Chief of Staff

About Ando

Ando is building AI-native workforce infrastructure for the 80M hourly workers in the U.S. and hundreds of millions globally.

Labor is the last broken supply chain. Forecasting, allocation, and professional identity remain fragmented across static tools and manual decision-making. Ando is rebuilding this system from first principles.

We start with highly accurate AI-generated demand forecasts, move to allocation-first labor optimization, and compound value through a persistent labor graph that captures skills, reliability, availability, and performance across time and employers. Over time, this becomes a professional identity layer and intelligent system serving both enterprises and frontline workers.

Ando is a Seed-stage company backed by Slow Ventures and experienced operators. We are live with real customers and entering a phase where architectural clarity, learning loops, and AI systems quality are foundational to long-term success.

Chief of Staff to the CEO

Location: San Francisco Bay Area or Remote (US-based)

Reports to: Founder & CEO

The Role

Ando is hiring a Chief of Staff to the CEO to serve as a true right hand to the Founder & CEO. This is a position of exceptional trust, proximity, and responsibility.

You will operate at the center of the company, helping translate strategy into execution, protecting decision quality, and ensuring Ando moves with clarity, urgency, and discipline. You will have visibility into every critical function and will be empowered to act on the CEO’s behalf internally and externally.

This is not an Executive Assistant role. It is a senior operator role designed for someone with the judgment, stamina, and ambition to grow into a future COO or equivalent leadership position.

What You’ll Do

CEO Partnership & Strategic Execution

• Act as a thought partner to the CEO across strategy, prioritization, and execution
• Pressure-test ideas, surface risks, and bring structure to ambiguous decisions
• Prepare, synthesize, and follow through on high-stakes meetings with investors, customers, advisors, and partners
• Protect the CEO’s time and focus by filtering noise and driving outcomes

Company Operating Cadence

• Serve as the connective tissue across product, engineering, operations, sales, finance, and legal
• Drive operating rhythm including weekly priorities, exec reviews, board preparation, and follow-through
• Ensure commitments are clear, dependencies are surfaced, and teams stay aligned
• Identify gaps, bottlenecks, and misalignment early and move decisively to resolve them

Technical & Cross-Functional Coordination

• Act as a partial Technical Project Manager ensuring product and engineering teams are communicating clearly with commercial and operational stakeholders
• Translate between technical and non-technical contexts without losing precision
• Help maintain architectural clarity and execution discipline as systems evolve

Stewardship of Sensitive Operations

• Oversee sensitive domains including payroll, financial workflows, legal coordination, and confidential company information
• Partner with external counsel, accountants, and vendors to maintain operational integrity
• Be trusted to manage high-sensitivity communications and materials on behalf of the CEO when appropriate

External Representation

• Represent the CEO and Ando with investors, customers, and partners as needed
• Support investor communications, diligence workflows, and ongoing relationships
• Speak with authority, discretion, and alignment when acting on behalf of leadership

Who You Are

You are sharp, composed, and deeply engaged intellectually. You thrive in environments where problems are not fully defined and judgment matters as much as analysis.

You likely bring experience from strategy, consulting, investing, or high-expectation operating environments, and you are comfortable working directly with senior executives or founders, and communicating with investors.

You are:

• Highly organized without being rigid
• Technically fluent and comfortable partnering closely with engineers and product leaders
• Able to context-switch rapidly while maintaining clarity
• Discreet, trustworthy, and emotionally intelligent
• Motivated by ownership, impact, and long-term trajectory rather than title alone

You operate with a company-first mindset. You anticipate needs, act before being asked, and take pride in being the person others rely on when things matter most.

CEO Working Style:

• The CEO values deep collaboration and true partnership. This role requires someone who is intellectually engaged, proactive, and invested in shaping outcomes, not just executing tasks. 
• The pace is fast and decision-dense. Success in this role requires stamina, presence, and sound judgment in high-stakes moments. 
• Executive presence matters. This role represents the CEO with investors, customers, partners, and the internal team, and must communicate with clarity, confidence, and authority. 
• Clear boundaries are maintained between personal life and work. The Chief of Staff is expected to respect privacy, protect executive time, and help maintain that separation. 
• Trust is foundational. Once earned, this role carries broad visibility, real authority, and the expectation of discretion, judgment, and consistent follow-through. 
• When the CEO is traveling or unavailable, the Chief of Staff is expected to project confidence, continuity, and leadership to keep the organization aligned and operating smoothly. 
• Direct, candid communication is essential. The environment values early challenge, alignment before execution, and calm, decisive action when stakes are high. 
• This is a true partnership role, best suited for someone energized by responsibility and motivated to fully commit to building something meaningful at a critical stage. 

Growth & Trajectory

This role is designed as a foundational leadership position. The right candidate will grow with Ando and has a clear path toward COO or equivalent senior operating leadership as the company scales.

Culture at Ando

Ando is a high-trust, high-care organization built on ownership, respect, and thoughtful collaboration.

We value diverse perspectives, clear communication, and personal accountability. We move fast through alignment rather than force, operate comfortably in ambiguity, and build with empathy for the enterprises and workers our systems serve.

These values are core to how we work. Candidates who share them tend to thrive at Ando.

Equal Employment Opportunity, DEI & Legal Notice

Ando Technologies, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

And yes, we are proudly DEI. We believe diverse perspectives make teams stronger, systems smarter, and outcomes more equitable. Building infrastructure for the frontline workforce demands empathy, representation, and respect, and we take that responsibility seriously. These values are core to how we work. Candidates who share them tend to thrive at Ando.

By applying for this role, you acknowledge that any information you provide will be processed in accordance with Ando’s privacy practices and applicable data protection laws. Applicant information is used solely for recruiting and employment-related purposes. Submission of an application does not create an employment contract or guarantee of employment.

Compensation Range: $180K - $200K