Chief of Staff to the CEO

Posted 9 Days Ago
San Leandro, CA
175K-205K Annually
1-3 Years Experience
Design
The Role
The Chief of Staff will support the CEO in managing cross-functional operations, ensuring alignment with business initiatives, and driving company success. Responsibilities include overseeing strategic planning, project management, operational excellence, corporate communications, and acting as an advisor to the CEO.
Summary Generated by Built In

Gantri is the world's first digital manufacturer of creative lighting! 

We help independent designers, studios, and influencers to develop original, sustainably made lighting designs and sell directly to consumers. We manufacture and fulfill all orders on-demand using 3D printing from innovative plant-based materials. Since launching in 2017, we've collaborated with the world's best designers and studios, including Ammunition (Beats by Dre), Smart Design (OXO), and Karim Rashid. We're the most awarded lighting brand in the US, winning Time's Best Inventions, Fast Company's Most Innovative in Design, and many other awards.


Join Gantri as our first Chief of Staff! 

We seek a highly strategic, organized, and results-oriented Chief of Staff to support the CEO in overseeing cross-functional operations, ensuring alignment between crucial business initiatives, and driving the company's success. This role will be instrumental in managing projects and coordinating strategies across various functions, including manufacturing, hardware development, software engineering, product design, and marketing. The Chief of Staff will work closely with senior leaders to facilitate effective planning, communication, and execution of company-wide goals.

Responsibilities

  • Strategic Planning & Execution: Partner with the CEO to define and prioritize critical business strategies, set organizational goals, and translate these into actionable plans across departments. Ensure that each department is aligned with the company's vision and goals.
  • Project Management: Oversee the planning, management, and delivery of cross-functional projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and aligned with the company's strategic goals. Serve as the point of contact for major projects across manufacturing, hardware, software, product design, and marketing teams.
  • Operational Excellence: Identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies and collaborate with department heads to streamline processes and improve workflow. Ensure that key performance indicators (KPIs) are tracked and met.
  • Corporate Communications: Collaborate with the CEO to prepare and deliver internal and external communications, including board reports, executive summaries, and company-wide updates. Help shape messaging that supports the company's mission, vision, and goals.
  • Advisory Role to the CEO: Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO, providing insights for important choices, strategies, and organizational changes. Attend meetings with or on behalf of the CEO and ensure follow-up on critical actions.

Qualifications

  • Experience: Minimum of 4-8 years of experience in project management, strategy, or operational roles, with exposure to manufacturing, hardware, software, product design, or marketing industries. Experience in a Chief of Staff or similar guiding position is preferred.
  • Strategic Thinking: Strong thoughtful and insightful abilities, with a proven ability to translate vision into actionable plans and measure outcomes.
  • Project Management Expertise: Solid project management skills, including experience with managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
  • Problem Solving: Proven track record of finding solutions to complex challenges and improving processes to drive efficiency and results.

Additional Benefits


- Medical, dental, and vision insurance

- 401k

- Paid vacation days and paid holidays

- Access to 3D printers for your personal projects

- Monthly team lunches


And much more!

The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
47 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

Gantri is a new kind of design manufacturer. We help designers create high-quality, affordable and sustainable modern designs and sell directly to consumers. Our secret? Manufacturing products on-demand using cutting-edge 3D printing and innovative plant-based materials.

Since launching lighting in 2017, we've collaborated with some of world's best designers, studios and brands, including Ammunition, Dims and Muka Design Lab. We’re the winner of Time’s Best Inventions 2020, Fast Company’s Most Innovative in Design 2020, Gear Patrol’s Top 100 Products of 2020, Architectural Digest’s Cleverest Awards 2020 and many other awards.

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