Chief of Staff at Bryel
About
Bryel is a San Francisco-based AI research lab and infrastructure company founded by Kevin Miao (ex-Apple Intelligence) focusing on multimodal reinforcement learning and hyper-alignment.
Job Description
As the founding Chief of Staff at Bryel, you will partner directly with the CEO to scale a hyper-alignment lab. You'll drive product strategy, lead technical hiring, and cultivate an elite research community. This high-impact role blends deep technical discourse with operational execution, offering a direct path to becoming the company’s COO.
Why this role is remarkable
- Founding-team impact: Shape the strategic direction and culture of a frontier AI lab from day one alongside a founder with deep expertise in Apple Intelligence and Berkeley AI research.
- Elite Technical Ecosystem: Work at the cutting edge of multimodal RL and post-training infrastructure, moving beyond simple dashboards to build the core systems that define AI agent behavior.
- Career Acceleration: Join with a clear, defined trajectory to transition into the COO role as the company scales its operations and technical team within the SF AI community.
What You Will Do
- Collaborate with the CEO on high-level research and product strategy, translating complex multimodal RL concepts into actionable business roadmaps and organizational milestones.
- Lead the build-out of the company’s operational foundation, including scaling the hiring pipeline for top-tier researchers and organizing exclusive community events to establish industry presence.
- Manage mission-critical business functions, from coordinating strategic partnerships to overseeing day-to-day operations, ensuring the research team remains focused on hyper-alignment breakthroughs.
The ideal candidate
- Holds an elite technical degree in Computer Science or Research from a top-tier institution like Stanford, Berkeley, or MIT, with the fluency to engage in deep alignment research discussions.
- Possesses a high-signal network within the San Francisco AI/ML ecosystem and a natural instinct for community building, organizing elite dinners, and attracting world-class talent to the lab.
- Demonstrates exceptional operational judgment and "pull," ideally combining a strong technical background with an MBA or prior experience in a high-growth startup leadership environment.
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