Chief of Staff Closed

$130K - $220K/yr Pay Range
Full-time Job Type
On-site Work Arrangement
Mid-Level Experience
Closed Posted 1 month ago

On-site in San Francisco, California, this mid-level Chief of Staff role at Ema involves supporting the CEO in strategic and operational initiatives. Ema is developing an agentic AI platform aimed at enhancing enterprise productivity by automating complex workflows.

Skills / Requirements

  • AI Fluency
  • Consulting Experience
  • Cross-Functional Alignment
  • Executive Operations
  • Investor Relations
  • MBA
  • Organizational Excellence
  • Product Strategy
  • Sales Acceleration
  • Sales Operations
  • Strategic Partnerships
  • Vibe Coding

Why Apply

This role is ideal for someone skilled in using AI to streamline operations and enhance productivity. You'll leverage AI tools to build scripts and automations that reduce operational drag, aligning with Ema's focus on agentic AI.

What You'll Be Doing

You will work directly with the CEO, managing strategic priorities and ensuring operational efficiency across various departments. This includes handling sales acceleration, product strategy, investor relations, and special projects that drive the company's growth.

Working in San Francisco, California

  • San Francisco is a global tech hub, offering numerous networking opportunities with industry leaders and innovators.
  • The city boasts a vibrant culture with diverse dining, arts, and recreational activities.
  • Public transportation is extensive, making commuting within San Francisco manageable.
  • Proximity to Silicon Valley provides access to a vast array of tech events and conferences.

Pay and Career Growth

The role offers a competitive salary range of $130,000-$220,000, with potential for equity and benefits. Working closely with top executives, you'll gain exposure to high-level decision-making and strategic planning, enhancing your career trajectory in tech leadership.

Benefits and Perks

  • competitive salary
  • Equity
  • Relocation assistance
  • variable compensation

Is This Role Right for You?

Good fit if you...

  • Experienced in top-tier consulting with a strategic mindset.
  • Comfortable using AI tools for operational improvements.
  • Thrives in fast-paced, high-stakes environments.

May not be for you if...

  • Prefers remote work or lacks willingness to relocate to San Francisco.
  • Has no experience in sales or go-to-market strategies.
  • Uncomfortable with ambiguity and high-pressure situations.

Original Job Description

Who We Are
Ema is building the world’s largest agentic AI platform to revolutionize enterprise productivity. We enable organizations to delegate repetitive tasks to Ema, the Universal AI Employee, delivering 10x gains in workforce efficiency. Founded by former executives from Google, Coinbase, Flipkart, and Okta, our team includes engineers from premier tech companies and graduates of Stanford, MIT, UC Berkeley, CMU, and IITs.
We’ve raised over $60M from investors including Accel, Naspers/Prosus, Section32, and angels like Sheryl Sandberg and Dustin Moskovitz. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with operations in Bangalore, Ema is at the frontier of what agentic AI can do in production — we ship real systems that run real business processes at scale.
Role Overview
Ema is not just building another AI tool — we are building the Universal AI Employee. Our platform allows enterprises to deploy autonomous AI Employees that execute complex, high-stakes workflows across HR, Finance, Customer Support, Sales, and beyond. We aren’t just selling a product; we are redefining the future of work.
As we scale globally, we are looking for a Chief of Staff to the CEO to sit at the center of gravity of the entire company. You will join a high-octane team backed by top-tier investors (including Accel, Section 32, and Prosus) and work directly alongside Surojit Chatterjee (ex CPO Coinbase, VP Products at Google). This is not a support role. This is a force-multiplier role for the person leading one of the most consequential companies in enterprise AI.
Key Responsibilities
CEO Leverage & Executive Operations Be Surojit’s right hand across all strategic priorities. Own the operating cadence of the CEO office — including weekly leadership reviews, board prep, OKR tracking, and cross-functional alignment. Ensure the CEO’s time and attention are directed where they matter most. Assist Surojit with external events including media appearances/conferences.
Sales & GTM Acceleration Partner directly with Surojit to run the global sales organization. This includes pipeline reviews, go-to-market planning, sales velocity analysis, and driving accountability across the revenue team. You will be in the room and on the hook.
Product & Strategy Ops Support the CEO’s product agenda — synthesizing customer insights, competitive intelligence, and internal signals into clear strategic inputs. Help drive product reviews, roadmap prioritization forums, and cross-functional alignment between EPD and GTM.
Investor Relations & Fundraising Own the infrastructure for investor engagement — from LP updates and board materials to due diligence coordination and fundraising logistics. You will be the operational backbone behind Ema’s next chapter of financing.
Internal Functions & Organizational Excellence Act as the CEO’s proxy in driving key internal initiatives across HR, Finance, Legal, and Compliance. Partner with functional leaders to ensure initiatives move from discussion to execution, and that Ema scales as an AI-first, high-performance organization.
Special Projects & Zero-to-One Initiatives Own high-impact, first-of-their-kind projects at the CEO’s direction — new market entry, strategic partnerships, executive hiring coordination, or anything else that requires a generalist with the horsepower to figure it out fast.
What You Bring
2–4 years at a top-tier consulting firm (McKinsey, BCG, Bain), with a track record of owning workstreams end-to-end.
MBA from top-tier schools.
Proven experience in a Founder’s Office or Strategy & Ops role at a high-growth tech company is good to have. You know how to build in the messy middle of scaling.
Exposure to Sales, GTM, or revenue operations — you understand how enterprise deals are won and what it takes to accelerate a sales org.
You have a “Product Mindset” and can vibe code — using AI to build tools, scripts, and automations that eliminate operational drag.
“Low ego, high impact” — you can move from board deck to hiring process to investor update without missing a beat.
Based in or willing to relocate to Mountain View, CA. This role requires full co-location with the CEO.
Comfortable operating across time zones with senior leaders; a relentless owner who thrives in ambiguity and moves fast.
For California based candidates:
The standard base salary for this position is $130,000-$220,000 annually.
Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for variable compensation, equity, and benefits.