THE OPPORTUNITY
As Chief of Staff, you will help run the operating system of Holly as we enter
our next phase of growth. You will work directly with the founders and
leadership team to turn company priorities into execution, with particular
ownership across financial planning, company operations, and high-impact
cross-functional initiatives.
You will be expected to build systems and take ambiguous problems from
definition through execution. At different moments, that could mean rebuilding
our company forecast, preparing the board for a major strategic decision,
standing up a new business function, or driving an important initiative that
does not cleanly belong to any one team.
You will report to Brendan Hellweg, co-founder and Co-CEO, and work closely with
both founders and all department heads on strategic projects. While Holly is
headquartered in NYC, half the team is based in CA (including Brendan) and you
should expect to spend approximately one week per month on the West Coast.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Act as a trusted partner to the co-founders and leadership team
* Maintain a rigorous view of progress across company initiatives and surface
where we are off track, under-resourced, or avoiding a hard decision
* Communicate with intellectual honesty about what’s working, what’s not, and
where we can move faster
Lead our financial planning towards strategic decisions
* Own Holly’s budget, forecasts, and cash plan end to end, partnering with
departments to connect resourcing decisions to company growth and priorities.
* Own the analytical foundation for major financial decisions, including
headcount planning, scenario analysis, SaaS metrics, and tradeoffs around
investment.
* Partner with the founders on investor communications and board reporting,
including setting the agenda and preparing materials for effective quarterly
meetings.
* Ensure Holly’s financial operations are managed accurately and efficiently,
working with vendors and internal teams to understand performance against
plan.
Guide Holly's operating system
* Inform and track company-wide KPIs and maintain the systems behind them to
keep leadership’s source of truth accurate and timely
* Facilitate quarterly and annual planning across departments to continuously
improve Holly’s core operating cadences
* Tie these pieces together with our financial metrics and investor reporting
to orient our work towards outcomes
Drive cross-functional projects end to end
* Own high-impact initiatives from definition through execution, working across
teams to establish partnerships, build new business functions, and redesign
processes.
* Fill operational gaps ahead of other hires, including overseeing and
developing our People Operations function.
* Support leadership on select external and partner relationships and work
closely with Brendan on fundraising and other financing activities as needed.
* Shape company-wide events and initiatives that celebrate wins and strengthen
Holly’s culture.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING
* You have 5+ years of experience, including in consulting, finance, or a
similar role at a high-growth startup.
* You are an analytical and opinionated communicator with a bias to action,
meaning that you seek to understand, convey, and act.
* You handle startup finances, SaaS math, and board presentations with ease.
* You are unusually good at moving between altitude levels. You can debate
company strategy in the morning, rebuild a forecast in the afternoon, and
personally fix a broken operating process before the day is over.
* You collaborate with empathy and exercise sound judgement over confidential
or sensitive information.
* You are passionate about our mission: this will be an unusual job with
exceptional upside, but you’ll make it through crunch times knowing you’re
empowering public servants to make communities healthier, safer, and more
prosperous.
ABOUT THE INTERVIEW
* Step 1: Screening Call with Recruiter
* Step 2: Intro Call with Brendan
* Step 3: Take-home assignment & presentation
* Step 4: Onsite interview with the founders
COMPENSATION
* Base Salary: $145K - $175K + equity + bonus
Holly is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do
not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual
orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Holly is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in
hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national
origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, genetic information,
veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or
other applicable legally protected characteristic.