Chief of Staff || Fast Track to COO

This is Growth This is Growth

This is Growth

Full-time

Paris, Île-de-France, France

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Job Description:

Chief of Staff (Seed Stage SaaS)

Founder Right-Hand Role | Fast track to COO

Paris based

Up to 85k base + equity

We’re hiring a Chief of Staff for a VC-backed, product-led SaaS company at the seed stage (12 people).

This is a true founder proxy role, not a support function.

You’ll work directly with the CEO and help shape how the company scales across GTM, operations, product, hiring, and strategic execution.

This is the kind of seat that gives you:

Unfair exposure
Real ownership
And a genuine COO / VP / founder trajectory.

Your Impact:

You will help design and execute the next phase of growth for the company.

You’ll shape:

How the team operates internally
How strategy turns into execution
How the company scales from a tight early-stage team into a high-performing organisation

This role touches every critical function in the business.

What You’ll Do

Work directly with the CEO on company priorities, strategic planning, and cross-functional alignment
Act as a founder proxy across key initiatives (commercial, product, ops, hiring)
Lead high-impact special projects (e.g. preparing for major deals, scoping partnerships, launching new GTM initiatives)
Build internal systems and processes (dashboards, hiring pipelines, execution frameworks)
Support investor updates and strategic reporting
Partner with customers to translate insights into product and GTM strategy

You won’t be observing the business. You’ll be running parts of it.

Who You Are

Scrappy, high-agency, and self-directed
A ruthless prioritiser who knows what actually matters
Comfortable in ambiguity and early-stage chaos
Naturally takes ownership and drives things to completion
Thinks like an operator, not an advisor

You enjoy being in the detail and the big picture at the same time.

What You’ll Need

Prior experience in a high-velocity environment
(Founder, early operator, Chief of Staff, consulting, or product-adjacent role)
Strong analytical and strategic thinking
Exceptional written and verbal communication
Proven ability to structure messy problems and execute

Bonus Points

Experience supporting enterprise or complex sales motions
Product intuition around SaaS, AI, developer tools, or automation
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional projects end-to-end

Location & Comp:

📍 Paris-based

💰 up to 85k base + equity

Why This Role Is Special

This is not a corporate Chief of Staff role.

This is:

A founder's apprenticeship
At a VC-backed, product-led company
In a category with huge tailwinds
With real ownership and career leverage

In 2 years, you’ll either:

Be running major parts of the business
Or be perfectly positioned to become a COO, VP, or founder yourself.

If you’re ambitious and want a seat where your work genuinely shapes the company, this is one of those rare roles.