Role Overview
Title: Chief of Staff
Hours: Full-time; Salaried
Location: Salt Lake City UT
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Manager: Carl Hoiland (CEO)
Mission Why we exist and why we need you
Geothermal energy is the most abundant renewable energy source in the world. However historically its been hard to find and expensive to develop. At Zanskar were using better technology to find and develop new geothermal resources in order to make geothermal a cost-effective and vital contributor to a carbon-free energy future. We are revolutionizing the exploration process setting new industry standards for discovery rates and finding new prospects at an unprecedented scale.
Zanskar is seeking a high-performing Chief of Staff to act as a strategic operator to the CEO. The Chief of Staff will build and manage the companys operating cadence align cross-functional priorities and ensure the company achieves its ambitious goals to change the future of energy. Success means you create leverage for the CEO creating time and insights for him and his team to work on the most important things.
Primary Duties will Include:
- Executive meetings: You will lead and improve executive preparation and communication from board meetings to weekly all-hands. You will ensure the CEO and stakeholders are ready for key meetings and may stand-in for the CEO if required.
- Ops visibility & operating model: Scaling a growing company requires prioritization and clear communication up down and across the company. A major part of success will be increasing data availability and visibility to key stakeholders especially the executive team. You will build clarity into the strategic planning strategy accountability and operating model to improve execution.
- Strategic support: Help CEO and co-founders create revise and refine company strategy and policies ranging from hiring to working norms to performance management.
- Special projects: You may be asked to launch new initiatives necessary for the company when there is no clear functional leader.
The Ideal Candidate Should Demonstrate:
- Quick learner: Rapidly ramps on new domains and demonstrates exceptionally strong first-principles reasoning. Independently produces accurate well-structured work. Highly interested in applying new technologies to solve problems faster.
- Strategic prioritizer: Takes nebulous direction and converts it into a clear plan. Ensures the team stays focused on the highest-leverage priorities.
- Servant leadership: Brings a proven history of effective change management. Can align stakeholders even when encountering resistance to change and helps teams adopt new ways of working that enable everyone to achieve their goals.
- Flexibility & self-starter: Comfortable with changing priorities dynamics and gray areas of responsibility. Acts with initiative and proactively fills gaps to keep work moving forward.
- Extreme integrity: Operates with uncompromising ethics and respect for confidentiality when handling sensitive issues. Consistent track record of doing what you said youd do and approaching difficult subjects with the truth.
Location and Benefits
- The position is located in Salt Lake City UT
- Full Time; Salaried
- Paid holidays and 18 days PTO
- Medical dental vision coverage
- 401k
- Paid Parental Leave
- A direct impact in displacing carbon emissions and growth opportunities in a growing startup environment
Equal Opportunity Employer
Zanskar is an equal-opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal state and local fair employment practice laws.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Role OverviewTitle: Chief of StaffHours: Full-time; SalariedLocation: Salt Lake City UTBenefits Eligible: YesManager: Carl Hoiland (CEO)Mission Why we exist and why we need youGeothermal energy is the most abundant renewable energy source in the world. However historically its been hard to find and...
Role Overview
Title: Chief of Staff
Hours: Full-time; Salaried
Location: Salt Lake City UT
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Manager: Carl Hoiland (CEO)
Mission Why we exist and why we need you
Geothermal energy is the most abundant renewable energy source in the world. However historically its been hard to find and expensive to develop. At Zanskar were using better technology to find and develop new geothermal resources in order to make geothermal a cost-effective and vital contributor to a carbon-free energy future. We are revolutionizing the exploration process setting new industry standards for discovery rates and finding new prospects at an unprecedented scale.
Zanskar is seeking a high-performing Chief of Staff to act as a strategic operator to the CEO. The Chief of Staff will build and manage the companys operating cadence align cross-functional priorities and ensure the company achieves its ambitious goals to change the future of energy. Success means you create leverage for the CEO creating time and insights for him and his team to work on the most important things.
Primary Duties will Include:
- Executive meetings: You will lead and improve executive preparation and communication from board meetings to weekly all-hands. You will ensure the CEO and stakeholders are ready for key meetings and may stand-in for the CEO if required.
- Ops visibility & operating model: Scaling a growing company requires prioritization and clear communication up down and across the company. A major part of success will be increasing data availability and visibility to key stakeholders especially the executive team. You will build clarity into the strategic planning strategy accountability and operating model to improve execution.
- Strategic support: Help CEO and co-founders create revise and refine company strategy and policies ranging from hiring to working norms to performance management.
- Special projects: You may be asked to launch new initiatives necessary for the company when there is no clear functional leader.
The Ideal Candidate Should Demonstrate:
- Quick learner: Rapidly ramps on new domains and demonstrates exceptionally strong first-principles reasoning. Independently produces accurate well-structured work. Highly interested in applying new technologies to solve problems faster.
- Strategic prioritizer: Takes nebulous direction and converts it into a clear plan. Ensures the team stays focused on the highest-leverage priorities.
- Servant leadership: Brings a proven history of effective change management. Can align stakeholders even when encountering resistance to change and helps teams adopt new ways of working that enable everyone to achieve their goals.
- Flexibility & self-starter: Comfortable with changing priorities dynamics and gray areas of responsibility. Acts with initiative and proactively fills gaps to keep work moving forward.
- Extreme integrity: Operates with uncompromising ethics and respect for confidentiality when handling sensitive issues. Consistent track record of doing what you said youd do and approaching difficult subjects with the truth.
Location and Benefits
- The position is located in Salt Lake City UT
- Full Time; Salaried
- Paid holidays and 18 days PTO
- Medical dental vision coverage
- 401k
- Paid Parental Leave
- A direct impact in displacing carbon emissions and growth opportunities in a growing startup environment
Equal Opportunity Employer
Zanskar is an equal-opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal state and local fair employment practice laws.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
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