Chief of Staff

Beacons is the easiest way to build a website that your fans will love! We help creators centralize their online brand presences, connect with their audiences and partners in a streamlined way, and better understand how to build and improve their businesses.

We're excited to tackle the rapidly growing, $200 billion creator economy. There's a huge opportunity to help creators build the businesses of tomorrow, and we're positioned to build the defining solution.

As Chief of Staff (CoS) at Beacons, you'll be a core part of the leadership team and act as a key advisor and partner to founders, overseeing the smooth operation of the organization by managing the office of the CEO, owning cross-functional projects, driving strategic initiatives, and ensuring that important decisions are made efficiently and aligned with the company's goals.

Your main goal will be to make the founding team — and especially the CEO — as effective as possible and ensure the CEO’s agenda is clarified, communicated, and executed.

• You play for the front of the jersey

• Have a deep understanding of business strategy - you’ll quickly understand Beacons customers, partners, and business model

• Ability to think at a systems level, with experience as a sharp operator optimizing and streamlining systems

• An effective project manager who can break down complex problems and get buy-in across the team

• Proactively collects cross-functional insights to anticipate and quickly address problems

• Comfortable analyzing and drawing conclusions from data

• Able to think strategically but also drive execution in the face of uncertainty

• Have an exceptional aptitude for and interest in building strong relationships

• Excellent communication - you don’t shy away from difficult conversations

• Knowledgable about all key functions of a startup (product, engineering, design, customer success, etc.) because you worked in one

• Has strong executive presence and the ability to bring calm to chaos

CEO Leverage

• Act as confidante and strategic advisor to CEO, director of CEO communications, and CEO workload management

• Gather and analyze data to inform decision-making, present options to the CEO, and manage complex situations

• Help the CEO develop and execute long-term strategic plans, identify key priorities, and manage large cross-functional projects

• Occasionally serve as CEO proxy for meetings and key decisions

Executive Operations

• Lead team meetings and own the execution and outcomes of meetings by managing agendas, developing decks, delivering pre-reads, and ensuring clear action items post-meeting

• Prepare board decks, investor updates, and weekly All Hands

• Organize leadership retreats and help with the preparation of team offsites

• Proactively manage ongoing communications with investors and key partners

Internal Communications

• Act as a key communication channel, drafting and sharing important messages on behalf of leadership, and ensuring alignment across the organization

• Assist the development and implementation of new policies and procedures

• Facilitate communication and collaboration between senior leadership team members to the rest of the team, and resolve internal conflicts

Tech, Product, & GTM

• Own special projects on behalf of and in collaboration with CEO and leadership team

• Lead large, cross-functional projects, setting deadlines, tracking progress, and ensuring successful completion

• Monitor daily operations, identify potential issues, and ensure smooth workflow across different departments.

• Build systems and processes that support our ability to scale

• Commercial relationship building and strategic partnerships

• Do whatever is needed to help the team succeed!

Have extensive operating experience in a venture-backed startup, management consulting, and/or previous CoS roles

• Competitive salary and equity grant. We have a standard four year vesting schedule with one year cliff

• We give 4 weeks off total and we want you to use them! This is on top of federal holidays 🇺🇸🎉

• Platinum level medical, vision, and dental insurance with 99% employer-paid premiums for employees and 80% coverage for eligible dependents

• 401(k) retirement savings and investing plan

• $100 monthly gym stipend

• Computer, monitor, and home office setup reimbursement. We will get you what you need to do your best work!

• The salary range for this role is 175-200k base.