About the role
We are looking for a Chief of Staff with 2-4 years of operating experience to join as the first internal operations hire at a rapidly scaling AI company ($40M+ run rate, on track to $100M+ by Q3). You'll work directly with the CEO and CTO to drive the company's highest-priority strategic initiatives — from scaling the team from 8 to 25 people, to owning company financials, to leading new customer and vertical expansions.
What will you be doing?
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Owning and driving the hiring process as the company scales from ~8 to 20-25 people over the next 6-8 months
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Managing company financials, P&L, costs, margins, and running weekly syncs on business performance
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Leading high-leverage strategic projects (new customer expansions, new vertical launches, research initiatives) as they emerge week to week
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Building internal operational systems and processes from scratch — you're the first person in this function
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Working cross-functionally across engineering, research, and customer-facing teams to unblock priorities
Key Requirements
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2-4 years of operating experience — ideally at an early-stage startup or in management consulting (McKinsey, Bain, BCG)
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Strong generalist problem solver with extreme ownership — can take ambiguous problems and drive them to completion autonomously
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Comfortable using coding agents and AI tools to solve problems (excitement matters more than prior experience)
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No short tenures — 1-year stints are a dealbreaker; must demonstrate staying power and commitment
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Must be full-time in-person in San Francisco (relocation support available)
About Halluminate
Data and RL environments to automate knowledge work
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Job details
Salary
$180,000 - $225,000
Equity
0.15% - 0.25%
Location
San Francisco, United States
Experience
2+ years
Funding
Total raised
$530K
Last stage
Seed
Investors
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.
