Chief of Staff

**Our Mission**

We uplift people and economies around the world through entrepreneurship.
**Who We Are**

500 Global is a venture capital firm that invests early in founders building fast-growing technology companies. We focus on markets where technology, innovation, and capital can unlock long-term value and drive economic growth. We work closely with key stakeholders and advise governments and corporations on how best to support entrepreneurial ecosystems so startups can thrive.

500 Global has backed over 6,000 founders representing more than 2,500 companies operating in 77 countries. Our portfolio includes 41 companies valued at over $1 billion and 125 companies valued at over $100 million. Our 140+ plus team members are located in more than 15 countries and bring experience as entrepreneurs, investors, and operators from some of the world’s leading technology companies.
**What We Need**

This newly formed role of Chief of Staff (“CoS”) will be working with the COO to facilitate the execution of strategic priorities globally, through relationship building, communications, project management, and problem solving.

The CoS will act as a strategist, consultant and implementer, to ensure streamlined activities across the globe. They will contribute to the long-term success of the company by focusing on scaling operational infrastructure, as well as our expansion into new markets and products by seamlessly moving between strategic and tactical roadmaps.

We work at an incredible pace, so you will need to be a self-starter with excellent EQ, written, verbal and visual communication skills, strong time management skills, uncanny attention to detail, the ability to work under pressure in a fast paced environment and above all, flexibility and discretion. This role may require non-standard working hours across multiple time zones and significant travel.
**Who You Are**
You share our passion for uplifting people and economies around the world through entrepreneurship. You thrive in entrepreneurial, creative, fast-paced environments managing multiple time zones and working with people around the world from different backgrounds and cultures. You have exceptional communication skills, organizational skills, keen attention to detail and a strong ability to manage relationships and projects, start-to-end.

**What You’ll Be Doing**
- Acting as an advisor assisting in facilitating effective decision making and implementation and working on projects and strategies.
- Developing, managing and implementing successful and consistent operational processes, systems, tools, playbooks, solutions and programs to make functions and projects more effective.
- To co-ordinate and project manage the execution of assigned strategic initiatives, with specific responsibility for cross-functional delivery of key projects, ensuring smooth collaboration across multiple geographies and teams, tracking performance and successful completion of short
- and long-term goals reporting back to the COO on progress, blockers and risks.
- Organizing and gathering information from various departments and meetings on assigned strategic priorities and reports that information, along with recommendations, to the C-Suite executives.
- Overseeing the research and preparation of decks and briefing materials on strategic priorities or investor relations matters for upcoming meetings and events, draft event briefings and talking points, supporting preparation for internal and external events, including quarterly board meetings.
- Handles inquiries and routine/complex responsibilities as delegated.

**Requirements**:

- 6-8 years experience in a top tier legal firm; and/or in-house counsel position at an international organization. In-house experience will be a significant advantage.
- Strong academic track record with a degree in Law (minimum Second Upper Class).

Experience in creative problem solving and eliminating barriers at any organizational level.
- Proven ability in prioritizing workflows, working independently within tight deadlines, and collaborating across teams with limited supervision. Comfortable managing multiple projects across a wide variety of functional business problems.
- Clear, effective communicator across written and verbal communication; able to influence and collaborate with stakeholders across functions at all levels of experience.
- Discreet and trustworthy in handling sensitive commercial information and conducting discussions accordingly.
- Strongly proficient in Excel / Sheets and Powerpoint / Slides. Familiarity with CRM and database software.