Higharc is a VC-backed startup that is changing how new homes are designed and built. Join a founding team who’ve shipped products for Autodesk, Electronic Arts, Nike, and Apple. In 2024, we raised a $53M Series B fundraising round with support from top-notch venture capital firms and more than 18 strategic investors—industry leaders in construction, building products manufacturing, and distribution.
We are seeking a Chief of Staff to act as a key partner to the CEO, working cross-functionally to execute on critical initiatives and support organizational efficiency and growth. This versatile role will involve close collaboration with the executive team, cross-functional partners, and external stakeholders. The ideal candidate has experience at a leadership level and is a proactive problem solver with strong strategic thinking, communication, and data analysis skills, who thrives in fast-paced and ambiguous environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Execution: Collaborate with the CEO to define, track, and execute strategic priorities across the company, ensuring alignment with overall business goals.
- Operational Excellence: Drive key business processes, including leadership meetings, quarterly planning, and board updates, to ensure focus and accountability and relieve operational burden on the leadership team, particularly the CEO.
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Act as a bridge across departments—Product, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Implementation, and Customer Success—to align teams, remove roadblocks, and drive business outcomes.
- Marketing Leadership: Provide interim oversight and direction for the Marketing team in close coordination with the CEO.
- Metrics & Insights: Define and oversee OKRs & KPIs, analyze data, and provide actionable insights to support data-driven decision-making at the leadership level.
- Executive Communications: Support the CEO with preparation for board meetings, investor updates, and public presentations, driving clear and compelling messaging.
- Strategic Projects: Lead and execute high-impact, CEO-driven initiatives such as go-to-market strategy, investor updates, and key partnerships.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in a Chief of Staff, strategy, operations, or leadership role, preferably in a high-growth SaaS startup.
- Background in enterprise sales is highly desired. Marketing skills are nice to have.
- Proven track record of managing complex, cross-functional initiatives and delivering measurable business results.
- Strong business acumen, with the ability to break down problems, develop strategic solutions, and execute effectively.
- Excellent communication skills—both written and verbal—with the ability to interact with leadership, customers, and external partners.
- Analytical mindset with a data-driven approach to solving problems and influencing decisions.
- Exceptional organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize, multitask, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to act as a trusted advisor to the CEO and leadership team, maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or experience in a role in the CEO's office or leadership a plus.
- Remote role (continental US)
Higharc has been remote first since our founding in 2018. We offer flexible hours so you can do your best work without missing out on life. Higharc offers competitive salaries with significant equity, in a fast-growing, well-funded company. Personal healthiness is an important value for us- we provide comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with unlimited PTO, and meaningful maternity/paternity leave. You'll also have access to other big-company benefits such like short and long-term disability plans and a 401K. Haven't worked remotely before? We provide a stipend to create the ideal home office.
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What We Do
Higharc is the all-in-one platform for home building that simplifies, connects and improves each step of the design, construction and sales process.
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