Chief of Staff, OpenGov

• The right candidate probably wants to become an executive, start a company, or start a fund afterward
• Bachelor’s degree
• High horsepower and candlepower
• Resilience
• A direct, honest, and transparent communication style
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and build strong relationships at all organizational levels
• Strong strategic thinking and planning abilities, with expertise in analyzing complex issues, developing actionable plans, and following through to ensure successful execution
• High levels of integrity and confidentiality

Desirable

• As the Chief of Staff to the CEO of OpenGov, you will be a critical partner in advancing our mission to power more effective and accountable government
• You’ll work on both high-level strategy and day-to-day operational processes to increase efficiency and productivity of the CEO and across the company
• This is an exciting opportunity for anyone interested in learning how great companies grow and scale, and how multiple functions across an organization work together to make that happen
• You, our CEO, our current Chief of Staff and Senior Assistant will work together side-by-side, five days a week
• Duties may include strategic planning and goal-setting at the company level, improving our hiring and onboarding processes, in-depth product strategy, organizational development and performance management, recruiting, offsites and teambuilding, driving forward our internal automation and AI initiatives, and assisting the CEO in public-facing communication, including but not limited to conferences, podcasts, essays, and all-hands meetings
• The right individual has grit, believes that no task is too small, and thrives in both intensity and ambiguity
• Strong AI-savvy generalists, outstanding writers, investor junkies, and future entrepreneurs with a passion for improving the lives of American public servants are encouraged to apply
• With a two year commitment, Zac will support them in full
• Establishing and maintaining relationships across OpenGov to learn, execute, and facilitate a direct line of communication to the CEO
• Building and leading organization- and function-wide projects from scratch
• Running meetings, including agenda setting, timekeeping, notetaking, and follow up
• Exercising excellent judgment and making the right calls with limited information
• Helping manage quarterly and annual strategic planning processes
• Writing crisp and clear prose that compels action and persuades prospects
• Working closely with assistants to tackle priorities and get things done
• Building relationships, networks, and partnerships with senior internal and external stakeholders