Chief of Staff to Founder & CEO

About the role

The Chief of Staff runs the Founder’s Office across a group of B2B software companies, freeing the founder to focus on founder‑specific tasks. You will own the operating rhythm, curate decision flow, and drive cross‑functional workstreams without a natural owner.

Key responsibilities

• Own the operating rhythm: daily check‑ins, weekly business reviews, Friday updates and the decision log.
• Transform unowned workstreams (funding mechanics, alliance agreements, pricing clean‑up, specialist pools) from conversation to one‑page recommendation and execute the founder’s decision.
• Curate all decisions reaching the founder into a single‑page brief with options, recommendation and deadline.
• Close loops that require personal follow‑up: chasing, calls, counsel, company secretary, candidate coordination.
• Run hiring alongside the recruiter (scorecards, interviews, references, trials, onboarding) while the founder only interviews and decides.
• Manage group operating admin (payroll, banking within limits, tools, filing calendar) until documented and handed over.
• Serve as the go‑to person for co‑founders, investors and advisers when a decision or owner is needed.
• Direct the AI operating layer that prepares records, cadence documents, meeting prep and first drafts.

Required profile

• Exceptional writer who can turn a messy conversation into a concise one‑page memo with a clear recommendation.
• Proven ability to close loops across people who do not report to you.
• Comfortable interacting with senior leaders and can act as the founder’s proxy without overstepping.
• Numerate and discreet, able to handle cap tables, salaries, payroll and limited banking tasks.
• AI‑savvy: already uses AI tools for research, drafting, analysis and automation.
• Humble, hungry and happy; prefers correction over being right and focuses on binding constraints.

What we offer

• Equity participation tied to the group’s performance – potentially many times the base salary.
• Outcomes‑based bonus paid on results.
• Remote work on UK hours with an initial weekly on‑site week in Jersey, then quarterly visits and an annual off‑site.
• Home‑office setup, learning and wellbeing budgets, and a paid AI tool stack.
• Designed pace with rest as a constraint and a clear career path: Chief of Staff for 2‑3 years leading to Head of Operations or a role you help create.