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO
• 15 days off required
• Follow most US federal government holidays
• Quarterly health & wellness benefits
• Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family with 100% coverage for employees
• 4% 401(k) matching
• 4-day company offsite annually

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed