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Christa Hutten

@christahutten

AI native Chief of Staff, 15 yrs beside the founder. Bootstrapped SaaS $1.8M to $12M ARR. Solo shipped an entire production platform with Claude Code.

Canada
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What I'm looking for

I want the seat where the operating function doesn't exist yet. Both times I've done this well, there was nothing to inherit: no cadence, no metrics, no reporting. I built it.

Chief of Staff or Head of Operations, beside a founder, fully remote, under about 100 people. I turn founder instinct into an operating system, and automate the recurring work so it stops depending on memory.

I designed and shipped a production-grade operating platform at Green Ladder Contractors spanning CRM, field operations, estimating, a client estimate portal (and so much more). Using Claude Code CLI, React, Supabase, and Netlify, I launched 11 customer-facing AI features and roughly 20 unattended scheduled agents, with no engineers hired.

I partnered with the founder to grow the company from $0 to $100K per month in its first operating year, building $1.67M+ in qualified pipeline. I also brought growth in-house, built the brand and go-to-market strategy, and designed, developed and launched a 214-page website that cut mobile page weight by 85%.

At Opensend, I partnered with founders and executive leadership through 6x ARR growth from $1.8M to $12M+, bootstrapped with no institutional capital. I built the operating cadence: quarterly priorities, a live scorecard, weekly leadership reviews, monthly management, and board materials, which is EOS in all but name. I also supported our fractional CFO and COO with SaaS metrics reporting, fundraising readiness, legal and governance frameworks, M&A, and people operations for a team that grew from 20 to 75 across six countries.

Prior to that, I founded and ran a search firm to $150K+ in annual billings, advising founders on org design and hiring, and I was Chief of Staff at MyWorkplaceHealth, where I led proposals securing $1M+ in contracts.

I'm looking for a Chief of Staff or Head of Operations seat beside a founder, remote, at a company under about 100 people, where the operating function doesn't exist yet.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

GL
Current

Head of Operations & Growth

Green Ladder Contractors Ltd.

Jun 2025 - Present (1 year 4 months)

Specified and shipped a production-grade business operating platform using agentic AI, scaling revenue from $0 to $100K/month. Built AI features, automated operations, and led growth, finance, and brand initiatives.

OI

Right Hand to Founders (Business Operations) + Advisor

Opensend Inc

Feb 2024 - Aug 2026 (2 years 6 months)

Partnered with executive leadership on strategic planning, operations, and fundraising readiness, driving ARR from $1.8M to $12M+. Managed legal, governance, M&A, vendor contracts, and scaled people operations across six countries.

OC

Principal Consultant & Founder

Obsidian Human Capital

Feb 2022 - Jan 2024 (1 year 11 months)

Built the firm to $150K+ annual billings, providing 360-degree senior recruitment across ops, product, engineering, and marketing. Advised founders on org design and hiring strategy.

PS

Executive Assistant

Peer Support Nova Scotia

Mar 2019 - Sep 2019 (6 months)

Provided executive support on a six-month remote contract.

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Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

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