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Chief of Staff

Beam logoBeamYC W22
TypeFull-time
WorkplaceOn-site
SeniorityMid-level
SponsorshipNo visa sponsorship
Salary$90,000–$140,000
LocationNew York, NY
Posted10/2/2026
Operations

Beam is an ultrafast AI inference platform. We built a serverless runtime that launches GPU-backed containers in under a second and scales out to thousands of GPUs. Developers use Beam to serve apps to millions of users around the globe. We're backed by Y Combinator, Tiger Global, and prominent developer-tool founders, including the founder of Snyk and the former CTO of GitHub.

About the Role

We're hiring a Chief of Staff to be the right hand to our founding team. You'll take over a lot of what the CEO does today and own it end to end. You'll see every part of a fast-growing infrastructure company, and the role will grow as fast as you do.

What You'll Do

  • Run data center operations. Bring new capacity online, track SLAs, and chase issues down until they're resolved.
  • Support customers. Be a point of contact for key accounts, coordinate onboarding, and handle escalations.
  • Manage contracts and partners. Do first-pass review of NDAs, MSAs and partner agreements, work through redlines with counsel, and get them signed.
  • Secure hardware supply. Source hardware, negotiate with data centers and capacity partners, and move deals from first call to signed contract.
  • Drive company-wide projects. This includes compliance, pricing, launches, and the internal processes that keep us moving fast.
  • Support fundraising and investor relations. Draft investor updates, maintain data rooms, and prep for board meetings.
  • Give the CEO leverage. Prep for meetings, follow up after them, and make sure nothing falls through the cracks.

Skills & Experience

  • Extreme attention to detail
  • You take ownership of mission-critical projects end to end without needing to be managed
  • 3–5 years in a high-ownership role, such as an early-stage startup, operations, BizOps, consulting, banking, or a technical role you've outgrown
  • Strong writer and confident negotiator with partners and vendors
  • Technical enough to talk credibly about GPUs, cloud infrastructure, and developer tools (an engineering background is a plus but not required)
  • Thrive with ambiguity and fast-shifting priorities
  • Excited to work closely with customers and partners

Nice to have

  • Experience with data centers, hardware procurement, or cloud infrastructure
  • Comfort reading contracts and structuring deals
  • Previous experience at a YC or venture-backed startup

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and meaningful equity
  • Join a fast-growing pre-Series A company on the ground floor
  • Health, dental, and vision benefits with 90% coverage for you and 50% for dependents
  • Opportunities to represent Beam at events across the AI and cloud infrastructure community
  • Fitness stipend, learning budget, and much, much more

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Company info

Beam logo

Beam

AI-Native Cloud Platform

SeedYC W22In the news
HQNew York City, US
Size9 employees
IndustryData Infrastructure and Analytics
Unlock human wisdom
ThesisTermsPrivacy
Funding
  • Seed · May 10, 2022
Tech stackbootstrap, amazon-sqs, bridge, hotjar, buildkite, power-bi, snort, leanplum, tableau, electron
News
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