Chief of Staff
Company: Lydian
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: April 22, 2024
Job Description:
Lydian overviewLydian is a technology development company
focused on producing the cheapest carbon-neutral fuels and
chemicals on the planet. Our process replaces oil and gas refining
with fully electrified, modular, and highly efficient reactor
systems that enable the upgrading of captured CO2 into a range of
carbon-neutral fuels and chemicals. Our initial focus is on the
production of the cheapest and most scalable CO2-derived aviation
fuel.Lydian is backed by top climate investors including Congruent
Ventures, Galvanize Climate Solutions, Union Square Ventures,
Voyager Ventures, Grok Ventures, and Overlap Holdings. We are
building a motivated, diverse, and collaborative team that is
passionate about addressing the growing climate crisis and is
committed to excellence in their work. In particular, we look for
tenacious people that are energized by solving the hardest, highest
impact problems that come their way.Position overviewLydian is
looking for a Chief of Staff hire to support the CEO on key
initiatives including scheduling, internal and external
communications, commercial strategy, and special projects. This is
a senior role on the team: you are expected to be intimately
familiar with the company's strategy, be able to communicate that
strategy clearly, and proactively suggest changes as warranted.
Doing so will require a high level of familiarity with the
company's internal operations, target markets, and competitive
landscape. The ideal hire is a clear, concise, and effective
communicator, is highly organized, and has a history of executing
complex tasks on time and with a high degree of quality.This is
full-time role in person in San Francisco with regular travel
(25-30%) expected.Responsibilities
- Craft and improve the CEO's communications to employees,
investors, and customers. Develop an actionable strategy for
amplifying the company's brand and mission and prepare clear,
visually appealing presentations. You will be expected to draft
board slides, whitepapers, pitch decks, and internal team
presentations.
- Align executive priorities and tasks with a high degree of
attention to detail. Keep a pulse on internal company operations
and external deadlines and manage yours and the CEO's daily
activities accordingly.
- Plan, coordinate, and run effective meetings. Capture action
items and deadlines and take necessary steps to ensure that they
are completed without additional guidance.
- Maintain an intimate degree of familiarity with the company's
strategy and, especially, our CEO's thinking, such that you can
help complete priority items with a high degree of quality.
- Represent the company at conferences as required.
- Proactively identify key areas of need throughout the
organization. Be comfortable taking regular action with limited
guidance. Search for and synthesize new information and present
your findings to the executive team along with suggested
actions.
- Do whatever needs to be done, including administrative tasks.
We are a small team and no task is beneath us. You may need to
onboard and offboard employees, plan team events, find temporary
and permanent work spaces, pay bills, fix issues with our payroll
system, update historical and projected financials, etc.Preferred
Qualifications
- BS and/or MBA; STEM or other quantitative field preferred but
not required.
- 2-5+ years of experience in a fast-paced, high-performance
environment. Big 3 consulting, investment banking, or operations
roles at a successful startup preferred.
- Highly-organized and deliberate, to the point that you are
frustrated by delays. Your friends, family, and colleagues may
consider you Type A.
- Clear, open, and honest communicator. Unafraid to challenge
others (directly but politely); seeks and gives helpful feedback
regularly.
- Curious and humble. Willing to relentlessly seek the truth and
admit what you don't know.
- Alignment with our .Company culture and benefits
- Challenging, collaborative, and meaningful work and an
important voice in company development
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- Meaningful equity compensation
- Unlimited PTO and expectation that all employees take
significant time off to rest, recharge, and enjoy life outside
work
- Excellent health, vision, and dental insurance with 100% of
premiums covered
- 401(k) with company matchPI0707200a2f81-31181-34205309
Keywords: Lydian, Novato , Chief of Staff, Other , San Francisco, California
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