Chief of Staff
You will work directly with the Founder and Managing Partner to turn priorities into action and ensure critical work reaches timely, high-quality completion. You will manage information flow, communications, decisions, and end-to-end follow-through across the firm, portfolio companies, and external partners. You will represent the CEO in meetings, email, and calls; prepare him for engagements; handle follow-ups; support board meetings; and keep leadership aligned. You will use AI tools to automate routine work and continually increase your impact.
Responsibilities
- Extend the Founder and Managing Partner's reach across internal and external work
- Drive the firm's highest-priority projects and initiatives to timely, high-quality completion
- Surface decisions, clarify ownership, and press for resolution
- Own end-to-end follow-through and close loops without reminders
- Represent the CEO with internal and external stakeholders in meetings, email, and calls
- Prepare the CEO for engagements and manage resulting follow-ups
- Manage and synthesize information and communication for the CEO and firm executives
- Attend board meetings and stand in for the CEO at portfolio companies when needed
- Align the leadership group with Atomic executives
- Serve as a trusted liaison across the team, portfolio, and outside partners
- Handle sensitive and confidential matters with discretion
- Use AI tools to automate routine work and increase leverage
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience operating at high velocity and high trust near the center of an ambitious organization
- Experience as a chief of staff, operator, founder, consultant, banker, or investor
- Experience as an early or senior contributor at a fast-moving startup or high-growth company
- Exceptional organization and execution
- Ability to manage numerous priorities without missing critical work
- Resourcefulness and ability to build structure in ambiguity
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Ability to handle sensitive and consequential matters discreetly
- Experience using modern AI tools to automate work
Y Combinator