Chief of Staff

Summary

Join Hummingbird, a remote-first company fighting financial crime, as their Chief of Staff. You will work directly with the CEO and executive team, driving key initiatives across various areas, including business operations, strategic partnerships, new product launches, fundraising, and high-value client experiences. This role requires cross-functional leadership to ensure efficient execution of strategic priorities and nurturing critical relationships. You will act as a trusted thought partner to the CEO, influencing decision-making and execution of top priorities. The ideal candidate possesses a strong background in management consulting, corporate strategy, or operations within a growing business, coupled with a passion for solving business problems creatively and pragmatically. Hummingbird values a mission-driven approach and a can-do attitude.

Requirements

• Be mission driven; care about working on something meaningful, and have strong conviction that fighting financial crime is a good use of your time!
• Have 5+ years demonstrated success in management consulting, corporate strategy, or operations at a growing business
• Have a passion for solving business problems with creativity, empathy, and pragmatism
• Possess a can-do attitude and hard work ethic. Be willing to dive into unknown projects
• Be scrappy and hands-on. Be happy to take on the work to get something done
• Demonstrate high integrity, humility, and a sense of enjoyment for hard work with good people
• Have the ability to think in systems and draw connections across the business
• Have a love of financial planning & analysis, and deep comfort with spreadsheets

Responsibilities

• Work cross-functionally with product, growth, and operations teams to ensure successful launches of new innovations
• Be a juggernaut, pushing new initiatives forward, identifying gaps in our plans, and filling them
• Monitor performance and adoption metrics, identifying areas for improvement
• Work with the CEO to identify, evaluate, and cultivate strategic partnerships to accelerate company growth
• Establish co-selling agreements, integrations, and ecosystem collaborations
• Negotiate partnership deals, ensuring alignment with business priorities
• Act as an internal champion for external partnerships, ensuring enablement across functions
• Ensure alignment on key operational priorities across functions
• Manage leadership team meetings, drive accountability, and track progress on strategic goals
• Proactively identify inefficiencies and drive solutions to improve company operations
• Lead special projects that require cross-functional collaboration and high attention to detail
• Represent the CEO and executive team in key meetings and negotiations as needed
• Support CEO and SVP Finance in capital-raising efforts, including investor relations, pitch deck preparation, due diligence, and term sheet negotiations
• Build and maintain relationships with existing and prospective investors
• Represent the office of the CEO at VIP experiences for key clients and high-value sales prospects
• Partner with sales and customer success teams to ensure white-glove service for strategic accounts