Summary: Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for music and technology? Read on. Consumer electronics company based in Los Angeles, Geneva, and Dublin with a global team, developing the next generation of wireless audio devices is looking for a highly skilled Chief of Staff to support our Co-CEOs/Founders. The successful candidate will quickly become the ‘right hand’ person to two hands-on founders, developing a full understanding of founders’ vision in order to act as their representative. The successful candidate will strive in a dynamic startup environment and will be highly organized and execution orientated. The role can be based in West Hollywood, CA or in Dublin, Ireland (currently remote due to COVID restrictions). We will consider candidates based in other locations on a case-by-case basis. 

Company: Founded in Geneva, Switzerland with a mission to expand everyday experiences utilizing next-generation innovations, HED was born out of a passion for music, technology, and humanity. With operations in Los Angeles, Geneva, Dublin, and Taipei, HED has assembled a global team with experience across music, entertainment, social media, tech, and consumer hardware.

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for: 

• Building a rapport with and helping two extremely busy co-founders to be as effective as possible, day-to-day. 

• Working directly with product and R&D leaders to align revenue goals and company planning with product roadmap and vision of founders. 

• Working directly with CFO on forecasting, budgeting, accounting, funding, headcount and risk management, and with Legal on corporate development and strategic relationships.

• Working directly with teams and individuals responsible for coordinating marketing campaigns, managing customer support processes, handling, executing online revenue channels (D2C, Amazon etc). 

• Project and process management, execution, and strategy.

• Working cross-functionally to build on existing internal infrastructure and processes, ensuring maximum efficiency. 

• Own company communication, scheduling, meetings protocol, and inter-functional collaboration. 

Skills/Experience 

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Results-oriented project manager

• A self starter who can operate with  little oversight

• 5+ years experience in an operations or strategy role in a high-growth organization and/or pre-revenue startup. 

• Familiarity with Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, Slack etc. 

• A point of view on which workflow tools will drive efficiency across the organization. 

• Familiar with corporate finance processes and experience working with a CFO or their team. 

• Experience working on a distributed team, ideally spanning multiple timezones. 

• Knowledge of project management best practices. 

• Strongly preferred: Experience in consumer electronics or the music industry. 

• Strongly preferred: An understanding of supply chain management and outsourced manufacturing. 

Qualifications

• A degree in a relevant discipline

• MBA a nice to have, but not required

Personal attributes:

• An incredible individual contributor and team player. 

• A musician, music lover or audiophile.

• A keen interest in luxury and high end products. 

• Comfortable working in a fast moving environment where things can change quickly.