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Leigh Jaffe

Director of Corporate Development at Director of Corporate Development

New York

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Current Industry

Maritime Technology

Date Joined

December 10, 2020

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Leigh Jaffe

I am the Director of Corporate Development at Nautilus Labs, a maritime technology company building software to help shipping businesses reduce their fuel waste and improve sustainability. In my role, I manage our marketing, business development, and business operations & finance functions.

I have been with Nautilus for 3 years during which I spent 2 years as Chief of Staff to our CEO, seeing us through our Seed and Series A fundraise while helping stand up business-critical functions such as sales, operations, finance, and HR. My background is in B2B start-up sales and finance at BlackRock.

I am originally from Israel where I served in the IDF prior to college. I live in NYC with my French Bulldog, husband, and two young babies.

Top Areas of Focus

Recruiting
People & Culture
Finance & Accounting
Growth/Sales & Marketing
Business Operations
Performance Development
Tech & Business Tools (Procurement)
Fundraising & Investor Relations
Exec Team Organization & Mgmt
Team Offsites & External Events
Strategy & Planning

CoS Start Date

Jun 1, 2018

Current Industry

Maritime Technology

Company Size

11-50

Experience

11 to 15
years

Previous Experience

Chief of Staff at Nautilus Labs

Pro Tip

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Gives

Asks

Expand my professional network with other CoS and companies, Continuous learning from shared knowledge and resources, Develop mentoring and coaching skills, Recognition as a thought leader on the CoS role or other topics, Recruit new candidates

Superpowers

- GTM strategy & scaling rev teams/processes - Strategy planning, OKRs, and executive alignment - Board reporting and business growth projections and modeling

Accomplishments

- Having kids and maintaining a demanding career - Seeing Nautilus go from being an unknown technology company to being one of the most well-known maritime software companies in the space.