Chief of Staff

Qualitate•New York, NY

3d•$160,000 - $200,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Qualitate is hiring a Chief of Staff to support its leadership team, primarily the CEO and founder, across cross-functional workstreams spanning product, sales, and operations. The role is hands-on and involves taking projects from rough ideas to finished results, working directly with the CEO, and contributing as part of the founding team. The Chief of Staff will help the company execute priorities and build its operating practices as it scales its AI-native primary intelligence platform. The position includes supporting go-to-market initiatives, strategic customer accounts and partnerships; assessing new markets and offerings; assisting with planning and leadership meetings; and helping teams stay focused, unblock work, and communicate clearly. The company seeks someone with strong judgment, execution, attention to detail, communication skills, and ownership who is comfortable working against tight deadlines in a fast-moving environment. The role is based in New York City, with in-person work Monday through Wednesday and remote work Thursday and Friday. Qualitate describes its working culture as focused on excellence, speed, agency, a builder’s mindset, shared ambition, and joy.

Requirements

2–6 years of experience in a high-performance environment; examples include a technology startup, management consulting, investment banking, or an investment firm.
Strong attention to detail, including the ability to make sense of messy data, avoid typos, and handle executive-level communications reliably.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
A track record of excellence in school, work, or another setting.
Daily use of AI for research, analysis, and automation, and an interest in helping the team work faster with AI.
High ownership and low ego, with a willingness to do whatever work needs doing.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a Chief of Staff, BizOps, or BD role at an early-stage startup.
Background in expert networks, market research, or data products.

Responsibilities

Run the CEO’s top priorities, taking projects from rough ideas through scoping and completion.
Support cross-functional projects with Sales and Product, including developing go-to-market plays, helping win strategic enterprise and investment-firm accounts, and building partnerships.
Assess expansion opportunities by sizing markets, testing new offerings with customers, and building a case for future directions.
Assist with quarterly and annual planning and leadership meetings, and ensure decisions have an owner, deadline, and result.
Help prioritize work, clear blockers across teams, and keep communication clear and fast.