# Chief of Staff - Company: [Quindar]() - Location: Denver, CO - Remote: Yes - Team: Operations - Employment type: Full Time - Salary: $170K – $210K - Posted: August 31, 2026 ## Job description # Chief of Staff ## About the Role Quindar is looking for a Chief of Staff to increase the effectiveness and leverage of the CEO as the company scales. This role is 12 – 24 months where you will then have the opportunity to become a key lead in the company. Future founders are also encouraged to apply. The Chief of Staff will help drive the CEO’s highest-priority initiatives, prepare for critical internal and external engagements, run the CEO-facing leadership cadence, and take ownership of high-priority special projects. The Chief of Staff coordinates across executives and functions to turn CEO priorities into action and ensure important work does not stall. ## What You’ll Do ### Drive CEO Priorities · Translate CEO priorities into clear actions, owners, deadlines, and decisions. · Keep critical initiatives moving when the CEO is focused on customers, fundraising, or other priorities. · Surface blockers and determine where CEO involvement is actually required. · Serve as a thought partner to the CEO on strategic and organizational issues. ### Executive Communications & Preparation · Prepare presentations, briefing materials, talking points, and decision memos for Board, investor, commercial/governments customers, and partner engagements. · Support company-wide and executive communications. · Turn complex topics into concise narratives, recommendations, and decisions. · Coordinate inputs and preparation for high-stakes meetings – typically related to U.S. National Security. ### Leadership Cadence & Follow-Through · Prepare agendas for leadership meetings around priorities, week-over-week changes, risks, and decisions required. · Pre-wire important topics with the appropriate executives. · Track decisions, actions, owners, and deadlines and ensure follow-through. · Partner with Business Operations on company metrics, planning, and underlying operating processes. ### Own Special Projects · Take ownership of urgent or strategic initiatives that do not have a natural owner or require CEO-level attention. · Create structure around ambiguous problems and drive them through resolution. · Coordinate cross-functional initiatives spanning Growth, Product, Engineering, Programs, and Operations. · Support initiatives such as major captures, partnerships, executive hiring, AI adoption, fundraising, or critical customer situations. ## What We’re Looking For · Understanding of National Security programs and initiatives · Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. · Strong operator who can take an ambiguous problem from idea through execution. · High ownership, urgency, and a bias toward closing loops. · Excellent judgment and ability to work independently with senior executives. · Strong analytical skills and comfort with business, financial, and operating metrics. · Ability to move fluidly between strategy and detailed execution. · Low ego and comfortable influencing without formal authority. # **ITAR REQUIREMENTS** * To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR [here](https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/ddtc_public/ddtc_public?id=ddtc_kb_article_page&sys_id=24d528fddbfc930044f9ff621f961987). # Why you'll love working at Quindar * We work in a cutting edge industry and you will get the opportunity to be part of a small team with a large direct impact on the success of our customers’ space missions! * We take work life balance very seriously. We require employees to take 15 days off but provide unlimited PTO and follow most US federal government holidays. * Mental health is just as important as physical so we provide quarterly health & wellness benefits. * Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family with 100% coverage for employees. * We encourage employees to save for retirement and provide 4% 401(k) matching. * Annually we have a 4-day company offsite. Previous locations include San Francisco, Nashville, Denver, Santa Fe, New Orleans, San Diego, Bozeman, and New York City. * Our culture and company is evolving. You will be key in creating the next major or minor version! ## Apply [Apply on Quindar]() Canonical job page: