Chief of Staff / Founders Associate
CleraBerlin, Berlin
At a glance
- Location
- Berlin, Berlin
- Workplace
- On-site
- Pay
- Not published by the employer
- Employment type
- Full time
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Education
- No degree requirement stated
- Job family
- Executive
- Seniority
- Executive
- Posted by employer
- 3 September 2026
- Last verified open
- 7 September 2026
- Region and country
- Berlin, DE
- Team
- Engineering
- Listed via
- Ashby
What the employer wrote
ABOUT THE ROLE
This is a high-leverage, generalist role sitting directly alongside the CEO of a fast-growing AI startup. You will operate across growth, hiring, finance, operations, and expansion, owning the most ambiguous and high-stakes problems that do not yet have a home. Think of it as a founder residency: you will shape how a category-defining company scales from the inside.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Partner with the CEO to translate high-level strategy into concrete execution across all business functions.
- Own the end-to-end hiring engine for the next wave of critical hires, from planning through closing candidates.
- Build and maintain financial reporting, budgeting, and KPI dashboards for founders and the board.
- Design the operating system: cadences, processes, and communication loops that let the company scale without losing speed, with AI automation built in by default.
- Lead strategic projects from zero to done, including market entry, pricing architecture, and partnership structures.
- Manage the fundraising process end-to-end: data rooms, investor narratives, updates, and board relations.
- Identify and solve problems nobody else can own yet, moving fast in ambiguous, high-pressure situations.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- 2+ years in a high-intensity environment such as top-tier strategy consulting, investment banking, a VC-backed startup, or as a founder.
- Deep fluency in business fundamentals: P&L, SaaS metrics, unit economics, and financial modeling.
- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing operational processes and communication systems at growing companies.
- Proven ability to own end-to-end hiring processes, including sourcing, evaluation, and closing.
- Experience managing fundraising processes, investor communications, and board reporting.
- Ability to develop and execute strategic projects from ambiguous briefs, including market entry and pricing strategy.
- Strong written communication skills: you write clear memos and build board decks that make complex topics accessible.
- AI-native mindset: you use AI tools daily and have a strong point of view on how an AI-first company should operate internally.
- Fluent in both English and German (C1+ level in each).
- Background in industrial operations, supply chain, or enterprise B2B sales is a plus.
LOCATION
On-site in Berlin, Germany. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Where this record came from
Read from Clera's own Ashby job board on , and last confirmed still open on . The employer published it on 3 September 2026. Jobsearch.ing did not write, edit or rank this posting, and does not vet the employer. View the original posting.
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