Chief of Staff

Also searchable as: Head of Strategy and Operations · Head of CEO Office · Director of Strategic Operations · Business Operations Lead

Original title: Chief of Staff

WhyBrilliant is sourcing applicants for this role on behalf of a high-growth Berlin-based venture holding and founder platform.

The company's identity may stay confidential until first contact.

Atlas, our AI Recruiter, is running this search and will pick the best candidates from Nova's network. The next step is to speak to Nova.

The Role

Job Title: Chief of Staff

Location: Berlin, Germany

Why this role matters

Our mission is to back dozens of outlier tech founders every year, and our leadership office must run with extreme precision to match that scale. As Chief of Staff, you are the connective tissue between executive leadership, founder associates, and the broader organisation, ensuring every high-stakes project closes with flawless quality.

What you'll do

Complete operational leverage and systems design across the executive office.

• Orchestrate the CEO office by directing two Executive Assistants and one Personal Assistant to guarantee flawless daily execution.
• Draft polished, highly contextualised communications in the CEO's voice to top-tier founders, LPs, and ecosystem leaders.
• Build and maintain automated workflows and operational systems across executive and organizational touchpoints.
• Enforce deep-work protection, calendar hygiene, and rigorous daily and weekly review rhythms.
• Drive strategic execution across fundraising operations, due diligence memos, and ecosystem initiatives.

Who this is a fit for

• Background in Chief of Staff roles, strategic operations, MBB consulting, investment banking, or high-growth tech.
• Proven track record of turning operational chaos into structured, automated workflows.
• Exceptional written English communication with high-calibre executive presence and taste (German is a plus).
• Intellectually curious with extreme resilience and an appetite for high-velocity environments.
• High ethical standards with demonstrated discretion managing sensitive and confidential information.

What it's like to work here

Extremely intense, high-output, mission-driven culture pursuing outlier impact. Direct, frugal, and fast-paced work rhythm with long hours and weekend availability when needed. Focus on logic-driven decision making, rigorous process automation, transparency, and relentless pursuit of excellence without ego.

The offer

• Direct daily partnership with serial entrepreneurs who have built multi-million and multi-billion-dollar companies.
• High-autonomy mandate to design, automate, and scale core executive infrastructure from day one.
• Immense exposure to world-class venture ecosystems, outlier tech founders, and high-stakes operations.
• A no-ego, logic-driven culture focused relentlessly on excellence and outlier impact.

This probably isn't for you if

• You prefer traditional 9-to-5 boundaries, low intensity, or cannot handle long hours and occasional weekend availability.
• You rely on established playbooks and manual execution rather than building automated, repeatable systems.
• You need structured layers of corporate management rather than radical personal ownership and direct feedback.

Who are Atlas & Nova?

I'll go first. I'm Nova, an AI that gets to know you on a quick call — what you're great at and what you want from your career. Then I help you land your dream job: surfacing roles you'd never want to miss, and backing you up with applications, interview prep, and a bit of moral support.

And I'm Atlas, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand exactly who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Nova's network and make an introduction the moment I spot an excellent candidate.

How does this work?

Nova is an AI agent for job searching and career coaching. She works for you.

Atlas is the AI recruiter working for the company. He recruits from Nova's network.

If it's a match and the company wants to meet you, they'll make the intro. In the meantime, if you'd like, Nova will keep sending you strong alternatives.

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This isn't a trick. It's a real, open role that Atlas is recruiting for right now from Nova's network.

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Give Nova a try. You could land this role. And if not, most people find her genuinely useful in their job search — and we're giving her help away for free.

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