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THE ROLE - We are looking for an exceptional individual to serve as Chief of Staff to the CEO, Pete Florence. - https:// https://x.com/peteflorencewww.linkedin.com/in/peteflorence/ http://www.linkedin.com/in/peteflorence/ https://x.com/peteflorence - This role is high-impact, high-ownership, and critical to the company: you will act as a force multiplier for the CEO, ensuring that priorities are clear, execution is tight, and nothing important falls through the cracks. - You will operate at the center of the company, connecting product, research, operations, and external stakeholders, while driving forward the highest-leverage initiatives. This role requires strong judgment, high agency, and the ability to translate ambiguity into execution. - You will help design and run the CEO’s operating system: maintaining context across everything in flight, preparing for key decisions and meetings, and ensuring consistent follow-through across the organization. You should be comfortable flexing between strategy and execution, handling both high-level prioritization and detailed operational work with equal rigor. - This is a high-growth role with significant visibility, direct exposure to leadership, and real ownership of outcomes. - This role is in-person five days a week based in San Mateo, CA. RESPONSIBILITIES - Executive leverage and prioritization: Maintain a real-time understanding of company priorities, ensure the CEO is focused on the highest-leverage work, and proactively surface risks, tradeoffs, and opportunities. - Cross-functional execution: Drive high-priority, cross-functional initiatives end-to-end, including coordinating across partnerships, research and engineering, and operations to ensure progress and alignment. - Special projects: Lead ambiguous, high-impact projects (e.g., fundraising support, partnerships, internal initiatives) from zero to one, with full ownership of outcomes. - Systems and process building: Develop lightweight systems, trackers, and workflows that improve visibility, accountability, and execution across the company. - Information filtering and triage: Act as a central point for inbound information and requests; filter signal from noise, prioritize effectively, and ensure timely responses. - Meeting and stakeholder management: Prepare the CEO for key meetings, track decisions, and execute on action items. Maintain context across key relationships, ensure thoughtful follow-ups, and support high-stakes communications. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - 2-5 years of professional experience in a highly demanding, high-ownership environment, such as startups, technology companies, consulting, or venture capital, with a track record of delivering high-quality work on tight timelines. - Experience driving cross-functional initiatives in one or more of: strategy & operations, business operations, product operations, program management, or founder/CEO support roles. - Demonstrated ability to create clarity from ambiguity, prioritize effectively, and execute end-to-end with minimal oversight. - Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; able to produce crisp, executive-ready materials and synthesize complex information clearly. - Strong judgment and decision-making ability; able to identify what matters most and act accordingly. - High agency and ownership mindset; consistently proactive with strong follow-through. - Strong interpersonal skills and high responsiveness; able to build trust with senior stakeholders and operate effectively across teams. - Comfort building simple systems (trackers, processes, cadences) and using them to drive execution and accountability. - Excitement and energy to work in robotics and at the frontier of intelligence. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Prior experience working directly with a founder, CEO, or senior executive in a high-growth environment. - Experience in AI/ML, robotics, or other technical/product-driv