Chief of Staff

Overview

Chief of Staff to the co‑founder of an ADHD‑focused startup, responsible for strategic decision‑making and enabling the founder’s vision by building systems, scaling processes and managing talent.

Key Responsibilities

• Anticipate and resolve potential problems before they reach the founder.
• Design and implement recruiting, operations and process systems from scratch.
• Research, evaluate and introduce best practices and tools (AI, Notion, automation agents, etc.) to streamline work.
• Oversee the Executive Assistant, delegating execution so nothing falls through the cracks.
• Advise on recruitment strategy and screen candidates and partners to filter out unsuitable talent.
• Act as the founder’s decision‑maker in their absence by fully understanding their preferences.
• Focus on creating leverage rather than merely completing tasks.

Desired Qualities & Qualifications

• Fast and efficient communicator who writes and follows up quickly.
• Comfortable using AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Notion, and automation workflows.
• Systems‑oriented—able to build dashboards, hiring pipelines, SOPs, reminders and AI workflows.
• Highly energetic and thrives in fast‑moving founder chaos.
• Strong life‑architecture mindset, helping design an interesting and legendary lifestyle.
• Excellent talent filter who can spot and reject sub‑par candidates and partners.
• Playful yet highly competent, able to joke while executing like a monster.
• Expectation of 10+ hours per day, 6–7 days per week, with unlimited PTO.