Gradient Robotics is building autonomous robots for AI infrastructure buildout. Backed by South Park Commons.
About the role
We're looking for a Chief of Staff & Founding Business Operations Lead to be the backbone of how Gradient Robotics runs day-to-day. This is intentionally a broad founding role. You'll own the company's operational backbone while partnering closely with the founders on whatever is highest leverage at any given moment. This is a role for someone who loves turning chaos into process: you'll see a recurring headache, build a system to fix it, and document it so it never needs to be solved twice.
What they're looking for
- 5+ years in business operations, chief of staff, or operations management roles, ideally as the operational number two at a fast-moving startup
- Track record of owning multiple operational functions at once (finance, people, facilities, or vendor management) and running them without oversight
- Relentless closer: nothing you own goes delinquent, no thread goes dark, no commitment gets missed
- Systems-minded: your instinct after doing something twice is to automate or document it
- Trusted with sensitive information (payroll, equity, banking) and comfortable holding full internal access with discretion
- Able to work on-site in San Francisco 5 days/week (6 days/week if needed during crunch time), embedded in the team
More about this role
The datacenter buildout is the largest industrial project in human history. Gradient builds the autonomous robots that make it possible.
Partnered with the world's largest AI infrastructure companies and backed by the industry's best investors, we move fast and build full-stack systems that matter.
We're looking for a Chief of Staff & Founding Business Operations Lead to be the backbone of how Gradient Robotics runs day-to-day. This is intentionally a broad founding role. You'll own the company's operational backbone while partnering closely with the founders on whatever is highest leverage at any given moment. This is a role for someone who loves turning chaos into process: you'll see a recurring headache, build a system to fix it, and document it so it never needs to be solved twice. You'll touch nearly every part of the business, which means real ownership and room to grow quickly. The impact is significant- you'll free up the founders' time and attention for the highest-leverage work, while making sure nothing operational falls through the cracks.
Own finance operations: payments, billing and renewals, monthly reporting, and expense management
Own company metrics and operating...
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