Chief of Staff

About the Role Kick is growing fast and is planning to soon raise capital to rapidly scale the organization. Our most important problems are cross functional and we need a high-agency problem solver to help us scale. You'll work directly with our CEO and Head of Finance & Operations to drive finance, operations and GTM projects to completion with high ownership so they scale to 100X without you. What You'll Do This role will primarily be project based, deployed to the most critical projects in the company. Examples include: Optimize our finance tech stack to operate near autonomously (e.g., upgrade billing process, optimize vendor evaluation & payment processes) Drive key reporting efforts (e.g., improved live ARR tracking, margin analyses, projections, etc.) Support fundraising and investor relations, from the model and data room to investor updates Build our RevOps foundation: document the sales process and CRM setup, own funnel reporting, and find what drives conversion as outbound scales Optimize our customer support workflows, improving our agents to deliver best-in-class service Build AI agents and automations that give the team leverage, like surfacing buying signals from LinkedIn and X Run key hires from sourcing to close, including designing work trials Upgrade HR operations, from the tech stack to our first performance management framework Jump on whatever matters most next, with direct visibility into CEO priorities Ideal Candidate 3–7 years post-grad, with experience in MBB, investment banking, or a former chief of staff role. Strong financial acumen building models from scratch and understands how ARR, NRR, gross margin and rev rec connect Hands-on builder who ships working dashboards, automations and processes on their own AI-native: uses Claude or ChatGPT daily and has built workflows with tools like Clay, n8n, Zapier or Claude Code High agency: runs several projects at once and makes progress without a playbook Clear writer and communicator, credible with the CEO, investors and candidates Bonus If You Have Worked in venture, growth equity or been an operator at a high-growth startup (Seed to Series B) Experience starting new businesses and/or ventures Is highly proficient in using AI tools (e.g., Claude, etc.) Location In person Palo Alto, CA (Preferred) with in person in NYC or Toronto for the right candidate What We Offer Top-of-market $170,000-$220,000 total compensation + meaningful equity Employee-friendly equity (QSBS eligible, early exercise, extended exercise) 100% employer paid medical, dental, and vision benefits (employee + dependents) Apple laptop/headset, health/commuter stipends Daily lunch and unlimited Verve coffee We're building a world-class team of creative thinkers and doers from diverse backgrounds. If you're excited by this role, even if your experience isn't a perfect match, we'd love to hear from you. #J-18808-Ljbffr