Chief of Staff, Swayable
$140-160k
Offers equity
3 days a week in office (Williamsburg, Brooklyn)
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Consumer opinion testing
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$140-160k
Offers equity
3 days a week in office (Williamsburg, Brooklyn)
21-100 employees
Company mission
To accelerate social and economic progress by making scientific insights instantly accessible to decision-makers.
Role
Who you are
- This is an opportunity for someone with 2-5 years of strategy consulting experience who wants to move into a fast-paced startup environment, and take direct ownership of execution
- 2-5 years of experience in strategy consulting, with experience managing complex projects and delivering work for senior stakeholders
- You combine structured thinking with hands-on execution. You’re excited to take a project from an initial question through analysis, recommendations, and implementation
- You’re highly organized and dependable, able to manage competing priorities while maintaining a high standard for accuracy and follow-through
- You’re an excellent writer and communicator who can turn complex information into concise presentations, clear recommendations, and actionable plans
- You’re comfortable working with data, building analyses, and using spreadsheets and presentation tools to support business decisions
- You build trust across teams, exercise sound judgment with sensitive information, and can drive progress forward
- You thrive in ambiguity, learn quickly, and take initiative when you see something that needs to get done
- You’re excited to move into a fast-paced startup, work closely with executive leadership, and grow through meaningful ownership and responsibility
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Chief of Staff to help our executive team turn strategic priorities into results
- Working closely with the CEO, Chief Growth Officer, Chief Revenue Officer, and Head of Finance, you’ll own cross-functional projects, executive deliverables, and the systems that keep our leadership team aligned and accountable
- You’ll gain exposure to decisions across growth, revenue, finance, and company strategy, with meaningful responsibility from day one and room to take on an increasing scope over time
- Drive strategic projects from start to finish. Translate executive priorities into clear work plans, coordinate stakeholders, and own timelines, deliverables, and follow-through across growth, revenue, finance, and operations
- Own executive team project tracking. Maintain a clear view of company priorities, milestones, owners, and dependencies. Proactively remove blockers, flag risks, and ensure decisions turn into action
- Run the leadership operating cadence. Prepare agendas and materials for leadership meetings, document decisions, and drive follow-up. Coordinate quarterly planning, OKRs, and progress reviews to keep teams aligned
- Produce high-quality executive deliverables. Own the development of board decks, investor updates, strategic presentations, and company communications, working with executives to gather inputs and turn them into clear, compelling materials
- Improve how the company operates. Identify inefficiencies across departments and build practical processes that improve communication, clarify ownership, and help teams execute as the business grows
- Create leverage for the CEO and executive team. Lead special projects such as investor diligence, strategic hiring, and partnership initiatives. Prepare leaders for important meetings and represent their priorities in select internal and external discussions
- Help strengthen company culture and communication. Coordinate all-hands meetings, team events, and other moments that connect employees to Swayable’s priorities and build excitement around our work
Our take
Campaigning, whether for a brand, a charitable cause, or a political office, is getting harder by the year. Siloed demographics, patchy data, and bad market research means many messages aren’t getting through - something that Swayable is looking to change.
The company essentially runs randomized A/B testing on campaign videos to see which is the most persuasive for their clients. Swayable pulls demographic audiences from sites like Facebook, Amazon Mechanical Turk, and Fiverr, and returns analysed performance results to its customers within 12-24 hours.
This kind of rapid-turnaround market insight is crucial for organizatinos looking to fine-tune their messaging. It won the company itself good business, too - Swayable began with Y-Combinator, and has gone on to score a remarkable slate of clients including the Biden Harris campaign, Amazon, Airbnb, and Paramount.
Swayable’s express commitment to truth-telling and fighting misinformation is a smart play in today’s climate. With an impressive team of physicists and founders at the helm, Swayable is in a strong position to continue winning big business.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Mar 2018
$0.2m
SEED
Feb 2018
$0.2m
SEED
Total funding: $0.3m
Company benefits
- Commission structure
- Equity options
- Full healthcare coverage with no employee contribution required
- Generous PTO and parental leave
- 401K
- Opportunity to support some of the most important storytelling and social change campaigns in the world
Company HQ
Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY
Leadership
James Slezak
(CEO & Co-Founder)Has founding experience with Win Back Respect, Purpose, Peers.org, and New Economy Lab. Along the way has also worked as a McKinsey project lead, and spent time in various director roles at The New York Times.
Valerie Coffman
(CTO & Co-Founder)Previously an NIST physicist, before moving on to found Feastie, and then taking up a CTO/Chief Science Officer role at Xometry.
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