Chief of Staff to the Founder

Summary

Join Paradox, a company aiming to become an iconic international brand, as their Chief of Staff. Working closely with the CEO, you will be responsible for driving execution, building a high-performing culture, scaling the company, attracting top talent, managing costs, and leveraging data-driven insights. This role demands a highly analytical, results-oriented individual comfortable with challenging the CEO and making tough decisions. The position offers a full-time opportunity with flexible work arrangements, including remote work options, and is based in Dubai, Paris, or Lisbon, with a minimum of 2.5 months per year required in Dubai. Paradox offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a rapidly growing company with a strong focus on personal development and AI-powered solutions. The ideal candidate will have a background in Tier-1 consulting or a successful startup experience.

Requirements

• 3 years in Tier-1 consulting (McKinsey, BCG, Bain, etc.) + 2–3 years in a start-up
• Or Former founder (even failed) who built team + ops + product + sales — and learned fast
• Or High-performing Chief of Staff in a tier-1 growing startup
• Driven & Hard worker: You get things done, you love to work much beyond 9-5, you have a doer mentality, a bias for outcomes and want to be a beast in your field
• Strategic thinking, Analytical and system thinker: able to quickly identify and formulate problems, facilitate decision making, simplify complex and chaotic issues into efficient solutions and systems quickly
• Great At planning and execution: great at taking ideas and effectively initializing plans to make them a reality
• Comfort in conflict: you know when to disagree hard, and when to commit fast
• Growth over Ego: you are really at ease with receiving regular hard feedback, you love to learn, read, study, and you’re able to put your ego on the side )
• Digital & AI savvy: you’re able to build AI Agents (if not, demonstrate you are able to learn while applying)
• Inspired by the field of Edtech, coaching, personal development or training
• French: native
• English: Fluent English, you can hold a conversation on specific details with English-speaking colleagues

Responsibilities

• Drive Execution & Focus: exceeding planned P&L targets
• Lead Yearly/Quarterly/Monthly planning and OKRs
• Turning vision into OKRs, roadmaps, systems
• Integrate all major functions of the company
• Play devil's advocate with the CEO and determine when to stay focused
• Create a culture of performance, a tempo of urgency, execution & continuous improvement
• Set a high tempo and hold people accountable
• Build dashboards, metrics, rituals
• Address underperformance quickly and decisively
• SCALE: Make the company Scalable and turn it into a growth machine (obsession with AI possibilities)
• Design and improve systems, workflows, tech stack
• Lead automation, tooling, and AI agent deployment
• Solve root problems that slow down execution
• Talent Density
• Personally source, recruit, and onboard A-Players
• Raise the hiring bar across the company
• Track company-wide sourcing KPIs
• Make Paradox cost efficient
• Forecast requirements and prepare annual budget
• Cut waste, challenge spending, increase margin
• Oversee budgeting, reporting, planning, and auditing
• Dig into the Data, find patterns, and make changes happen from them
• Dig into product, marketing, sales, and ops data
• Find patterns and turn them into actions

Preferred Qualifications

• Influence without authority: Catalyst for team cohesion and effective conflict management, you make others want to follow you
• A love for structure: An obsession with getting the house in order

Benefits

• A company culture based on autonomy & accountability
• Flexible working hours
• A remote culture from day one with the freedom to work from wherever you want
• Magnificent offices in Dubai, Paris and Lisbon: you’re at home worldwide
• Standing desks paid by the company, if you live far from our offices
• Macbook: to be the most efficient in your work
• 350€ per year paid by the company to take care of yourself (for your gym, or dance class or whatever make you feel great)
• 150€ per year paid by the company to boost your knowledge (books, education): we are passionate about learning and want to support your growth)
• 1:1 coachings: a Paradox coach supporting you personally or professionally to live your best life
• Team buildings