Chief of Staff

San Francisco, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 4 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

GWC is a venture firm investing in industrial AI and enterprise automation backed by Amazon Bank of America Pivotal Ventures and leading institutions. We win because were operatorswe dont just write checks we build alongside the best founders.

Youre a proven strategist integrator and builderBain McKinsey or equivalentready to stop advising and start building. You want your work to translate into impact. You want a seat at the table and work that compounds. Youve been a chief of staff ready to operate at another scale. You know early companies need partners not check-writers. You want to build something meaningful that persists.

GWC Culture

We invest like operators we build with the best founders
We know conviction speed and trust are the strongest VC moats
We act with high conviction high integrity and high-agency
We live by say-do: commit deliver no excuses
We lead with relationships trust and generosity
We stack hands and stick together
We win as principals never passengers

The Role

Youll work directly with me to architect the systems networks and platform that transform how we support portfolio companies at scale. This includes:

Building and activating our founder and investor networks
Owning LP communications and events
Turning our learnings into sharp content
Designing the internal systems that let us support founders at scale
Matchmaking portfolio companies with corporate partners who accelerate their growth

What Were Looking For

5-7 years of experience; at least two as Chief of Staff strategic ops or similar rolesideally with VC PE or high-growth startup exposure
Systems thinker and builder who spots gaps and builds scalable solutions
Exceptional storyteller with strong marketing sensibilities
Based in San Francisco in-office 3 days/week
Available for occasional travel

Whats In It For You

Base salary: $180000 $200000
Annual bonus
Meaningful carried interest
Direct access to leading limited partners and founders across the industry
A senior operational role with mentorship from someone whos built and exited companies
High-autonomy work directly with meperfect for a builder who moves seamlessly from strategy to execution

About Promise Phelon Managing Partner

Promise Phelon is a Silicon Valley operator turned VC with 20 years building and scaling enterprise technology companies. Shes building a new type of venture firmfast-moving founder-centric and operationally driven. The team inside the firm is driven and uniquely talented. This role is designed to transform her insights tools relationships and access into an unfair advantage for founders and CEOs driving outsized returns for LPsand to build the operational infrastructure as the firm scales. If you thrive in high-velocity environments and want a front-row seat to venture capital at scale this role will stretch you.

At GWC we hire the absolute best talent and recognize that diversity in our experiences and backgrounds makes us stronger. We hire candidates of any race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity age marital or family status disability veteran status and any other status. These differences enable us to build the future we envision for ourselves our portfolio companies and the industries we serve.