Chief of Staff, Glean
$150-170k
5 days a week in office (Palo Alto, CA)
Enterprise search and knowledge management
Open for applications
Enterprise search and knowledge management
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$150-170k
5 days a week in office (Palo Alto, CA)
201-500 employees
Company mission
To bring people the knowledge they need to make a difference in the world.
Role
Who you are
- This role requires a strategic thinker with excellent organizational and communication skills, capable of handling confidential information with discretio
- 2-4 years of experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment like Investment Banking, Management Consulting, or Investing
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- High level of proficiency with office software and tools (e.g., Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, Slack)
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with senior executives and cross-functional teams
- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
What the job involves
- The Chief of Staff will play a critical role in supporting the CEO in major decision-making processes, managing their email/calendar, and acting as a key conduit for the executive team
- This is a high impact role that will have a front row seat into how the key decisions are made at Glean and will serve as the CEO’s right hand
- Assist the CEO in making major decisions by providing research, analysis, and recommendations
- Participate in strategic planning sessions and help translate high-level strategies into actionable plans
- Manage the CEO’s email, including prioritizing messages, drafting responses, and ensuring timely follow-up
- Filter and direct communications to appropriate departments or individuals within the organization
- Help manage and optimize the CEO’s calendar to make sure time is being utilized effectively and the right things are being prioritize
- Please note that this is not an executive assistant role and there will be no travel booking / coordination, or anything like that
- Serve as a liaison between the CEO and the executive team, ensuring smooth communication and collaboration
- Facilitate executive meetings, including preparing agendas, taking minutes, and tracking action items
- Coordinate all-hands and company Q&A, and serve as the extension of the CEO
- Oversee and manage special projects as assigned by the CEO, ensuring they are completed on time and within scope
- Coordinate cross-functional initiatives and ensure alignment with the company’s strategic goals
- Identify opportunities to improve operational processes and implement solutions to enhance efficiency
- Support the CEO in managing daily operations and addressing any issues that arise
- Handle sensitive information with the utmost confidentiality and professionalism
- Maintain a high level of discretion in all interactions and communications
Our take
Glean is an intuitive digital assistant which allows employees to search across all their apps and find the information and tools that they need more quickly.
With so many SaaS apps being used by modern day companies, overwhelm and inefficiency inevitably enter the equation. Glean’s search engine is proving popular for how it unifies and centralizes all these distributed tools and data.
It’s been quite a start to life at Glean, having only emerged from stealth in 2021, it received a $1 Billion valuation in early 2022, thus achieving unicorn status, and has received nearly $400 million in funding so far. The SaaS platform is already used by some major companies including Grammarly, databricks, and Rubrik.
That Glean was co-founded by a quartet with senior experience at Google, Microsoft, Uber, and Facebook stands the company in good stead. However, it’s the fact that its search engine is solving a new, but very real problem in the workplace that’s seen its popularity surge so quickly, which it’s likely to continue to do in the future. Its adaptability to include new AI capabilities to its platform, such as generative AI, has Glean well set to see further growth.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Sep 2024
$260m
SERIES E
Feb 2024
$200m
SERIES D
Total funding: $655m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision for you and yours
- Competitive compensation and stock options
- 401k contribution
- Flexible work (3 days a week in the office), though we believe in folks working where they can be most effective
- Company events, from weekly happy hours to our annual company retreat
- Flexible hours, unlimited PTO, and company-wide winter break shutdown
- Transparent culture
- Learning and development stipend
- Free meals with lunch and dinner options every day
Company values
- One together – We leave our egos behind to forge a trusting, inclusive, and transparent environment
- Customer obsessed – We relentlessly work to solve customer problems and focus on product quality and excellence
- Owners – We take responsibility for our company, product, and culture, leaving things in a better state
- Think big, start small – We dream big and solve hard problems through continuous learning and rapid iteration
- Beyond boundaries – We are eager to learn and grow. We help each other thrive and aren’t afraid to try new things
Company HQ
Evergreen Park, Palo Alto, CA
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Leadership
Arvind Jain
(CEO)Former Engineer at Google and Microsoft. Is the co-founder of high growth startup Rubrik, which delivers data security and operational resilience for enterprises.
Piyush Prahladka
(Software Engineer)Prior to joining the co-founding team at Glean, they worked as a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Google, then as an Engineering Lead at Uber.
Tony Gentilcore
(Product Engineering Lead)Former Developer at At&T and TJC Labs. For ten years, served as a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Google, including a spell as Founder and Tech Lead / Manager of the Chrome Speed Team.
TR Vishwanath
(Engineering Lead)Before co-founding Glean, was a Principal Software Engineer at Facebook after spending eight years at Microsoft as a Software Design Engineer, then Principal Development Lead.
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