Area Chief of Staff
Banfield Pet Hospital
Chief of Staff
ZeroMark, Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location: New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
About the role
- Act as the CEO's strategic extension: research emerging technologies, analyze DoD contract data, and prepare investor/board materials.
- Lead high-impact projects (scenario planning, partnership exploration) aligned with product-market fit and expansion goals.
- Audit operational gaps and develop processes for contract compliance (CMMC, ITAR), budgeting, and vendor management.
- Implement tools and workflows (OKRs, milestone tracking) to maintain momentum on DoD deliverables.
- Coordinate DoD interactions: demos, progress reports, stakeholder management, and field pilot feedback.
- Facilitate cross-functional alignment: team syncs, track company-wide metrics (e.g., burn rate vs milestones), and manage CEO priorities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations, Engineering, or a related field (Master's or MBA preferred).
- 4-7+ years in operations, strategy consulting, military leadership, or CoS/operations in startups.
- Demonstrated success building processes from the ground up in fast-growth, ambiguous settings.
- Exposure to DoD or similar regulatory navigation (CMMC, ITAR) and experience with DoD contracts.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making under pressure; high agency and adaptability.
- Excellent communication skills; ability to distill complex DoD requirements and synthesize data into clear insights.
- Proficiency with tools like Asana and Notion; familiarity with compliance frameworks.
- Military background or security clearance is a significant advantage.