Paradox

Chief Of Staff – EdTech

Paradox

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United Arab Emirates

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

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About the role

  • Own the founder’s operating system: inbox, calendar, priorities, and follow-through
  • Manage personal admin (banking, leases, visas, real estate, payments)
  • Coordinate travel with built-in flexibility, and scheduling interviews for the podcast
  • Investing & Real estate management
  • Negotiate with banks, vendors and service providers, real estate and find leverage even when power is asymmetric
  • Build credible BATNAs (even when not obvious)
  • Benchmark pricing, terms, timelines, and market standards
  • Design pressure points: deadlines, penalties, escalation paths
  • Own complex projects end-to-end (business and personal)
  • Coordinate experts (legal, technical, financial) without becoming dependent on them
  • Maintain a clean decision record and commitment log
  • Own execution cadence (priorities, OKR, follow-through, and progress tracking)
  • Design, implement, and maintain scalable operating systems (processes, tools, automations, AI, knowledge base) and eliminate root causes
  • Source, screen, review and interview candidates
  • Find excellent service providers, suppliers, partners, and employees in the top 10%
  • Facilitate multi-country admin (France, Portugal, Spain, UAE)

Requirements

  • Strong analytical background required, demonstrated through either graduation from a top-tier business or engineering school or at least 2 years operating as the backbone of a successful startup founder, with direct exposure to decisions, trade-offs, and execution under pressure.
  • Driven & Problem Solver: this position requires a strong commitment, perseverance & a doer mentality
  • You love to execute
  • Don’t miss deadlines
  • Analytical Mind: you challenge your assumptions, able to quickly identify and formulate problems, and support your analysis with data
  • Thought through
  • Thrive in Chaos: you anticipate needs, and you don’t have to always be told what to do, must be flexible and able to quickly react to last-minute changes
  • A strong sense of service: you love to make life easier for others and you have a sense of service, you do whatever it takes to make things happen
  • AI & Digital savvy (We are quite obsessed with Notion, AI Automation, and new digital tools)
  • High level of attention to detail
  • Communication Skill
  • Fluent English.
Benefits
  • 5 paid days to contribute to our non-profit: The Paradox Foundation, dedicated to inspire and empower teenagers
  • Competitive Salary
  • Possibility to take 6 1:1 coaching - A Paradox Coach supporting you on anything personal or professional.
  • Work on Mac, for us it counts
  • Standing desks paid by the company if you live far from our offices.
  • 350€ per year paid by the company to take care of yourself (for your gym, or dance class or whatever makes you feel great)
  • 150€ of books or education - At Paradox, we are learner lovers and we want to support you in that
  • Flexible working hours
  • A remote culture from day one with the freedom to work from wherever you want
  • Annual team building / Team retreats to get together - you receive your plane ticket to join us by the pool and have a good time together, or brainstorm the next crazy challenge.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
analytical skillsproject managementnegotiationdata analysisproblem solvingprocess designexecution trackingcandidate screeningreal estate managementfinancial analysis
Soft Skills
drivenperseveranceflexibilityattention to detailcommunicationservice-orientedadaptabilitycritical thinkingtime managementindependence