Chief of Staff (mfd)
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30+ days ago
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Job Summary
About Planet A:
Planet A is a leading early-stage tech VC backing European founders tackling the worlds greatest systemic challenges. We take a scientific approach to identify breakthrough solutions the world cant afford to ignore across energy resource mastery neo-manufacturing and critical infrastructure. Investments include INERATEC Makersite C1 HIVED traceless materials and 44.01. As a small team with flat hierarchies we live by our core values: excellency transparency trust humbleness conviction and respect.
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The Role:
We are looking for a Chief of Staff to join our team and help steer Planet A through its next chapter. This role keeps our vision alive day to day keeping us sharp internally and visible externally. Its not a classic behind-the-scenes position. Its for someone who wants to be in the room where the next generation of world-changing tech is taking shape and help form how we operate communicate and grow as a fund.
You will be working closely with our management team and will be the strategic right hand to our Partners moving seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution. One day you might be refining an investment thesis or preparing materials for LPs. The next you could be discussing new partnerships run a special ops project or helping create an industry-leading event.
If you are execution-focused great at connecting people and you thrive in fast-paced environments - this role is for you.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic & Fund-Level Support:
- Work closely with the Partners on strategy investment thesis development and fund-level initiatives
- Serve as a trusted sparring partner on high-priority tasks and special projects
LP & Investor Relations:
- Help maintain and strengthen relationships with LPs and network members ensuring high-quality communication
- Support the Partners on investor updates reporting and fundraising processes and help prepare meetings as well as on-site DDs
Operations & Organizational Efficiency:
- Drive operational excellence by identifying and implementing improvements across internal processes and fund infrastructure
- Ensure smooth cross-functional communication and alignment across the team
- Drive high-leverage projects across operations portfolio and ecosystem initiatives
- Prepare and debrief key meetings: research materials and follow-through on action items
- Own the planning and execution of key LP events portfolio days strategy off-sites ecosystem gatherings and new thematic initiatives
External Visibility:
- Help shape and amplify the funds brand and external narrative across events and strategic positioning
- Co-develop and execute flagship initiatives such as the Planet A Summit Founders Retreat and other ecosystem events at major industry conferences
Network Building & Ecosystem Engagement:
- Strengthen and expand our network within the VC and startup community fostering partnerships with other funds operators and ecosystem leaders
Requirements
You will thrive in this role if you:
- Bring 3 years of experience in a fast-paced high-performance environment (e.g. startups VC policy comms events strategy consulting or similar) along with a deep understanding for innovation and entrepreneurship.
- Have hands-on experience building and scaling teams or companies and understand what makes operations run smoothly behind the scenes.
- Know how to bring people together across functions personalities and priorities. You can translate big-picture fund goals into clear actions for different teams.
- Have an entrepreneurial spirit. You dont wait for instructions instead you spot opportunities create structure where its missing and know when to pull others in.
- Have strong emotional intelligence and can read a room navigate different personalities and adapt your style depending on who youre working with.
- Care deeply about what you do and want to help build something meaningful in venture not just keep the wheels turning.
This role is remote with a preference for candidates based in Berlin.
Benefits
Why you should join Planet A:
- You can be an elementary part of a top tier venture capital firm - the first in Europe with a scientific approach to impact.
- You can join a dynamic environment that is driven by impact and highly motivated to make a change for the better.
- While wed love for you to be based in Berlin as we have our beautiful office in Berlin Mitte remote work within Europe is absolutely possible.
- You have access to an annual personal development as well as travel and conference budget.
- You can enjoy benefits like Urban Sports club membership or the Deutschlandticket.
- You can take part in our monthly co-working days collaborate side by side with the entire Planet A team and strengthen connections over team lunches dinners or fun team activities.
- You have the opportunity to participate in bi-annual offsite gatherings with the core Planet A team.
Planet A is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and encourages people of all ethnic & racial origins gender identities sexual orientations religions & ideologies socio-economic statuses educational backgrounds ages and individuals of all abilities to apply.
Key Skills
- Compliance Management
- Customer Retention
- Quality Assurance
- Customer Service
- Extensive Knowledge
- Account Management
- Front Office
- Telephone Calls
- Needs Analysis
- Cold calls
- Business Relationships
- Customer Complaints
- Sales Goals
- Sales Process
- New Clients
About Company
Planet A is a leading early-stage tech VC backing European founders tackling the world’s greatest systemic challenges. We take a scientific approach to identify breakthrough solutions the world can’t afford to ignore across energy, resource mastery, neo-manufacturing, and critical inf ... View more
