Chief Of Staff, Special Projects

Summary

Join Nightfall AI, a leading cybersecurity startup, as an entrepreneurial generalist in a high-impact role. Working directly with the founders, you'll contribute across all aspects of the business, blending Chief of Staff, entrepreneur, business development, and analyst functions. This fast-paced role demands innovation, cross-functional engagement, and high ownership. You will develop new programs, streamline processes, and communicate key priorities. The ideal candidate possesses a strong technical background, thrives in ambiguity, and excels at independent problem-solving. Nightfall offers the opportunity to significantly impact a rapidly growing company in the exciting field of data security.

Requirements

• Computer Science background or equivalent experience software engineering experience; Comfort with technical content
• Prior experience in management consulting, private equity, or venture capital or has served in a Chief of Staff or General Manager capacity previously
• Thrives on multitasking & comfort with ambiguity
• Fluency with modern tools for productivity and collaboration
• Intellectually curious about data security and AI
• Willing to make recommendations and decisions with incomplete information
• Excels at receiving an open-ended project or challenge, putting structure to it, and getting it done effectively with limited guidance
• Open-minded, adaptable, and has a passion for finding ways to accomplish the goal
• Not intimidated by contracts or negotiations
• Effective, precise, and concise communicator
• High attention to detail, precision, and data-driven mindset

Responsibilities

• Execute ad hoc projects as directed by the founders
• Understand all departments and their respective people, goals, and projects; Jump in and fill to move key priorities forward; Streamline processes and identify opportunities for improvement
• Recognize opportunities and execute them with direct approval from the founders
• Create blogs, guides, talks, thought pieces, or other content on technical topics about which you are passionate
• Innovate new tools, processes, campaigns, and growth strategies from the ground up; Scope and deliver proof of concepts and bring new ideas to fruition from start to finish
• Ensure information moves fluidly across the organization; Prepare briefings for all meetings; Transfer knowledge from meetings to appropriate team members; Help build systems to share information and to institutionalize knowledge gained
• Refine and communicate founder priorities or company positioning to others in the company and in the market
• Help structure deals and diligence potential partnership and investment opportunities

Preferred Qualifications

• You want to be a founder someday, and/or are passionate about entrepreneurship
• You're excited to have tons of autonomy and responsibility right out the gate