Technical Chief of Staff
San Francisco
Operations /
Full-time /
On-site
At Magic, we are a vertically integrated AI company. We do research, train foundation models, build products, and talk to users. Owning the front-end gives us direct product feedback; training our own foundation models allows us to incorporate it.
As Chief of Staff to our CEO, you will contribute to all parts of company building at this stage including things like launching our first product and scaling our team. Ideally, you have at least 1-2 years of experience working at a VC fund, worked in Ops, Recruiting or Finance at a startup, and should have a background in Computer Science or worked as an engineer.
Responsibilities
- Build systems and processes around key business needs like hiring plans, R&D investment budgets, product telemetry, conducting market research, and more
- Create, own and manage execution plans across a few strategic initiatives like monetization, external partnerships, product launches, and more
- Manage external stakeholders such as partners, consultants, and the press
- Continually seek out key functional or process gaps and build systems to fill them
Capabilities and Characteristics
- Hands-on execution. You do not hesitate to roll your sleeves up and tackle something directly. You are persistent and persevere.
- Entrepreneurial. You are scrappy and self-motivated. You are resourceful and forge a path to solve problems.
- Self-starter. You demonstrate a clear and consistent drive to get things done and you initiate them on your own.
- Strategic thinker. You can create a coherent strategy from a blank sheet of paper.
- Great communicator. You are able to communicate complex ideas in simple and powerful language both verbally and in writing.
- Strong analytical skills. You can work effectively to solve complex problems and back up your thinking with concrete analysis. You are a data driven thinker.
- Team first. You are collaborative in mind-set and put the team first as your priority.
- Technical understanding and appetite to learn. You are able, and excited, to quickly get up to speed on the latest technologies in AI.
Magic's culture
- Integrity. Words and actions should be aligned.
- Hands-on. Many of us have previously led teams. At Magic, there are no managers. We all spend the vast majority of our time building and doing. If you want to solve hard problems, Magic is the right place for you.
- Teamwork. We move as one team, not N individuals.
- Focus. Ethically deploy AGI. Everything else is noise.
- Quality. We have high standards for ourselves and our products. Magic should feel like magic.
Benefits and perks
- Benchmark-based compensation in the 75th or 90th percentile, including base salary, generous equity, and benefits
- 401K with 6% match
- Flexible working hours
- A small, fast-paced, highly focused team
