Chief of Staff

About the role:

The Chief of Staff is a high-output operator who works directly with the CEO to drive execution across Formic’s highest-priority initiatives. This role exists to increase the CEO’s effectiveness by creating clarity, maintaining momentum, and ensuring follow-through across the business. The role spans both strategic and operational work, ranging from cross-functional initiatives and executive communications to scheduling, prioritization, and day-to-day operational support.

This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments, operates with urgency, and is willing to do whatever is needed to help the company scale. Success in this role requires strong judgment, high ownership, attention to detail, and the ability to move fluidly between executive-level thinking and tactical execution. This is an operator role designed for someone who wants deep exposure to how a high-growth company is built while serving as a trusted extension of the CEO.

In this role you will:

• Ensure the CEO is able to focus on the company’s highest-leverage work
• Anticipate needs, reduce friction, and create operational leverage day-to-day
• Drive high-priority cross-functional initiatives from idea through execution
• Translate discussions into clear action items, owners, timelines, and accountability
• Track progress across teams and proactively unblock issues
• Support company operating cadence, including leadership meetings, planning cycles, and KPI reviews
• Prepare materials for executive, board, and investor discussions
• Help maintain visibility into company priorities, risks, and performance
• Identify operational inefficiencies and help improve processes, tooling, and coordination across teams
• Take ownership of ambiguous, high-priority projects that require rapid execution
• Manage prioritization and follow-through across internal and external commitments
• Operate as a utility player across the business when needed