Chief of Staff

Altara • San Francisco, CA

38d • Onsite

About The Position

We’re building the scientific intelligence platform for the physical world, to accelerate breakthroughs in semiconductors, batteries, advanced materials, aerospace, and beyond. These industries represent trillions in spend, but are still trapped in outdated software. We’re changing that by building the intelligence layer to help scientists and engineers move faster and solve core problems -- R&D through manufacturing. We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create a category-defining company at the intersection of AI and the physical sciences. And we’re building a world-class team to do it. Our team (ex-Applied Intuition, SpaceX, Warp, Jane Street, Microsoft) works in-person in San Francisco. Our office is located walking distance from 4th and King Caltrain station.

Requirements

• Take pride in making everyone around you more effective and are willing to roll up your sleeves on any task, big or small.
• Thrive in fast-paced, unstructured environments with evolving requirements.
• Already use AI tools daily and think critically about how to push their limits. You don't need to be a software engineer, but you should be comfortable enough with technology to build agents to automate operational workflows.
• Love to learn, bias toward action, and enjoy taking full ownership of problems end-to-end.

Nice To Haves

• Worked at an early stage startup, founded a company, or plan to start one someday.
• Background in business operations, management consulting, investing, or a previous startup operator role.
• Experience or deep curiosity in science.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy internal AI agents and workflows to automate and accelerate as many operational processes as possible.
• Architect the 0-to-1 foundations of all facets of our business, from organizing major product launches to scaling our recruiting efforts to accelerating our GTM engine.
• Own special projects end-to-end, moving seamlessly between high-level strategic research and the tactical operational work required to scale a world-class startup.
• Partner closely with the founders to drive the company’s highest-priority initiatives, acting as a strategic thought partner and executive proxy across all functions.

What This Job Offers

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