Chief Of Staff

Role Overview

• Act as a strategic proxy: Represent the CEO and the executive team in key meetings, making judgment calls on high-stakes initiatives and escalating only when necessary.
• Drive cross-functional execution: Take end-to-end ownership of critical projects, ensuring that initiatives move from problem definition to successful implementation without relying solely on delegation.
• Elevate financial and operational rigor: Prepare board materials and investor updates, actively interrogating data and financial models to ensure accuracy and strategic clarity before they reach stakeholders.
• Foster accountability: Maintain momentum across the organization by holding teams accountable to deadlines and outcomes, balancing firm expectations with a collaborative, constructive approach.
• Structure the ambiguous: Quickly synthesize messy, complex situations into clear frameworks, memos, and decision papers that allow the leadership team to move with speed.
• Enable communication: Act as a communication hub, translating complex updates and sensitive information into the appropriate register for diverse audiences, from the senior leadership team to the entire company.

Requirements

• Professional experience: You bring 2–4 years of high-impact professional experience, ideally within a scaling company where you directly owned outcomes rather than just advising.
• Financial and analytical literacy: You are highly proficient in Excel and PowerPoint, capable of building complex models and decks independently, and you treat financial data as a vital pulse of the business.
• Language mastery: You possess native-level fluency in both German and English (written and spoken) and can operate seamlessly across both in board meetings and internal communications.
• CEO leverage mindset: You understand that your value lies in your ability to exercise independent judgment, protect the CEO’s time, and handle highly sensitive information with complete discretion.
• Constructive persistence: You have a reputation for getting things done by pushing projects forward against internal resistance, all while maintaining strong, positive relationships across the organization.
• AI-augmented workflow: You actively integrate AI tooling into your daily processes, not just as an enthusiast, but as a practitioner who has built or adapted workflows to increase your personal and team efficiency.

Benefits

• Flexible Work Environment: Enjoy remote work options across Europe or from our office-hubs in Augsburg, Amsterdam, Berlin, Munich, and Lohne (Oldenburg), along with flexible working hours.
• Competitive Compensation & Comprehensive Benefits: Attractive salary packages and a generous leave policy that includes 28 annual leave days, special leave days, and nursing care days. Our comprehensive benefits package also provides a monthly voucher to choose from a variety of providers, including Urban Sports Club, grocery stores, entertainment, and lifestyle options. Additionally, we equip all employees with state-of-the-art home office equipment and offer a 50% subsidy on private pension plans for permanent employees in Germany.
• Professional Growth & Development: Benefit from a significant budget dedicated to learning and personal development, supporting your career growth and continuous learning.
• Inclusive & Engaging Culture: Participate in virtual and in-person company events and in our yearly culture connect days, fostering a collaborative and vibrant company culture with minimal hierarchies and respectful communication.
• Diverse & International Team: Work alongside a multicultural and international team across 17 different work locations within Europe and 32 nationalities, embracing diversity and a global perspective.
• Mental Health & Well-being: Access comprehensive, evidence-based mental health care with 24/7 counseling, therapy placement, on-site support, and legal and financial guidance to help you thrive at work and in life.