Chief of Staff

Job Description

Job Description

About Turbine Finance

Turbine Finance is solving venture capital’s biggest problem by building the liquidity layer for private markets.

We are a Series A fintech company transforming how investors access capital in venture capital and private equity. By combining structured credit expertise with proprietary data and technology, Turbine delivers asset backed lending solutions to LPs, GPs, family offices, and institutional investors.

Our platform brings transparency, speed, and precision to a historically opaque market unlocking liquidity against high quality private assets. Backed by leading investors including Alpha Edison, TTV Capital, B Capital, Fin Capital, and Sozo Ventures, and supported by an advisory board with senior leaders from SoFi, DoubleLine, and Spring Labs, we are scaling rapidly.

The Role

This is not a traditional Chief of Staff role.

You will operate as an extension of the CEO and CFO embedded across every critical function of the company. This role is designed for individuals who want to accelerate into senior leadership by working directly on the highest leverage problems in a high growth fintech.

You will drive execution across strategy, operations, finance, partnerships, and people. You will see how a venture backed credit platform is built from capital formation to underwriting to product expansion and play a central role in shaping it, all while receiving a comprehensive education in venture capital and private equity.

What You’ll Do

Executive Leverage & Strategic Execution

• Partner directly with the CEO and CFO to drive company priorities and ensure alignment across teams
• Translate strategic initiatives into executable plans with clear owners, timelines, and KPIs
• Lead cross functional projects spanning lending, product, operations, and go to market
• Prepare board materials, investor updates, and strategic analyses
• Serve as a force multiplier removing bottlenecks and driving accountability across the organization

Go to Market & Partnerships

• Support business development efforts including partner outreach, follow ups, and pipeline management
• Build and refine marketing materials, pitch decks, and product positioning
• Analyze market opportunities, competitive dynamics, and pricing strategies
• Help design scalable processes for originating and onboarding borrowers and partners

People, Culture & Infrastructure

• Own key HR and administrative functions:
• Benefits selection and administration
• Performance review cycles and compensation processes
• Employee onboarding and offboarding
• Background checks and compliance processes
• Maintenance of employee handbook and internal policies
• Manage vendor relationships, insurance programs, and contractor payments
• Oversee expense approvals and internal financial controls

Operating System & Internal Scale

• Design and improve internal systems, dashboards, and reporting infrastructure
• Identify inefficiencies and implement scalable processes across the organization
• Drive weekly, monthly, and quarterly operating rhythms (OKRs, leadership meetings, reporting cadence)
• Ensure high quality communication and information flow across the company
• Support loan operations, underwriting workflows, and portfolio monitoring processes

Why This Role

• Direct access to founders and full visibility into company building at a Series A fintech
• Broad exposure to venture capital, capital markets, product, and operations
• Opportunity to take on increasing responsibility and grow into a senior leadership role
• Work on complex, high impact problems at the intersection of finance and technology
• Join a team with deep domain expertise and a track record of building and scaling platforms

Requirements

What We’re Looking For

Background

• 3 - 5 years of experience in top tier management consulting and/or investment banking
• MBA strongly preferred
• Experience in venture capital or private equity is preferred, but not required
• Exposure to structured finance, private credit, or fintech is a plus

Skill Set

• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving ability
• Strong financial modeling and strategic thinking capabilities
• High attention to detail with the ability to operate at both high and low levels of abstraction
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (board level materials, investor narratives)
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment

Operating Style

• High ownership mindset; operates with urgency and accountability
• Structured thinker who can bring clarity to ambiguous problems
• Low ego, high output; willing to engage across strategy and execution
• Strong interpersonal skills; able to influence without authority
• Comfortable operating in a startup environment with evolving priorities

Benefits

Compensation

• Competitive salary + meaningful equity participation
• Benefits package including health, dental, and vision, 401k
• Opportunity to participate in the upside of a rapidly scaling platform

Summary

This role is designed for individuals who want to compress years of learning into one. You will be in the room for every critical decision and responsible for helping ensure those decisions translate into execution.

If you want to build the operating system for private markets liquidity, this is where to do it.

Candidates need to be legally authorized to work in the United States. We are not able to sponsor visas currently. Relocation assistance is negotiable for this role.