Chief of Staff || Fast Track to COO

Founder Right-Hand Role | Fast track to COO

Paris based

Up to 85k base + equity

We’re hiring a Chief of Staff for a VC-backed, product-led SaaS company at the seed stage (12 people).

This is a true founder proxy role, not a support function.

You’ll work directly with the CEO and help shape how the company scales across GTM, operations, product, hiring, and strategic execution.

This is the kind of seat that gives you:

• Real ownership
• And a genuine COO / VP / founder trajectory.

Your Impact: You will help design and execute the next phase of growth for the company.

You’ll shape:

• How the team operates internally
• How strategy turns into execution
• How the company scales from a tight early-stage team into a high-performing organisation

This role touches every critical function in the business.

What You’ll Do

• Work directly with the CEO on company priorities, strategic planning, and cross-functional alignment
• Act as a founder proxy across key initiatives (commercial, product, ops, hiring)
• Lead high-impact special projects (e.g. preparing for major deals, scoping partnerships, launching new GTM initiatives)
• Build internal systems and processes (dashboards, hiring pipelines, execution frameworks)
• Support investor updates and strategic reporting
• Partner with customers to translate insights into product and GTM strategy

Who You Are

• Scrappy, high-agency, and self-directed
• A ruthless prioritiser who knows what actually matters
• Comfortable in ambiguity and early-stage chaos
• Naturally takes ownership and drives things to completion
• Thinks like an operator, not an advisor

You enjoy being in the detail and the big picture at the same time.

What You’ll Need

• Prior experience in a high-velocity environment
• (Founder, early operator, Chief of Staff, consulting, or product-adjacent role)
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking
• Exceptional written and verbal communication
• Proven ability to structure messy problems and execute

Bonus Points

• Experience supporting enterprise or complex sales motions
• Product intuition around SaaS, AI, developer tools, or automation
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional projects end-to‑end

Location & Comp

up to 85k base + equity

Why This Role Is Special

• A founder's apprenticeship
• At a VC-backed, product-led company
• In a category with huge tailwinds
• With real ownership and career leverage

In 2 years, you’ll either:

• Be running major parts of the business
• Or be perfectly positioned to become a COO, VP, or founder yourself.

If you’re ambitious and want a seat where your work genuinely shapes the company, this is one of those rare roles.