Chief of Staff

San Francisco, CA

• On-site (5 days/week)
• Full-time Compensation: $120,000–$160,000 + 0.05%–0.15% equity

About The Company

Our client builds AI compliance analysts that automate AML, KYC, KYB, and transaction monitoring end to end for banks and fintechs — clearing KYB and AML cases in minutes with zero integration or onboarding. The product eliminates :90% of manual work, cuts compliance costs 4×, and makes onboarding instantaneous. It's trusted by leading institutions across the US, Canada, Europe, and LatAm, and the team has won every RFP it has competed in.

Founded 2024

• 1–10 people (Seed)
• Industry: FinTech / Compliance / AI

The Role

The client is hiring a Chief of Staff to work directly with the CEO, operate across every function, and make sure nothing falls through the cracks as the team scales — part right-hand-to-CEO, part generalist operator, part future GTM owner. You take what's on the founder's plate and either own it outright or drive it to the point where the only thing left is the decision.

Requirements

• 0–4 years of total experience
• Top-tier university preferred (MIT, Harvard, Berkeley, or comparable)
• A structured thinker with high attention to detail
• Comfortable with ambiguity and high ownership
• A consulting, IB, VC, or startup-ops background welcome

Nice to Haves

• An MBB consultant (McKinsey, BCG, Bain) with 1–3 years' tenure and a top-performer record
• An investment-banking analyst at a top-tier firm with 1–2 years' tenure
• Strategic ops or chief of staff at a top-tier startup with demonstrated 0-1 ownership and direct founder access
• A top university pedigree paired with builder signal (founded something in college, a scrappy internship, hackathon wins)
• A quantitative or technical undergrad with a non-technical career trajectory

Why Join

• Direct-to-CEO, real 0-1 ownership: a genuine right-hand seat with a builder-owner growth path — shadow the CEO, then own GTM workstreams, then potentially run a function
• A category-defining product with traction: compliance AI eliminating :90% of manual work and cutting costs 4×, trusted across four regions with a perfect RFP win record
• A strong early-career package: $120K–$160K + 0.05%–0.15% equity, plus paid relocation and a month of temporary housing, office meals, comprehensive healthcare, unlimited PTO, and an annual offsite

Details

• Location — San Francisco, CA
• Work policy — On-site, 5 days/week
• Compensation — $120,000–$160,000 + 0.05%–0.15% equity
• Visa sponsorship — Not available
• Employment type — Full-time