# Chief of Staff & Business Operations Lead at Gradient Robotics

- Company: Gradient Robotics
- What the company does: Gradient Robotics is building autonomous robots for AI infrastructure buildout. Backed by South Park Commons.
- Company website: https://gradientrobotics.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-07-08
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/gradientrobotics/e50df1b2-f399-44c7-add1-2ab87231fc95
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/gradient-robotics-chief-of-staff-and-business-operations-lead/

## 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

Tags: Operations