Chief of Staff

CTC: 30-50LPA

Chief of Staff

think strategically, execute relentlessly, and bring structure to chaos

business strategy, operations, analytics, and communication

Seniority, Experience & Reporting

Experience Level:

• Typically

  5–8+ years

  of experience in startups, consulting, strategy, operations, or high-growth D2C environments
• Exceptional candidates with slightly lower experience but strong execution depth may be considered

Reporting Line:

• Reports

  directly to the Founder

• Works closely with leadership across Marketing, Operations, Finance, Product, and Growth
• May manage project owners, analysts, or small cross-functional teams

Key ResponsibilitiesFounder & Strategic Execution

• Act as the Founder’s right hand to drive execution of top strategic priorities
• Translate vision and decisions into clear plans, timelines, and ownership
• Prepare briefs, decision memos, business cases, and strategic frameworks
• Track progress of key initiatives and ensure accountability across teams

Business Operations & Process Excellence

• Identify operational gaps, bottlenecks, and inefficiencies; design scalable processes
• Build operating rhythms, trackers, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms
• Streamline cross-functional workflows to reduce delays and execution leakage
• Drive clarity on goals, KPIs, and success metrics across initiatives

Research, Market & Competitive Intelligence

• Lead industry mapping, market research, and competitive analysis
• Identify growth opportunities across products, channels, partnerships, and geographies
• Maintain structured intelligence trackers and founder-ready summaries

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Coordinate with Marketing, Growth, Ops, Finance, HR, and Tech for alignment
• Own internal project management for founder-led initiatives
• Ensure stakeholders are aligned, informed, and moving in the same direction

Communication & Leadership Support

• Prepare high-quality decks, reports, dashboards, and leadership presentations
• Draft internal and external communication on behalf of the Founder when required
• Support hiring, org design discussions, and leadership planning initiatives

Skills & QualificationsCore Skills

• Exceptional

  written and verbal communication

• Strong

  stakeholder management

  and cross-functional leadership
• High ownership mindset with comfort in ambiguity
• Ability to balance

  strategic thinking with hands-on execution

• Strong problem-solving and structured thinking ability

Technical & Functional Skills

• Excel / Google Sheets:

  advanced analysis, data cleaning, dashboards

• PowerPoint / Google Slides:

  strong storytelling and deck-building skills
• Research, documentation, and structured writing
• Basic financial and business case understanding preferred

Mindset Fit (Critical)

• Startup-first mentality; bias toward action
• Comfortable with speed, change, and imperfect information
• Detail-oriented but not slow
• Deep sense of accountability—things don’t “slip” on your watch