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

Location: Brooklyn, NY (in-person 1–2 days/week; more frequent in first 6 months) Travel: Regular travel required Type: Full-time 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. 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

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

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

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)

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

Compensation

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

How to Apply

• Resume
• A brief example of something you personally drove from idea to execution
• (Optional) A writing sample or slide deck