Chief of Staff - Vimes

Chief of Staff - Vimes

👯 ABOUT US

In the U.S., every 1 in 3 children are at risk of child abuse, 1 in 4 women at risk of domestic violence, and 1 in 6 elders are at risk of elder abuse. Why? Because of the massive inefficiencies in our government agencies (schools, hospitals, police, protective services, non-profits, etc). There is no standard communication platform, uniform metric of risk assessment, or digital procedure for data strorage. We built Vimes to fix this: crisis intervention software to close gaps in government welfare.

We started out in child abuse, setting out to end all preventable child deaths by making sure at-risk children get the support they need. In just 12 months, we created a new national standard for assessing child risk, published an academically validated whitepaper, and created a cross-platform webapp/app system. Through automated form reporting, secure messaging and information exchange, and live analytics and database tracking, we bring response time for child welfare from on average 40 days to 12 hours. We now have six active pilots serving 320K citizens, and recently closed a $2.2M pre-seed. In the long run, Vimes envisions becoming the universal system of record for all vulnerable populations, becoming a central hub for data and communications among all agencies.

We have a pipeline of 30+ cities, 15 states, and may cross $10M revenue barrier in the next 12 months. As we scale 10x and we’re looking for a Chief of Staff to join us.

🌱 THE ROLE

We’re looking to bring a Chief of Staff, for an in-person position in New York City or Bay Area (open to hybrid or remote).

As a small team, we work in a highly collaborative environment and you'll have the opportunity to participate in every stage of the company as we scale, reporting to the CTO/CEO. We value:

Impact: Build the foundation and shape company practices.

Excellence: Develop and practice your craft in a fast-paced, high-potential environment.

Delivery: Build results-oriented mindsets, rapidly iterate on deliverables with the team

⚙️ WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR (non-exhaustive list)

• Have a startup-y background or love bringing products from concept to reality: the 0 → 1 phase.

• Plus for experience at govtech startup

• Attention to detail in product development

• Ability to learn new technologies quickly

• Track record of organizing and directing multiple teams and departments

• Highly experienced with Excel or Google Sheets for reporting and analytics

• Comfortable negotiating contracts with executives.

📱 WHAT THINGS YOU (MIGHT) DO

• Acts as a strategic advisor to the CTO/CEO and senior management team.

• Represent CEO/CTO in meetings, by email, and phone calls with internal and external stakeholders.

• Manages the CEO/CTO calendar and prioritizes their time and schedule.

• Drafts letters, emails, reports, and other correspondence on behalf of the CEO/CTO.

• Supports CEO/CTO in meetings by taking notes and assuming responsibility for completion of action items.

• Acts as the liaison between CEO/CTO and other executives, clients, VCs and stakeholders to ensure consistent communication and ensuring involvement or decision-making at the proper time.

• Participates with the CEO/CTO and senior management team in strategic planning, policy development, and decision-making.

• Ensures timely and effective completion of projects and initiatives of the CEO/CTO.

• Serve as a subject-matter expert, handling inquiries, developing action plans, and assisting with preparation and dissemination of communications

• Researches and recommends new and revised policies and strategies.

• Creates and maintains systems and processes to streamline operations.

• Establishes standards and procedures for hiring and managing the office staff and personnel for the CEO/CTO.

• Maintains accurate confidential files and data records.

• TBH, this is a pretty fluid /scrappy role. You’ll be filling in the gaps on the exec team with the same level of execution as the founders.

💌 COMPENSATION

You will be joining a small-team, high-velocity startup and thus will be compensated with a competitive salary on a monthly basis. Some terms:

• Base cash comp $70K - $100K + offers equity

• Performance bonus

• Relocation compensation (if moving to the Bay Area / New York)

• A $1K monthly stipend for meals

• Health insurance + 401K match

In any case, we hope you’ll join us because you find a fast-paced production velocity exciting and fulfilling, and you want to help us prove what’s possible.