Chief of Staff

Company Description

Backed by leading climate and American dynamism investors, Terranova builds intelligent robotic systems to terraform the Earth itself - lifting land, restoring wetlands, and protecting critical infrastructure from floods and sea-level rise.

Our mission is to preserve the built environment, create new habitats, and usher in an era of abundance. Our work supports climate resilience, disaster recovery, and defense across the United States and beyond.

We’re assembling a world-class team that wants to work on something real, physical, and civilization-scale. If you want your work to reshape the world (literally), this is the place to do it.

What to to Expect

We’re hiring a full-time Chief of Staff to join us on-site in Berkeley, CA. You’ll help with operations, onboarding, accounting, office and document organization, and manage much of the HR for the company.

This includes onboarding new employees, maintaining records, coordinating benefits, and supporting payroll. A large part of the job will also involve writing and polishing professional emails and documents on behalf of executives, so strong communication skills are essential. You’ll balance day-to-day office administration with executive support, and occasionally step into sprints when deadlines demand all hands on deck.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• 5+ years in chief of staff or operations roles

• Able to dive into a variety of tasks

• Experience with Confluence and Atlassian Stack

• Excellent email writing skills - confident drafting professional emails and documents

• Experience managing payroll and payments to vendors - book keeping

• Experience working with MS Office

• Strong organizational and scheduling abilities

• Proficiency with Google Workspace and Office 365

• U.S. permanent resident

Desired Qualifications

• Professional working fluency in Spanish or Mandarin

• Local and living in Berkeley, CA

• Startup experience

Compensation

• $70k-100k per year, depending on experience

• Various company benefits