On the Director team at Kaizen, you'll act as a strategic partner to the founders, driving high-impact initiatives across market expansion, partnerships, internal operations, and overall company strategy while providing strategic finance and business insights through analysis of revenue, pipeline, unit economics, and operational metrics. You’ll build and maintain business operations infrastructure, including planning processes, dashboards, metrics, and decision frameworks, and convert high-level ideas into clear plans and execution. You’ll also provide hands-on GTM and special project support by organizing customer events, supporting outbound and sales efforts, preparing materials for customers, investors, and internal decisions, and owning key initiatives end-to-end.
Commitments
You’ll work in-person from the San Francisco office, collaborating closely with the team.
Responsibilities
The next you might be organizing a customer event, preparing materials for investor meetings, or jumping into a GTM initiative to help drive pipeline.
Strategic initiatives that shape the company — partner with the founders to scope, analyze, and drive projects that materially impact Kaizen’s trajectory (market expansion, partnerships, internal operations, and company strategy).
Strategic finance and business insight — help the founders understand how the business is performing by analyzing revenue, pipeline, unit economics, and operational metrics.
Business operations infrastructure — design lightweight systems that help the company run smoothly: planning processes, internal dashboards, key metrics, and decision frameworks.
Founder leverage — turn high-level ideas or conversations into clear plans, research, and execution.
Prepare materials for customer meetings, investors, and internal decision-making.
Hands-on GTM support — jump in wherever needed to help grow the business: organizing customer events, supporting outbound campaigns, researching target accounts, preparing sales materials, and refining messaging based on customer conversations.
Special projects — own important initiatives end-to-end as they arise, from early exploration to execution.
Commitments
San Francisco office — collaborate in-person with the team
Not Met Priorities
What still needs stronger evidence
Requirements
1–4 years of experience in consulting, banking, BizOps, strategy, VC, or operating roles at high-growth startups.
Operator mindset — you enjoy rolling up your sleeves and solving problems directly, not just advising from the sidelines.
Structured thinker — you break down ambiguous problems, build frameworks, and move quickly toward decisions.
Analytical — comfortable working with financials, metrics, and data to understand how the business is performing.
Exceptional communicator — clear writing and concise thinking.
You can distill complex ideas into simple narratives.
High agency — you identify problems, take ownership, and push things across the finish line.
Comfortable with ambiguity — priorities shift as the company evolves, and you thrive in fast-moving environments.
Startup mindset — you’re excited to work closely with founders and help build something from the ground up.
Experience at an early-stage startup (Seed → Series A)
Experience working closely with founders or senior executives
Experience with financial modeling , forecasting, or market analysis
Experience organizing events or supporting go-to-market efforts
Strong AI fluency — you actively use AI tools to think, analyze, and move faster What We Offer
Direct exposure to founders and the company’s most important decisions
Fast learning environment — see how a company is built from the ground up
Preferred Skills
Experience at an early-stage startup (Seed → Series A)
Background in consulting, investment banking, venture capital, or strategy roles
Experience working closely with founders or senior executives
Experience with financial modeling , forecasting, or market analysis
Experience organizing events or supporting go-to-market efforts
Strong AI fluency — you actively use AI tools to think, analyze, and move faster What We Offer
Meaningful equity in a fast-growing company attacking a massive market
Direct exposure to founders and the company’s most important decisions
Fast learning environment — see how a company is built from the ground up
As a Chief of Staff to the CEO , you’ll work directly with the founders on Kaizen’s most important strategic and operational initiatives — spanning go-to-market, strategic finance, business operations, and company building. You’ll act as a force multiplier for the CEO(s): helping turn ideas into plans, plans into execution, and execution into real outcomes. This is a highly dynamic role at the center of the company. One week you might be analyzing revenue performance or digging into our financials. The next you might be organizing a customer event, preparing materials for investor meetings, or jumping into a GTM initiative to help drive pipeline. You’re an operator at heart — someone who enjoys rolling up your sleeves and doing whatever it takes to move the company forward. What You'll Build Strategic initiatives that shape the company — partner with the founders to scope, analyze, and drive projects that materially impact Kaizen’s trajectory (market expansion, partnerships, internal operations, and company strategy). Strategic finance and business insight — help the founders understand how the business is performing by analyzing revenue, pipeline, unit economics, and operational metrics. Business operations infrastructure — design lightweight systems that help the company run smoothly: planning processes, internal dashboards, key metrics, and decision frameworks. Founder leverage — turn high-level ideas or conversations into clear plans, research, and execution. Prepare materials for customer meetings, investors, and internal decision-making. Hands-on GTM support — jump in wherever needed to help grow the business: organizing customer events, supporting outbound campaigns, researching target accounts, preparing sales materials, and refining messaging based on customer conversations. Special projects — own important initiatives end-to-end as they arise, from early exploration to execution. We're Looking For 1–4 years of experience in consulting, banking, BizOps, strategy, VC, or operating roles at high-growth startups. Operator mindset — you enjoy rolling up your sleeves and solving problems directly, not just advising from the sidelines. Structured thinker — you break down ambiguous problems, build frameworks, and move quickly toward decisions. Analytical — comfortable working with financials, metrics, and data to understand how the business is performing. Exceptional communicator — clear writing and concise thinking. You can distill complex ideas into simple narratives. High agency — you identify problems, take ownership, and push things across the finish line. Comfortable with ambiguity — priorities shift as the company evolves, and you thrive in fast-moving environments. Startup mindset — you’re excited to work closely with founders and help build something from the ground up. Bonus Points Experience at an early-stage startup (Seed → Series A) Background in consulting, investment banking, venture capital, or strategy roles Experience working closely with founders or senior executives Experience with financial modeling , forecasting, or market analysis Experience organizing events or supporting go-to-market efforts Strong AI fluency — you actively use AI tools to think, analyze, and move faster What We Offer Meaningful equity in a fast-growing company attacking a massive market Direct exposure to founders and the company’s most important decisions Fast learning environment — see how a company is built from the ground up Competitive compensation — $140K–$190K base salary plus equity Full benefits — health, dental, vision, unlimited PTO San Francisco office — collaborate in-person with the team
Kaizen
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San Francisco, CA