Chief of Staff

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. Work directly with the CEO and founding team .

Posted 10/25/2026full-timeLondon • United KingdomLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing OKRs, coordinating cross-functional initiatives, and driving decision-making processes within a fast-paced environment. Proficient in SQL, BI tools, and automation to enhance operational efficiency and reporting.

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OKR ManagementSQL ProficiencyStakeholder EngagementOperational CoordinationAutomation of Workflows

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Hard Skills

SQLBI ToolsOKR ManagementData ReportingModel Building

Soft Skills

Persuasive CommunicationClear WritingLow-Ego ApproachProblem Solving

Tools & Technologies

AI ToolingDashboards

Industry Keywords

Fast-Growing StartupConsultingStrategy and OperationsRegulated IndustryRecruiting

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

SQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work directly with the CEO and founding team
Own the company's day-to-day operating pace, planning, OKRs, and major company-wide initiatives
Participate in management meetings and provide visibility across the business
Change operating practices, including cancelling or reshaping meetings and reallocating people or reducing scope during major pushes
Identify stalled work, determine causes, and drive or make decisions to unblock it
Own quarterly OKRs, weekly management meetings, planning, and offsites
Maintain the OKR scorecard, pull data using SQL, BI tools, or spreadsheets, and report weekly on issues and causes
Scope, staff, run, and review company-wide pushes such as crunch weeks
Oversee hiring pipelines and help close priority hires
Represent Nous to recruiters, senior candidates, partners, suppliers, and investors
Automate recurring coordination and reporting workflows
Within 90 days, improve decision speed, unblock stalled work, help close a key hire, establish next-quarter OKRs, maintain the weekly scorecard, automate a coordination workflow, and reduce recurring meetings
Within one year, lead two or three company-wide pushes, support successful senior hires, ensure planning and meetings run without dependence on the role, and automate routine coordination

Requirements

What you’ll need

4–7 years of experience, potentially more for career changers
Experience possibly spanning a fast-growing startup and a structured environment such as consulting, BizOps, strategy and operations at a scale-up, a founder's office, or cross-team product work
Ability to coordinate and unblock work
Persuasive stakeholder and candidate engagement skills
Comfortable building quick models, writing SQL, and using dashboards or BI tools
Proficiency with AI tooling such as Claude or Claude Code
Clear and quick writing skills
Ability to handle confidential information and communicate truthfully
Low-ego approach and willingness to perform unglamorous work
Bonus: experience closing hard candidates or working in recruiting, talent, or BD
Bonus: experience running company planning cycles, offsites, or launches end to end
Bonus: experience in a regulated industry such as energy, fintech, or insurance
Bonus: experience automating work
Bonus: commercial astuteness or deep professional expertise such as law or accounting

Benefits

Comp & perks

Share options with life-changing upside
Equipment, work setup, training, and AI subscriptions including Claude Code Max tier
Flexibility around remote work
Very good coffee
Well-stocked kitchen with breakfast or light lunch available
Informal weekly social, monthly larger event, and summer and Christmas events
33 days paid holidays including bank holidays
Health and dental cash plans, including an employee assistance programme
Travel benefits including cycle-to-work scheme and season ticket loans