Chief of Staff

About the role

The Chief of Staff acts as the operating system for the founders, translating vision into execution and removing organizational noise. This mission‑critical position supports the CEO, CPO and CISO in scaling the business across Iraq and remote hubs.

Key responsibilities

• Own follow‑through on the top 5‑7 company priorities each quarter, turning founder goals into OKRs, metrics and cross‑team project plans.
• Design and scale internal programs such as talent development, senior‑hire onboarding, and strategic cadences (OKRs, offsites, retrospectives).
• Create decision‑tracking infrastructure, triage founder attention, and produce weekly founder context briefs for department heads.
• Partner with founders on promotion frameworks, performance reviews, leadership dashboards and team‑health feedback cycles.
• Identify and relieve cross‑functional bottlenecks, lead urgent initiatives across compliance, operations or partner enablement, and draft first‑pass operating documents.

Required profile

• Strong founder empathy and ability to keep pace without friction.
• Proven experience leading strategy or BizOps in a high‑growth startup, consulting or finance.
• Comfort with ambiguous environments, creating structure from chaos.
• Excellent written communication, able to think in documents and bring clarity to fast‑moving discussions.
• Coachability, hunger for feedback and readiness to operate with minimal hand‑holding.