Chief of Staff, Ghost
$175-200k
Plus equity
Inventory distribution optimization
Open for applications
Inventory distribution optimization
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$175-200k
Plus equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To transform how inventory is bought and sold.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate is an operator who is eager to gain a seat at the table during a pivotal stage of Ghost's growth and develop a deep understanding of how our business operates
- Bachelor's degree in business, economics, finance, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree a plus
- 3+ years of experience in investment banking, private equity, or operating roles at a high-growth startup
- Exceptional project management skills, with a track record of moving multiple cross-functional workstreams forward simultaneously
- Avid user of AI and passionate about incorporating AI into daily workflows (Claude, ChatGPT, etc.)
- Strong written and verbal communication; comfortable drafting executive-level documents, customer-facing materials, and internal communications
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, with strong judgment on what matters most in any given week
- Comfortable operating with ambiguity and shifting priorities in a fast-moving startup environment
- Low ego, high ownership — energized by making others more effective rather than seeking individual spotlight
- Previous experience in marketplace, retail, or e-commerce a plus
- Fluency with CRM tools (HubSpot/Salesforce) and data analysis, a plus
What the job involves
- Ghost is looking for a Chief of Staff to partner closely with our CEO and extend their reach across the organization
- You will keep cross-functional initiatives moving and project manage special initiatives across product, sales, and supply so each function can operate at a higher velocity
- You will help existing teams be more productive, ensure the CEO's priorities translate into outcomes, and remove friction between strategy and execution
- Project manage cross-functional product initiatives sourced from the CEO and customer feedback, by defining scope, owners, and timelines, and surfacing any blockers before they become delays
- Translate customer insights from the CEO's sales conversations into structured product asks, partnering with product and engineering leads to prioritize them
- Maintain a single source of truth on top-priority initiatives so leadership has visibility
- Coordinate the creation and upkeep of sales collateral, which includes pitch decks, one-pagers, competitive battlecards, and case studies by working with marketing, product, and sales leadership
- Project manage CRM hygiene, pipeline reporting cadences, and weekly sales reviews so the team has clean data and clear next steps
- Identify operational friction slowing reps down and partner with the right owners to resolve it
- Support the onboarding and ramp of new sales hires by orchestrating training plans and resources
- Manage prep and follow-up for the CEO's external meetings, including briefing documents, agendas, and post-meeting action tracking
- Triage incoming requests and decisions, route work to the right internal owners, and draft communications on the CEOs behalf
- Support leadership meetings, all-hands, investor updates, and board preparation
- Coordinate cross-functional efforts to identify, prioritize, and engage target brand partners — running pipeline tracking and reporting for supply-side opportunities and partnering with Sales to keep outreach, pilots, and onboarding on schedule
- Synthesize learnings from partner conversations into playbooks the team can repeat
Our take
Excess inventory is one of the biggest pain points for modern retailers. Ghost solves this problem by making it easier for retailers to buy and sell excess inventory discreetly and sustainably.
With retailers wasting around $500 billion a year on excess inventory, demand for solutions like Ghost's is sky-high. The company has also made good on this demand, emerging from stealth mode in 2022 and about $66 million in funding to date. Ghost, which functions in much the same way as eBay, has benefited hugely from its founder's prior experience in the apparel industry.
Ghost's clear focus on sustainability and discretion has broad market appeal, especially for large-scale retailers looking to reduce waste and improve their public image. If Ghost can continue to attract such clients, it could scale at an impressive pace in the coming years.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Oct 2024
$40m
SERIES C
Jul 2023
$30m
SERIES B
Total funding: $88m
Company HQ
Beverly Grove, Los Angeles, CA
Leadership
Josh Kaplan
(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)Previously worked as Senior Director of UEG Ventures, and was VP of Digital at Buck Mason.
Dee Murthy
(Co-Founder)They are also the Co-Founder of Young & Reckless and Five Four Group.
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