Chief of Staff

About the Team:

Taara is focused on delivering high-throughput and long-range connectivity via free-space optical communication (FSOC) links that use light (eye-safe lasers) propagating between two terminals to wirelessly transmit high speed data. Learn more about Taara.

About the Role:

As a Chief of Staff, you are in lock step with the General Manager (GM) and the leadership team and serve as their extension and trusted partner. You have a proven track record of getting things done across organizational and functional lines. You are able to lead projects which require disentangling cross-team dependencies to build consensus and quickly deliver outcomes that are consistent with leadership’s operating principles and business objectives. You are a dispassionate accelerator and advisor, guiding recommendations and offering advice in the best long-term interest of the business, using data and industry context and a deep understanding of the organizational dynamics to guide decision-making.

This role will be based in Mountain View, California with occasional global travel.

How you will make 10X impact:

• Be a strategic partner to GM and the leadership team by expanding their reach, amplifying their influence, and being a sounding board for strategic decisions

  • Help formulate and operationalize Taara’s goals and objectives

  • Anticipate, articulate and pre-solve problems before they arise

  • Advise on issues that require diplomacy and situational sensitivity

  • Keep various work streams on track towards short and long-term objectives

  • Help determine priorities; assist with hand-off, delegation or prioritization of tasks

• Drive alignment across the organization to help the team meet or even accelerate business, operational and cultural objectives

  • Use cross-functional knowledge to understand issues, trends and perspectives that may influence the business. 

  • Proactively identify problems and issues across the organization and create programs and/or processes to solve them.

  • Optimize communications linking the leadership team and the broader organization

  • Integrate and connect work streams that would otherwise remain siloed

  • Ensure information flows effectively for decision making and decisions are well-documented and cascaded appropriately

• Oversee the team’s Administrative Business Partner (ABP), including ensuring ABP understands Taara leadership team’s priorities, and stepping in when needed to ensure coverage is seamless

• Oversea other functional G&A areas as well, many of which will be outsourced (Legal, HR, Finance)

What you should have: 

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 5+ years of experience in a similar role or in Management Consulting, Strategy, Operations or Program Management 

• Proven ability to influence without authority and build strong partnerships independently, working with technical and cross-functional teams who do not report into this role to creatively solve complex problems.

• Strong project / program management skills and ability to keep multiple priorities moving at the same time.

• Self-starter with a team-oriented work style and ability to inspire trust by demonstrating sound judgment and integrity.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills at all levels of an organization, including executive audiences

• Ability to deal with a high degree of ambiguity and drive clarity

It would be great if you also had these:

• Master’s degree in business or a related field

• Experience with hardware development and/or telecommunications industry

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $140,000 - $180,000 + bonus + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.