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Free JD template · Updated 2026-07-16

Chief of Staff job description template

An opinionated, copy-paste Chief of Staff JD used by founders in 2026. Edit the bracketed sections, ship it, and paste back for feedback. Or generate a version tailored to your company in 60 seconds.

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The template

**Chief of Staff to the CEO at [Company]**

[Company] is [context]. We are hiring a Chief of Staff to give the CEO leverage across strategy and execution.

**What you will own**
- The operating cadence: staff meeting, board pack, OKR reviews.
- Two or three high-priority cross-functional projects at any time.
- Strategic reviews on pricing, org design, and market entry.

**About you**
- Strong writer with a portfolio of memos.
- Analytical: spreadsheet, notebook, and BI tool fluency.
- Have shipped across functions in ambiguity.

**Comp**
[Base] + [equity]. Direct exposure to the full business.

How to use it

  1. Copy the template into your ATS or a fresh doc.
  2. Fill in every bracketed section with a specific, concrete answer.
  3. Read it out loud once. If a sentence sounds like an agency wrote it, rewrite it.
  4. Post it, and paste it into Startup Roles to get a shortlist calibrated against it.

The three things this template does differently

Names the risk
Senior candidates are pattern-matching for how honestly you describe the job. Vague responsibilities read as vague ownership.
Compensates directly
Real base and equity ranges up front outperform 'competitive' every time on senior reply rates.
First-90-days framing
Instead of a list of tasks, we describe the shape of the first quarter. Candidates self-select correctly.

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