Chief of Staff (EdTech)

Location: New York, NY; onsite, full-time in office

Salary: $150,000–$200,000 base plus equity

Company

Seed-stage, venture-backed education technology company building a data-driven platform for the college admissions ecosystem, with rapidly growing data volume.

What you will do

• Act as the CEO’s right-hand partner and drive execution on the company’s highest-priority initiatives.
• Build and scale Chief of Staff functions, operating rhythms, ownership, and accountability across a flat organization.
• Lead hiring, recruiting, and talent initiatives as the team grows.
• Coordinate external partners, including legal counsel, advisors, and vendors.
• Structure and drive solutions to complex cross-functional business problems.
• Partner with product and support strategic, fundraising-related, and market-facing initiatives.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in an analytical, execution-oriented environment such as consulting, investment banking, private equity, finance, or business operations.
• Strong communication skills with a clear, concise, and professional style.
• High ownership, urgency, and bias toward action; able to create structure in ambiguous environments.
• Ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders and manage direct reports as the team grows.
• Working fluency with the venture capital and fundraising ecosystem.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice to have

• Startup experience or demonstrated ability to work in fast-moving, resource-constrained environments.
• Willingness to travel a few times per year.

Culture & Benefits

• High-impact, high-trust role with meaningful responsibility from the outset.
• Small, ambitious team scaling quickly.
• Potential to grow into broader operational leadership with COO-level scope.
• Equity included in the compensation package.