Hybrid Chief of Staff

at Fable

• Job title: Chief of Staff
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $125,000 - $175,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Go
• Location requirements: Hybrid, San Francisco, United States

About the role

• Chief of Staff supporting CEO and Executive Team in a high-growth cybersecurity startup. Managing strategic projects, operational efficiency, and cross-functional collaboration to drive company objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of annual and quarterly strategic goal-setting (e.g., OKRs), ensuring clear alignment and accountability across Product, Engineering, and Go-to-Market (GTM) teams.
• Manage the Executive Team and Board meeting preparation, including content development, agenda setting, and tracking follow-up actions to ensure critical decisions are implemented.
• Serve as the key liaison for cross-functional conflict resolution, stepping in to mediate tensions and ensure resource allocation aligns with top company priorities.
• Conduct deep-dive audits on core business processes (e.g., quarterly reporting, budgeting, internal communication flows) to identify bottlenecks and areas of friction.
• Drive process optimization and workflow automation across departments, specifically identifying and implementing tools or systems to eliminate manual reporting and data aggregation, improving data accuracy and speed.
• Help the Head of Engineering translate complex technical trade-offs (like technical debt) into clear business impact statements for non-technical leadership and external stakeholders.
• Proactively identify, define, and execute high-impact strategic projects that lack a natural owner and require deep cross-functional coordination (e.g., entering a new market segment, designing a new organizational structure, or fixing a critical customer onboarding issue).
• Operate with a high degree of autonomy, structuring work, setting success metrics, and driving projects to completion with minimal explicit direction from the CEO.
• Function as an internal consultant, providing objective analysis and data-driven recommendations to the leadership team on strategic issues ranging from GTM strategy to product roadmap alignment.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in management consulting, business operations, corporate development, or a previous Chief of Staff role, preferably within a high-growth technology startup.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically while maintaining a sharp focus on tactical execution and detail.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging for technical teams, GTM partners, and the Board of Directors.
• Proven familiarity with modern workflow tools and a track record of implementing automation to solve business problems (e.g., proficiency with integration platforms, advanced spreadsheet modeling, and business intelligence tools).
• A reputation for building strong relationships and possessing high emotional intelligence (EQ) necessary to navigate complex organizational dynamics.
• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or equivalent advanced degree is a strong plus.

Benefits

• Restricted Stock units
• sign-on bonus
• other potential future incentives