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title: "Chief of Staff / Founders Associate"
company: "Clera"
company_url: "https://www.remjobs.works/companies/clera"
url: "https://www.remjobs.works/job/clera-chief-of-staff-founders-associate-9d75736d-ed92-4535-be42-8f3939786a9d"
apply_url: "https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/1d5ad782-520d-4e96-bcc6-f12b33204932"
workplace: onsite
location: "Berlin"
employment_type: full-time
seniority: executive
role: operations
region: europe
date_posted: 2026-09-11T17:21:47.553Z
first_seen_by_remjobs: 2026-09-15T16:29:34.147Z
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# Chief of Staff / Founders Associate

**Clera** · Berlin

Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/1d5ad782-520d-4e96-bcc6-f12b33204932

## About Clera

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## About the role

##### About the Role

This is a high-ownership operator role working directly with the CEO of a fast-growing AI company, sitting inside the leadership orbit and turning strategy into execution across every business function. You will own the most ambiguous, highest-stakes problems at the intersection of growth, hiring, finance, and operations. Think of it as a founder residency: you help build the company from the inside out.

##### What You'll Do

- Partner with the CEO to translate high-level strategy into concrete, cross-functional execution.

- Own the end-to-end hiring engine for the next wave of critical hires, from planning through candidate closing.

- Build and maintain financial reporting, budgeting, and KPI dashboards that give leadership and the board complete clarity.

- Design the operating system, including cadences, processes, and communication loops, with AI automation built in by default.

- Lead strategic projects from zero to done: market entry, pricing architecture, partnership structures, and other initiatives without existing owners.

- Manage the fundraising process end-to-end, including data rooms, investor narratives, updates, and board relations.

- Identify and solve problems that nobody else owns yet, moving fast in ambiguous, high-pressure situations.

##### What We're Looking For

- 2+ years in a high-intensity environment such as top-tier strategy consulting, investment banking, a fast-moving VC-backed startup, or founding your own venture.

- Deep fluency in business fundamentals: P&L, SaaS metrics, unit economics, and financial modeling.

- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing operational processes, cadences, and communication systems at growing companies.

- Experience managing fundraising processes including data room preparation, investor communications, and board reporting.

- Strong written communication skills; you write clearly in memos and translate complex technical or financial concepts into narratives for boards and investors.

- AI-native mindset: you use AI tools daily and have a point of view on how an AI-first company should operate internally.

- High agency and comfort with ambiguity; you write the playbook rather than waiting for one.

- Fluent in both English and German (C1+ level in each).

- Background in industrial operations, supply chain, or enterprise B2B sales is a plus.

- Experience working in or advising AI/ML companies or early-stage technology startups is a plus.

##### Location

On-site, five days per week in Berlin, Germany. Visa sponsorship is not available.

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