Business Development Lead to the CEO (Chief of Staff – BD)

Title: Business Development Lead to the CEO (Chief of Staff – BD)

Location: NY, US / Remote (US)

**Location:** Brooklyn, NY (in-person 1–2 days/week; more frequent in first 6 months)

**Travel:** Regular travel required

**Type:** Full-time

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## **About the Role**

We are a 20-person, fast-moving company led by a highly entrepreneurial CEO. This role is for a **high-agency, execution-focused operator** who will work directly with the CEO to drive business development efforts from idea to outcome.

The CEO generates new opportunities, partnerships, and initiatives at a rapid pace. Your role is to **turn those opportunities into tangible results**—preparing materials, driving follow-ups, and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.

This is not a purely strategic or relationship-management role. It is a **hands-on, get-it-done role** for someone who thrives in ambiguity, moves quickly, and takes ownership.

**We are specifically looking for someone who enjoys execution and follow-through, not just strategy or relationship management.**

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## **What You’ll Do**

• **Drive business development execution**
• Turn conversations, ideas, and opportunities into clear next steps and outcomes
• Track and push forward deals, partnerships, and external initiatives
• **Own follow-through**
• Ensure every meeting results in clear action items and timely execution
• Relentlessly follow up with internal and external stakeholders
• **Create high-quality materials**
• Draft memos, emails, and proposals
• Build clear, compelling slide decks for partners, customers, and investors
• **Support CEO externally**
• Prepare briefs for meetings and calls
• Join key meetings and capture decisions, risks, and next steps
• **Support CEO effectiveness**
• Manage and prioritize the CEO’s calendar to align with company priorities
• Ensure the CEO is prepared for all meetings with clear context and materials
• Optimize scheduling to maximize time spent on highest-value activities
• **Wear many hats**
• Jump into whatever is needed to move a deal or initiative forward
• Operate across sales, partnerships, strategy, and execution
• **Travel as needed**
• Attend partner meetings, customer visits, and key events

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## **What Success Looks Like**

• Opportunities move quickly from conversation to execution
• External partners receive clear, timely, and professional follow-up
• The CEO’s time is leveraged and focused on highest-value activities
• Nothing important gets dropped
• Materials (decks, memos, emails) are consistently high quality and on time

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## **Who You Are**

• **High agency / self-starter** – you take initiative without waiting for direction
• **Relentless executor** – you follow through until things are done
• **Go-getter attitude** – you move quickly and push through obstacles
• **Strong communicator** – excellent writing and presentation skills
• **Highly organized** – able to manage many parallel workstreams
• **Comfortable with ambiguity** – you can create structure where none exists
• **Low ego, high ownership** – willing to do whatever it takes to get results
• **Comfortable across levels of work** – you are willing to handle both high-impact external work and the day-to-day tasks required to keep execution moving

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## **Preferred Background**

* 4–8 years of experience in:

• business development, partnerships, or startup roles
• consulting or other fast-paced, execution-heavy environments
• Experience working closely with senior leadership or founders is a plus
• **Military experience is a plus** (but not required)
• **Data center or energy experience is a plus** (but not required)

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## **Why This Role**

• Work directly with the CEO on high-impact initiatives
• Significant ownership and visibility across the business
• Opportunity to operate across strategy, partnerships, and execution
• Fast-paced environment with meaningful responsibility early

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## **Compensation**

• Salary: **$120K–$160K** (top of band reserved for exceptional candidates)
• Bonus and/or equity

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## **How to Apply**

1. Resume

2. A brief example of something you personally drove from idea to execution

3. (Optional) A writing sample or slide deck