Deputy Chief of Staff

Firecrawl

Deputy Chief of Staff at Firecrawl overseeing People & Operations with high autonomy. Influence company growth by managing recruiting, HR, and operational systems.

Posted 7/13/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $150,000 - $185,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong operational ownership and the ability to manage complex tasks in a fast-paced environment, with a focus on recruiting coordination, HR operations, and executive support. Exhibits exceptional judgment, discretion, and organizational skills to handle sensitive matters and drive efficiency.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Operations ManagementRecruiting CoordinationExecutive SupportHigh-Ownership GeneralistProblem Solving

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Soft Skills

Exceptional JudgmentOrganizational SkillsDiscretionFollow-ThroughComfort with Ambiguity

Industry Keywords

HR OperationsVendor ManagementExpense ManagementOnboardingEvent Coordination

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own whole pieces of People & Operations end to end: recruiting coordination, onboarding, HR operations, events, vendor and expense management
Be the trusted second who can step in on almost anything when it needs to happen
Build and run the systems that keep a fast-growing team organized, and improve them as you go
Support the executive team: prep, coordination, follow-through, and quietly making sure nothing falls through the cracks
Take ambiguous, unowned problems and just handle them, no spec required
Grow into more scope over time as you earn trust

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years in operations, chief-of-staff, or a high-ownership generalist role, ideally at a startup
You're a high-ownership generalist who's run operations or been the "person who makes things happen" at a company that was growing fast
You have exceptional judgment and follow-through, when you say something's handled, it's handled
You're comfortable with ambiguity and wide scope, and you'd rather own a problem than wait for direction
You're organized enough to hold a hundred threads and calm enough that no one can tell
You're discreet and trustworthy, you'll be close to sensitive people, comp, and company matters
You move fast and close the loop - you'd rather ship, adjust, and iterate than wait for perfect

Benefits

Comp & perks

Salary that makes sense — $150,000–$185,000/year, based on impact, not tenure
Own a piece — Up to 0.05% equity in what you're helping build
Generous PTO — 15 days mandatory, anything after 24 days, just ask (holidays excluded); take the time you need to recharge
Parental leave — 12 weeks fully paid, for all parents
Wellness stipend — $100/month for the gym, therapy, massages, or whatever keeps you human
Learning & Development — Expense up to $1,000/year toward anything that helps you grow professionally
Team offsites — A change of scenery, minus the trust falls
Sabbatical — 3 paid months off after 4 years, do something fun and new
Full coverage, no red tape — Medical, dental, and vision (100% for employees, 50% for spouse/kids) — no weird loopholes, just care that works
Life & Disability insurance — Employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance — coverage for life's curveballs
Supplemental options — Optional accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and voluntary life insurance for extra peace of mind
Doctegrity telehealth — Talk to a doctor from your couch
401(k) plan — Retirement might be a ways off, but future-you will thank you
Pre-tax benefits — Access to FSAs and commuter benefits (US-only) to help your wallet out a bit
Pet insurance — Because fur babies are family too
SF HQ perks — Snacks, drinks, team lunches, intense ping pong, and peak startup energy
E-Bike transportation — A loaner electric bike to get you around the city, on us