Chief of Staff, Valdera
Sourcing platform for chemicals & raw materials
Open for applications
Sourcing platform for chemicals & raw materials
21-100 employees
Open for applications
21-100 employees
Company mission
Valdera is on a mission to change the supply game.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate enjoys stepping outside of their comfort zone, has proven success independently navigating ambiguity, and thrives in an unstructured environment
- This role will require a can-do attitude and a belief that anything is learnable
- 4-8+ years in a product, consulting, finance, or operations roleAbility to quickly identify and learn new skills required to deliver value in (almost) any business situation
- Experience collaborating closely with business executives and leaders
- Strong design eye (ability to build your own high quality presentation materials including complex charts, illustrations, & diagrams)
- Experience with a wide range of tools/technology products, and ability to pick up new ones easily (Examples: GSuite, Webflow, Notion, Figma, LinkedIn Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop/Lightroom, LinkedIn Recruiter/Sales, Salesforce, MDM, Vanta, GCP, SendGrid, Amplitude, Atlassian, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- History of navigating ambiguous problemsTrack record of executing with a high attention to detail
What the job involves
- This is an opportunity to join a small startup, where each and every person's contribution will make an outsized impact on our business!
- We're looking for a talented professional who can partner with leaders at Valdera to identify business opportunities, proactively discover blindspots, and implement tactical solutions to solve problems
- This person will drive immediate value by overseeing key operational strategies and helping drive project execution across the team
- The majority of your time will be spent proactively discovering problems, finding a simple path forward, and solving (or preventing) them all the way through resolution
- You will interface with Valdera executives and leaders on a day-to-day basis and will help drive alignment across the team
- Meet with executives and leaders across the business to identify key opportunities, problems and risksBreak down any problem or complex situation into a simple plan of action
- Independently identify and learn the skills required to execute the plan or efficiently solve the problem (for example: visual design, content writing, data analysis, etc.)
- See projects or plans through completion to deliver measurable results
- Preparing presentation materials and memos outlining product, operations, or sales strategies
- Designing collateral for specific customers or enterprise deals
- Research projects (e.g. building a competitive landscape, or building an industry target list)
- Helping executives plan and organize critical business meetings, social events, or gatherings (you will not be responsible for calendar management, or other logistical activities overseen by administrative staff)
- Managing contractors, agencies, and administrative staff to organize or execute specific marketing/brand projects or events
- Writing thought pieces, white papers, or short blog content for our websiteBuilding content for LinkedIn
- Supporting data collection or business reporting across teams for weekly & monthly business reviews
Our take
Valdera delivers an AI-driven sourcing platform for chemicals and raw materials. As geopolitical uncertainty and climate risk make supply chains more and more volatile, the company's platform is here to help businesses create more robust and resilient supplier networks.
The platform combines Valdera's own AI technology with real-time market data to speed up the discovery and qualification of suppliers, as well as managing relationships with those suppliers. Unlike other platforms, businesses need not consider one prospect at a time - instead being able to consider the bigger picture and hence make smarter decisions.
It's a valuable proposition, which is why it's no surprise Valdera has raised significant funding. This will help accelerate growth for a company that already boasts an expanding roster of customers that includes some of the world's largest manufacturers and household beauty names.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
Company
Funding (1 round)
Oct 2024
$15m
SERIES A
Total funding: $15m
Company benefits
- 100% employer paid premiums for Medical, Dental and Vision coverage for every employee (support for dependents too)
- Pre-IPO equity with a 4-year vest and a 1-year cliff
- 401(k) with Traditional & ROTH investment options
- $100 monthly wellness bonus for gym memberships, athletic equipment, massages, or anything else
- Free One Medical account for on-demand, virtual primary care appointments for employees who live in a covered area (medical insurance still applies)
- Generous and flexible PTO (sick leave, parental leave policies, and 11 company-paid holidays to boot)
- Remote working opportunities as well as office spaces in San Francisco and New York if you prefer
- Annual company retreats visiting fun places with other opportunities to spend time in person together throughout the year
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Sruti Arulmani
(Co-Founder & CEO)Was on the Investment Team at Activant Capital, worked in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs and was a Researcher in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Toronto.
Dheev Arulmani
(Co-Founder & COO)Previoulsy Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, Business Analyst at The Carlyle Group and Researcher in Electrochemistry at MIT Group Sadoway.
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