Beacons is the easiest way to build a website that your fans will love! We help creators centralize their online brand presences, connect with their audiences and partners in a streamlined way, and better understand how to build and improve their businesses.
We're excited to tackle the rapidly growing, $200 billion creator economy. There's a huge opportunity to help creators build the businesses of tomorrow, and we're positioned to build the defining solution.
TLDR:As Chief of Staff (CoS) at Beacons, you'll be a core part of the leadership team and act as a key advisor and partner to founders, overseeing the smooth operation of the organization by managing the office of the CEO, owning cross-functional projects, driving strategic initiatives, and ensuring that important decisions are made efficiently and aligned with the company's goals.
Your main goal will be to make the founding team — and especially the CEO — as effective as possible and ensure the CEO’s agenda is clarified, communicated, and executed.
About You:You play for the front of the jersey
Have a deep understanding of business strategy - you’ll quickly understand Beacons customers, partners, and business model
Ability to think at a systems level, with experience as a sharp operator optimizing and streamlining systems
An effective project manager who can break down complex problems and get buy-in across the team
Proactively collects cross-functional insights to anticipate and quickly address problems
Comfortable analyzing and drawing conclusions from data
Able to think strategically but also drive execution in the face of uncertainty
Have an exceptional aptitude for and interest in building strong relationships
Excellent communication - you don’t shy away from difficult conversations
Knowledgable about all key functions of a startup (product, engineering, design, customer success, etc.) because you worked in one
Has strong executive presence and the ability to bring calm to chaos
CEO Leverage
Act as confidante and strategic advisor to CEO, director of CEO communications, and CEO workload management
Gather and analyze data to inform decision-making, present options to the CEO, and manage complex situations
Help the CEO develop and execute long-term strategic plans, identify key priorities, and manage large cross-functional projects
Occasionally serve as CEO proxy for meetings and key decisions
Executive Operations
Lead team meetings and own the execution and outcomes of meetings by managing agendas, developing decks, delivering pre-reads, and ensuring clear action items post-meeting
Prepare board decks, investor updates, and weekly All Hands
Organize leadership retreats and help with the preparation of team offsites
Proactively manage ongoing communications with investors and key partners
Internal Communications
Act as a key communication channel, drafting and sharing important messages on behalf of leadership, and ensuring alignment across the organization
Assist the development and implementation of new policies and procedures
Facilitate communication and collaboration between senior leadership team members to the rest of the team, and resolve internal conflicts
Tech, Product, & GTM
Own special projects on behalf of and in collaboration with CEO and leadership team
Lead large, cross-functional projects, setting deadlines, tracking progress, and ensuring successful completion
Monitor daily operations, identify potential issues, and ensure smooth workflow across different departments.
Build systems and processes that support our ability to scale
Commercial relationship building and strategic partnerships
Do whatever is needed to help the team succeed!
Have extensive operating experience in a venture-backed startup, management consulting, and/or previous CoS roles
What We Can Offer :Competitive salary and equity grant. We have a standard four year vesting schedule with one year cliff
We give 4 weeks off total and we want you to use them! This is on top of federal holidays 🇺🇸🎉
Platinum level medical, vision, and dental insurance with 99% employer-paid premiums for employees and 80% coverage for eligible dependents
401(k) retirement savings and investing plan
$100 monthly gym stipend
Computer, monitor, and home office setup reimbursement. We will get you what you need to do your best work!
The salary range for this role is 175-200k base.
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What We Do
Our mission at Beacons is to simplify the process for all creators. We are building a home online that helps creators build connections with their audiences and provides ease in monetizing their brand all while being given the creative freedom to fully customize their pages.
As the world moves online, we believe everyone should have their own website where they can fully express themselves. A website with your own branding and your message, and we strive to provide the building blocks for this new mobile, online world
