Chief of Staff to Vice President, Business Development & Finance (San Francisco)

Chief of Staff to Vice President, Business Development & Finance

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Full-time

Master (>10 yrs)

Company Overview

Kairos Power is a new nuclear energy technology and engineering company whose mission is to enable the worlds transition to clean energy, with the ultimate goal to dramatically improve peoples quality of life while protecting the environment. This goal will be accomplished through the commercialization of the fluoride-salt-cooled, hightemperature reactor (FHR) that can be deployed with robust safety, affordable costs, and flexible operation to accommodate the expansion of variable renewables.

Job Summary

Kairos Power is seeking a Chief of Staff to Vice President, Business Development & Finance (CoS) reporting to the Vice President of Business Development & Finance (VP). This is a strategic and handson role designed to increase the effectiveness of the Vice President of Business Development & Finance and commercial leadership team. The CoS will work across business and engineering functions to drive alignment, improve productivity, and streamline execution of strategic initiatives. The ideal candidate has experience operating with complex technical organizations, with proven success in executivelevel support, strategic development, program execution, and crossfunctional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor and thought partner to the Vice President of Business Development & Finance and commercial leadership team, including supporting the development of commercial and business strategies
• Drive the successful execution of strategic programs in alignment with company objectives, ensuring followthrough and accountability across functions
• Facilitate effective decisionmaking for the VP of Business Development & Finance by managing meeting preparation, synthesizing complex information into clear recommendations, and representing the VP in meetings as appropriate
• Manage and prioritize internal and external inquiries directed to the VP of BD & Finance, determining the appropriate course of action and coordinating responses with the right stakeholders
• Serve as liaison between the VP, commercial leaders, crossfunctional leaders, and external partners, ensuring clear communication on priorities, progress, and risks
• Oversee the rhythm of business for the VPs organization, including leadership meetings, communications, operating reviews, and crossfunctional checkpoints
• Lead or coordinate special projects on behalf of the VP, often requiring crossfunctional alignment and problemsolving across technical and nontechnical teams
• Develop clear, concise executive communications, presentations, and reporting for internal and external stakeholders
• Partner with Executive Administration team members to optimize scheduling and meeting planning around VP and company priorities
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and decisionmaking within the VPs organization, implementing scalable practices that increase efficiency and impact
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in business administration, engineering, or similar field; advanced degree (MBA, MS in Engineering/Technology Management) is preferred
• 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in executive support, program management, or strategic development/operations, ideally in a leading business consultancy or technical or R&Ddriven organization
• Proven experience organizing and directing multiple teams and working directly with senior executives
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills, with demonstrated ability to prepare and deliver executivelevel communications
• Excellent organization, facilitation, and interpersonal skills, with ability to manage competing priorities in a fastpaced environment
• Background in strategy, commercial development, and/or energy/manufacturing sectors is preferred
• Demonstrated experience planning and leading strategic initiatives
• Demonstrated experience of understanding the nuance of complex external negotiations, and driving meaningful business impact
• Effective, versatile and actionoriented, with strong project coordination and reporting skills focused on interdepartmental communication
• Experience with financial analysis, business case development, or commercial modeling to support executive decisionmaking
• Exposure to strategic partnerships, joint ventures, or capital projects is a plus

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to connect organizational strategy to execution, ensuring technical and business priorities are aligned
• Strong analytical and problemsolving skills to evaluate complex issues and recommend datadriven decisions
• Skilled in leading crossfunctional initiatives, ensuring alignment, accountability, and timely delivery
• Ability to design, implement, and scale processes that improve organizational efficiency and decisionmaking
• Exceptional relationshipbuilding skills across commercial, government affairs technical and nontechnical teams of both internal and external stakeholders with the ability to drive alignment without direct authority
• Adept at influencing decisions and navigating organizational dynamics at the executive level
• Outstanding written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to simplify complexity into clear executivelevel communications
• Comfortable representing senior leadership with credibility and confidence in internal and external forums
• Demonstrated ability to serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives, exercising discretion, sound judgment, and integrity
• Knowledge of leadership effectiveness, team health, and talent planning practices to integrate people priorities into technical strategies
• Resilient in highdemand, fastpaced environments with shifting priorities
• Ability to identify and implement innovative solutions to organizational and operational challenges
• Ability to understand financial data, business drivers, and market implications of strategic decisions
• Expertise in structuring and leading executive meetings for decisionmaking efficiency and the knowledge and experience of proper preparation to drive effective meetings
• Strong energy sector business acumen

Physical Demands

• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods
• Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another
• Adjusting, moving, transporting, installing, positioning, or removing objects up to 10 pounds in all directions
• Communicating with others to exchange information

Environmental Conditions

• General office environment
• Assessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned
• Highconcentration, demanding and fastpaced
• Manufacturing/Industrial Environments, occasionally

Travel

• Travel required, up to 20%

Additional Requirements

• Seldomly requires working weekends
• Occasionally requires schedule flexibility
• Occasionally requires nonstandard workweek hours
• Occasionally requires extended hours to support launch and critical project timelines

Salary

The salary range for this position is $209,400 to $261,800 for employees working onsite at our Alameda, CA headquarters. The range provided in this job posting represents the typical range or starting rate of candidates hired in California. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, the market data for your work location, and a comparison to other employees already in the role.

About Our Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages
• Medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their dependents
• Paid Vacation
• 401(k) and pretax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA)

Kairos Power is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the communities where we do business. Kairos Power is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We actively welcome people of different experiences, abilities, and perspectives.

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Note: You are applying for a position that is located in a facility that handles information that is subject to export control restrictions by the Department of Energy under 10CFR Part810. To work in this facility, you need to be authorized by the Department of Energy to access Part 810controlled information. Foreign nationals who are citizens of countries that are not on the Department of Energys general authorization list are not permitted to work in our facility unless the Department of Energy issues an export control license to the company to permit that individual to have access to Part 810controlled information. The following questions are intended to determine the licensing requirements that may apply:

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