Sphinx is a reliability system designed for organizations that depend on accurate, trustworthy data. It ensures that definitions stay consistent across systems, reducing manual fixes and eliminating guesswork. Backed by Lightspeed.
About the role
You'll work directly with the CEO across every function — sales, GTM, marketing, product, operations, people, and strategy. Your job is to take what's on the founder's plate and either own it outright or drive it far enough that the final decision is the only thing left.
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tl;dr: We're automating compliance for banks and fintechs with AI agents that work like human analysts. We're looking for a Chief of Staff to work directly with the CEO — someone who can operate across every function of the business, make the founder faster, and ensure nothing falls through the cracks as we scale. If you're the person who makes everything around them run better, we should talk.
Before you can move money or open an account, someone has to make sure you’re not a criminal. That’s compliance – and it’s broken.
Sphinx builds AI analysts that work inside browsers, APIs, and internal systems just like humans — automating AML, KYC, KYB, and transaction monitoring end-to-end.
We help banks and fintechs eliminate 90% of manual work, cut compliance costs by 4×, and make onboarding instantaneous. We’re trusted by leading institutions across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and LatAm.
Massive, unsexy market: Banks spend $50B a year hiring thousands of analysts to review alerts and fill out reports by hand. The space has seen very little innovation, and customers complain about our most well-funded competitors weekly. It's not glamorous – until you realize you're building the...
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