Chief of Staff

Your Mission

ERC is entering its next growth phase. As Chief of Staff, you will be the operational backbone and strategic right hand of our C-Level team (CEO, CCO, CTO). You will work across every different functions, bring structure to ambiguity, and make sure the organization is aligned and ready to scale.

This is not a support role. You will hold real responsibility, have full visibility on company strategy, and shape how we operate as we grow from deep-tech startup to an industrial company with a significant footprint in European defense and aviation.

Your Profile

This is what you’ll bring to the team:

• Experience: 2 to 5 years in a Tier 1 consulting firm, investment bank, or high-accountability operations or strategy role. Experience in startups or high-pressure environments is strongly preferred.
• Environment fit: You have thrived in fast-paced, unstructured environments and can self-manage, prioritize independently, and execute without hand-holding.
• Project management skills: You have a proven track record of managing multiple, cross-functional projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Ownership mentality: You have a bias for action. You take full ownership of your workstreams and do not wait to be told what to do.
• Analytical & organizational strength: You can structure complex, ambiguous problems and translate them into clear frameworks, plans, and decisions.
• Cross-functional fluency: You are equally comfortable in a room with engineers and in a room with investors, customers, or government stakeholders.
• Discretion & integrity: You can handle sensitive commercial, financial, and personnel information with full confidentiality and sound judgment.
• Logistics: NATO citizen; German language proficiency at B2 level or above; willingness to relocate to Munich or already based there.

Your Tasks

What you’ll do in your day-to-day:

Strategy, Alignment & Cross-Functional Integration

• Strategic alignment at ERC does not happen by default. You work directly with the C-Level to own the quarterly planning process, translate high-level goals into concrete team-level actions, and ensure priorities are understood and executed across all functions.
• You are the connective layer between engineering, commercial, operations, and external affairs — catching coordination & process failures early, owning resolution, and driving alignment through regular internal formats such as bi-monthly Townhalls and the weekly Company JF meetings.

Special Projects

• High-ambition work at ERC does not wait for the right background. Past examples: policy papers delivered directly to ministers and members of the Bundestag, Tagesschau media coverage (the largest TV news program in Europe), and defining the vision & mission for the company. You take on projects like these with no playbook and deliver exceptional results. Domain expertise is not required. Drive and resourcefulness are.

Hiring & Culture

• We are targeting to double our headcount soon. You support hiring processes end-to-end and ensure ERC attracts exceptional talent as we scale.
• Beyond recruiting, you own cultural alignment: making sure processes do not break under growth pressure, that new team members integrate well, and that ERC remains a place of high ownership and clear communication. This requires a lot of structure and a strong eye for people.

External Representation of ERC

• While much of your work is internal, you will follow the C-Level to important external engagements based on the strategic project you are leading. This includes trade fairs and defense exhibitions, press and media appearances, parliamentary meetings, and partner conversations.
• Beyond showing up, you own the outcome: preparation, follow-through, and making sure ERC is represented credibly at every touchpoint. The scope shifts with the mission, but the standard does not.

What We Offer

• Innovation, security, and growth: take on an important role in a financially stable European aerospace startup that is setting new standards.
• Modern working environment: hybrid working, a modern office in Ottobrunn, and top-of-the-line ergonomic equipment.
• Development & Benefits: Opportunities for further training, EGYM Wellpass membership, and an attractive salary package.
• Team & culture: experience true startup spirit with flat hierarchies, fast decision-making processes, and regular team events.