Chief of Staff, Livepeer
$130-150k
+ Employee Stock Option Plan
More information about location
1 day a week in office
The fusion of breakthrough video infrastructure and generative AI
Be an early applicant
The fusion of breakthrough video infrastructure and generative AI
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$130-150k
+ Employee Stock Option Plan
More information about location
1 day a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
To build the world's open video infrastructure, enabling instantly scalable, reliable, and affordable video streaming.
Role
Who you are
- This is a rare opportunity for an experienced operator who thrives in dynamic environments and wants to be at the centre of decision-making
- 5+ years experience in high-impact business operations within a startup environment
- Demonstrated project ownership—whether as a founder, GM, or senior operator driving key initiatives from 0 to 1
- Professional experience in web3 or a strong personal track record of deep engagement in crypto ecosystems
- Experience in consulting, venture, or strategy roles is a plus
- MBA or similar advanced degree is a plus but not required
- Exceptional organizational and communication skills, with a bias toward clarity and action
- Comfortable managing ambiguity and bringing structure to evolving environments
- Remote-first role, but candidates must be NYC-area based, with flexibility to work in person when required—preferably in NYC, Westchester County (NY), or Fairfield County (CT)
What the job involves
- Livepeer is seeking a Chief of Staff to serve as the right hand to the CEO, acting as a trusted strategic partner and force multiplier. You will play a central role in operationalising the internal workings of a fast-moving, hybrid organisation at the intersection of AI video infrastructure and web3
- You’ll partner with the CEO on the company’s most important initiatives—from setting company-wide priorities and driving business operations to board and investor engagement
- This role is intentionally designed as a stepping stone to a COO position in the success case—for a candidate who brings operational rigour, strategic thinking, and high ownership, and who aspires to grow into a broader leadership role over time
- Operate as the CEO’s right hand—supporting strategic decision-making, internal execution, and leadership focus
- Support the CEO to manage day-to-day company operations and priorities, including working on items such as goal setting/tracking/accountability, meeting structure and cadence, metrics reporting, and more
- Support CEO-level communications, investor relations, and board preparation
- Collaborate with the CEO on tokenholder engagement and special projects in the web3 ecosystem
- Act as a thought partner, helping the CEO stay focused, informed, and ahead of key strategic decisions
- Operationalize company-wide goal setting, metrics tracking, and internal reporting cadences
- Partner with people leaders to structure and evolve the internal organizational design to support team efficiency and scale
- Run point on high level projects, including input and coordination across legal, finance, and HR, to provide actionable solutions
- Manage strategic, cross-functional projects that span multiple departments and stakeholders
- Support community operations and ecosystem engagement, especially where business operations intersect with web3 networks
- Implement and customize internal tooling across both team operations and growth systems to support efficient business operations in Livepeer’s AI go to market
- Partner with marketing, product, and engineering to operationalize the go to market effort across multiple products
- Work on special projects to accelerate Livepeer’s pace for go to market
Our take
Livepeer is an AI video development platform that utilizes cutting-edge tech for artificially generated content creation. With a wide range of applications, Livepeer is developing a community equipped with cost-efficient AI and video processing capabilities.
Its video streaming platform offers companies up to 90% in cost savings compared to traditional video cloud providers and promises high reliability, scalability and security on its platform. Utilizing APIs, it’s an easy-to-use video building tool that can dramatically reduce the amount of time it takes to develop video content.
Though there's heated debate surrounding its use, AI video generation in its current iteration has a number of useful applications within the business world. The ecosystem of developers that Livepeer is fostering will no doubt continue to scale and see interesting new developments.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jan 2022
$20m
Series B
Jul 2021
$20m
Series B
Total funding: $51m
Company benefits
- Token package: Competitive token package with a 3-year vesting schedule
- Employee Stock Option Plan: Competitive ESOP with 4-year vesting and a 1-year cliff
- Annual Adjusted Salaries: Every January, we review and adjust pay
- Holidays: 25 vacation days per year plus any national holidays
- A day off on your birthday - because you deserve to celebrate! (If it falls on a weekend, take another day off that week.)
- Insurance: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance in applicable locations
- Pension: Company pension contributions in applicable locations
- Equipment: Choose a laptop of your preference and anything you need for a comfortable work setup (we’ll purchase it for you)
- Remote Work: Work anywhere in the world
- Flexible Working: Flexible hours to support work-life balance
- Annual Company Retreat: Once a year, we fly the whole company to an exciting global location for a week of connection, collaboration, and fun—all expenses covered
- Team Meetups: Each team comes together in person once a year to build trust, spark ideas, and share meaningful moments that go beyond the screen
- Work Anniversary Rewards: At Livepeer, we love recognising your journey. As you reach 3, 4, 5 years and beyond, you'll be celebrated with gift card rewards
- Celebrate Life’s Big Moments: Whether it’s a wedding, a new baby, or another major milestone, we’ll mark the occasion with a celebration gift
- Referral Bonus: Refer great talent to Livepeer and earn 100 LPT tokens when they’re hired and successfully complete their probation
- Latest Tech: Work with cutting-edge AI and the latest technologies alongside an innovative and entrepreneurial team
Company HQ
New York, USA
Leadership
Eric Tang
(Co-Founder)Previously Co-Founder & CTO at Wildcard. Technical Advisor at Transform Health and was a Member of the Technical Staff at Groupon.
Doug Petkanics
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously Co-Founder & VP of Engineering at Wildcard, Member of the Technical Staff at Groupon, Co-Founder & VP of Engineering at Hyperpublic and was a Software Developer at Frogmetrics.
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