Chief of Staff to the CEO, Veza
+ Equity
Data security platform
Open for applications
Data security platform
101-200 employees
Open for applications
+ Equity
101-200 employees
Company mission
Veza's mission is to give their customers the confidence to securely adopt cloud data systems.
Role
Who you are
- Experience: 8+ years of experience, including at least 4 years at a top-tier management consulting firm (e.g., Bain, BCG, or McKinsey) at an Engagement Manager level or equivalent
- Chief of Staff experiences: Hands-on experience as Chief of Staff for a fast-growth mid-stage to growth-stage company is a plus
- Strategic and Operational Expertise: A proven ability to think strategically and execute operationally, turning vision into action
- Analytical Skills: Exceptional quantitative and analytical skills, with a data-driven approach to problem-solving and decision-making.
- Leadership: A track record of building trust with senior leadership and managing high-level relationships effectively
- Resilience and Grit: The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment and manage ambiguity with focus and discipline
- Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a talent for preparing concise and impactful briefings, reports, and presentations
- Flexibility: The ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and handle both high-level strategic work and day-to-day tactical work items
- Core Attributes: Self-assurance, humility, collaboration, and the ability to build trust and handle sensitive information with discretion
- Must be based in the Bay Area or willing to relocate
What the job involves
- We are seeking a highly skilled and adaptable Chief of Staff to partner with our CEO and leadership team in driving both strategic and tactical initiatives across the organization
- As Chief of Staff, you will be responsible for streamlining operations, aligning company-wide priorities, and acting as the primary liaison between the CEO and the executive team
- This role is vital to ensuring the effective execution of the CEO’s vision, and it requires someone with strong operational discipline, strategic insight, and the ability to handle a range of responsibilities from high-level planning to real-time problem-solving
- Building Operating Process and Standards: Partner with the CEO to design and own the execution of the operating process, standards, and cadence. Develop frameworks and methodologies, leveraging industry best practices, to enhance strategic planning and execution
- Managing Operating Execution: Partner with the CEO to manage and drive key business initiatives, ensuring alignment across cross-functional teams and operationalizing strategic goals
- Provide Analytics and Insights: Leverage strong quantitative skills and data-driven analysis to generate insights that drive informed decision-making across the organization
- Manage Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): Own the formulation and tracking of company-wide metrics, including KPIs and OKRs. Ensure leadership alignment and communicate progress across the organization
- Facilitate Executive Communications: Prepare internal and external communications, including briefings, reports, and presentations for executive meetings, Board of Directors sessions, company-wide initiatives and other key stakeholder engagements
- Manage Projects: Manage complex, cross-functional projects from inception to execution, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to objectives
- Act as Leadership Liaison: Build trust with the executive team, serving as the link between the CEO and internal leadership to ensure effective execution of strategic priorities
- Support the CEO: Help manage the CEO’s priorities, acting as a key point of contact for real-time problem-solving and urgent tasks
- Collaborate Across Teams: Bring the right teams and players together to tackle high-priority business challenges and ensure organizational alignment
Our take
Data is migrating to the cloud, but many organizations lack the tools to protect their data from cloud-based threats and challenges. Veza solves this problem with its authorization-based cloud security platform.
Data volume is set to triple by 2025 and cyber crime is on the rise. As such, companies like Veza are in high demand. However, Veza sets itself apart from its competitors thanks to its focus on authorization, which has been a missing piece of the cloud ecosystem for some time. Veza's ability to tap into a lucrative and underserved gap in the market has allowed it to attract significant attention. The company has raised impressive funding, which is testament to its growing impact.
The cloud security sector is becoming more and more competitive, and Veza will need to take advantage of its funding success in order to scale and maintain its enviable market position. Having cemented a number of crucial partnerships, including with cloud giant Google Cloud, and onboarded enterprises such as Intuit and AMD, Veza shows no signs of slowing down.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
38% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Aug 2023
$15m
LATE VC
Apr 2022
$110m
SERIES C
Total funding: $125m
Company benefits
- Paid medical, dental & vision
- Flexible PTO
- Work from home stipends
- Remote-first
Company HQ
Mountain View, CA
Leadership
Tarun Thakur
(CEO)Was a Senior Manager of Product Management at Data Domain, and co-founded Datos IO. Was GM of Rubrik's Database Products.
Maohua Lu
(CTO)Previously worked as a Research Staff Member at IBM. Then joined Datos IO as Technical Director. Was also a Senior Staff Engineer at Rubrik.
Robert Whitcher
(Chief Architect)Was Principal Technical Architect at EMC for 6 years, then worked as a Senior Systems Engineer at SolidFire. Joined Datos IO as Principal Architect in 2015.
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