CHIEF OF STAFF

What you will do:

The Chief of Staff will work in tandem with the COO and Founder to take on a variety of strategic, analytical, and operational projects to drive growth for For Them. They will work with the COO to push specific initiatives forward to deliver measurable and meaningful results, whilst keeping a 360 degree view of the long term goals and super objectives of the business.

As Chief of Staff at For Them, you will autonomously manage projects across all verticals of the business. No two weeks will be the same. This is a fast growth learning role with a view towards a leadership position of your choice. Our community is awesome and our mission is important. There’s genuine satisfaction in knowing your work enables an eco-system with such a meaningful impact on the world.

Where is this role going:

Anywhere you want. There are trajectories towards a leadership position in operations, systems, technical, product, sales or partnerships. We want someone to grow with us.

Who are you:

To thrive in this role, you must be an operator. You are highly organized and a skilled project manager. You love to turn ideas, visions and plans into manageable roadmaps. Then you love to execute. You are confident and effective at briefing other folx, developers to designers alike.

You know what criteria is most important in software selection, you’re excited by the latest product releases. You are a systems builder and can clearly communicate process to the varied team. A well designed, explained and maintained system is your comfort zone.

You are good at tracking and analyzing data, and suggesting changes in behavior and processes accordingly.

• If you join our team, we are striving towards a 6-month review that sounds like this....
  • Your systems have improved team efficiency. Thanks to the work flows you have built and maintained, the team is operating better.
  • You’ve been resilient. You have the confidence to tackle hard problems.
  • You have turned ideas into action. Your project management has translated vision into actionable roadmaps, which you have successfully executed.
  • You have gathered smart data. We’re making data driven decisions. Test. Measure. Repeat.
  • You have contributed to process improvement. We can only operate at scale with the right systems, processes and reports. You are a key part of that.
  • You have experienced all areas of the business. You are beginning to move into a specialized leadership role in one area of the business.
  • Our team knows you. You have worked with all teams and data is informing every aspect of our business from intimacy building to administrative efficiency to operational workflows.

Structure:

• NYC
• Full-time
• As a trans-POC owned company, we highly encourage applications from underrepresented backgrounds
• Salary + benefits + equity

How to Apply:

• Please drop a message to → [email protected]

We respond to absolutely everyone who applies to our roles

• Here is the process:
• First Stage = 30 min with Em, our COO
• Second Stage = 45 min with Kylo, our founder
• Third Stage = show don’t tell → a small offline case-study challenge (it won’t take you more than an hour)!
• Final Stage = 30 min with Nicholas, our investor and advisor

Our Beliefs

When we hire a candidate, we’re looking for certain qualifications of course, BUT most of all, it’s imperative that you align on the following team values:

• Act Like An Owner
  • Innovative, creative and big idea thinking
  • Assess and initiate action independently, whilst knowing when to seek collaboration
• Be Respectful
  • Showing up every day for the team and the customer (we love our customers)
  • Considered and actionable communication
• Be Resilient
  • Confidence in pro-actively tackling hard problems
  • Quickly bouncing back when we pivot. This is start-up life. We will pivot.
• Be Compassionate
  • Stepping into another person's shoes but with enough distance to help
  • Understanding and encouraging equity vs. equality
• Choose Optimism
  • Converting problems into actionable solutions
  • Belief and confidence in yourself and the team
• Check your Ego
  • Pivoting and iteration is never personal
  • Must be willing to collaborate and compromise

Bonus note:

What do you think of the following statements? Lets discuss 👽

• Binaries are meant to be broken.
• Honest conversations (no matter how uncomfortable) create change.
• Virtual identity is the future of true authentic freedom.
• All representation is good representation