Chief of Staff, Harmonic Security
$180-220k
+ Equity stake
More information about location
Zero-touch data protection
Be an early applicant
Zero-touch data protection
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$180-220k
+ Equity stake
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To pave the way for secure AI adoption in enterprises, ensuring innovation thrives without compromise.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will be highly organized, hard worker and strategic thinker who excels at learning new skills and driving results in a fast-paced environment
- This is a high-impact role for a driven, strategic operator who wants to learn from an experienced CEO while directly contributing to company success
- At least 5+ years of professional experience with 2+ years in management consulting at a top tier firm (BCG, McKinsey, Bain) or investment banking, plus 3+ years in a startup
- Proven track record in fast-paced, high-growth environments, Series A/B preferred
- ‘AI native’ someone who lives and breathes emerging technologies and has already integrated GenAI into their personal operating system
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking abilities with excellent problem-solving skills
- Exceptional communication skills - with ability to interact confidently with executives, customers, and external stakeholders
- Project management expertise with demonstrated ability to drive complex, cross-functional initiatives
- Entrepreneurial mindset with willingness to get hands dirty and tackle any challenge
- International experience or experience working across global teams
- High intellectual curiosity and rapid learning abilities
- Adaptability and resilience in ambiguous, fast-changing environments
- Collaborative leadership style that builds trust across diverse teams
What the job involves
- Harmonic Security is seeking a dynamic and proactive Chief of Staff to join our team
- This role will serve as a strategic and operational partner to our leadership team, Alastair Paterson, Co-Founder & CEO and Bryan Woolgar-O'Neil, Co-Founder & CTO, as well as several VPs of sales, marketing, product and operations
- Both Alastair and Bryan are highly technical, multiple-time startup operators with deep engineering expertise
- Their previous company, Digital Shadows, sold to KKR for $160M, and more than half of the Harmonic's employees are formerly from that company
- The Chief of Staff role will have extensive exposure to leadership and the company’s daily operational functions, driving growth and success by managing critical priorities, streamlining operations, and leading strategic growth initiatives
- Key responsibilities include CEO operations, AI special projects, leadership team cross-cutting initiatives, team and culture
- We're seeking an exceptional Chief of Staff to serve as CEO Alastair's strategic partner and force multiplier during this critical growth phase
- As Chief of Staff, you'll be the CEO's extension across all facets of the business - from go-to-market optimization and AI strategy development to operational excellence and executive communications
- You'll work closely with our newly hired VP of Operations and emerging leadership team to drive initiatives that accelerate our path to market leadership
- Manage CEO calendar, priorities, and time optimization to maximize impact
- Serve as CEO proxy in some meetings, customer calls, and strategic discussions
- Drive cross-functional project management for high-priority initiatives, particularly on AI
- Lead preparation and follow-up for board meetings and investor communications
- Optimize CEO-customer relationship management and touchpoints
- Support upselling and net new customer acquisition efforts
- Coordinate CEO speaking engagements and industry appearances
- Partner with VP Marketing on thought leadership and content strategy
- Research and implement AI tools to optimize internal operations
- Lead AI experiments and proof-of-concept development
- Create comprehensive AI roadmap aligned with business objectives
- Stay current on AI trends and competitive landscape
- Plan and execute company off-sites, all-hands meetings, and retreats
- Drive culture initiatives supporting our bi-coastal team in SF & London and new SF office
- Facilitate communication between CEO and internal teams
- Finally, the Chief of Staff will have an accelerated growth plan to become a future leader at the company
Our take
The power of generative AI has made businesses across industries move quickly to adopt the technology. But this quick adoption has raised security concerns, especially surrounding how businesses can protect sensitive information without slowing down innovation.
This is where Harmonic Security steps in, with data protection built for the gen-AI era. It tracks AI adoption, use cases and risk, helping businesses to gain visibility into how their employees are using gen-AI, and monitor the exposure of their data to risky applications.
This approach means that businesses can detect data privacy risks while adopting gen-AI safely. So it's a welcome tool for those who want to build out a competitive edge without risking data breaches. It now plans to scale up its engineering and go-to-market efforts off the back of a successful funding round.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Oct 2024
$17.5m
SERIES A
Oct 2023
$7m
SEED
Total funding: $24.5m
Company HQ
Civic Center, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Alastair Paterson
(Co-Founder & CEO)Board Member at GBx. Previously CEO at Digital Shadows, International Propositions Manager at Detica and worked in Mobile/Internet Research and Development at Hewlett-Packard.
Bryan Woolgar-O'Neil
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previously VP of Engineering at ReliaQuest, CTO at Digital Shadows, Technical Architect/Lead Developer at Aimia and Senior Developer at Detica.
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