About the role
We are seeking a Chief of Staff to the Co-CEO to serve as a high-leverage operator working directly with him to drive clarity, execution, and scale within the organization and for the company. You'll help shape how every relationship the Co-CEO builds is developed and sustained over time. This is not a purely coordination role. This is an execution-heavy position for someone who wants to build, take ownership of critical initiatives, and help scale a generational company.
This role is a hybrid role based out of our NYC HQ office.
What you'll do
- Partner closely with the Co-CEO and Executive Team to drive strategic initiatives forward
- Champion and translate high-level goals set by the Co-CEO into clear action plans by defined scope, owners, and timelines
- Translate customer insights from the Co-CEO's conversations into structured asks and follow up
- Maintain a single source of truth on top-priority initiatives so the Executive Team has visibility
- Identify operational bottlenecks and ensure consistent follow-through on key initiatives
- Work cross-functionally across GTM, Partnerships, Product, Research, Engineering, Finance, and others to shape opportunities for execution
- Develop a deep, functional and technical understanding of our products and future roadmap, with a keen sense of where Runway sits in the market
What you'll need
- 4+ years of overall experience across some combination of investment banking, consulting, finance, or strategy & operations at early-stage startups
- Motivated by the opportunity to build new systems in a high-growth environment, with a focus on quality, scale, and automation
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to surface issues early and keeping the right people informed before being prompted
- Executive presence and communication, with the ability to hold your own with a studio chief, a CTO, and a Runway research lead in the same week
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities with expansive ownership
- A strong bias towards action and belief that no task is too small for you
- High technical aptitude for understanding complex technologies, tools, systems, and issues
- New York City based