Chief of Staff - Chief Executive Officer

Who We Are Ema is building the world’s largest agentic AI platform to revolutionize enterprise productivity. Founded by former executives from Google, Coinbase, Flipkart, and Okta, our team includes engineers from premier tech companies and graduates of Stanford, MIT, UC Berkeley, CMU, and IITs. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with operations in Bangalore, Ema is at the frontier of what agentic AI can do in production — we ship real systems that run real business processes at scale. As Chief of Staff to the CEO, you will be the strategic nerve center of the entire company — a true force-multiplier to Surojit Chatterjee (ex CPO Coinbase, VP Products at Google). Reporting directly to the CEO and based in Mountain View, CA (full co-location required), you will own the translation of the CEO's vision across Sales, Product, and the full organizational agenda — serving as connective tissue between the CEO and every critical function: EPD, GTM, Finance, HR, Legal, and the Board. This is a senior operating role for someone who has already done it — led strategy at scale, driven GTM at a high-growth technology company, and earned their stripes as an Engagement Manager or Associate Principal at a top-tier consulting firm (McKinsey, BCG, Bain) before stepping into industry. Ema is backed by top-tier investors (Accel, Section 32, and Prosus) and is building the Universal AI Employee for enterprises worldwide. CEO Leverage & Executive Operations Serve as Surojit's strategic right hand across all priorities — owning, not supporting. Drive the operating cadence of the CEO office: weekly leadership reviews, board prep, OKR tracking, and cross-functional alignment. Lead pipeline reviews, go-to-market planning, and sales velocity analysis with the authority and fluency of someone who has done it before. Synthesize customer insights, competitive intelligence, and internal signals into crisp strategic recommendations for the CEO and Board. Partner with COO to drive the company's strategic planning process end-to-end: quarterly planning, competitive positioning, market entry, and M&A or partnership evaluation. LP updates, board materials, due diligence coordination, and fundraising logistics. Act as the CEO's proxy in driving key cross-functional initiatives across HR, Finance, Legal, and Compliance. Help scale Ema as an AI-first, high-performance organization — building the systems and structures that will carry us to the next stage. Special Projects & Zero-to-One Initiatives ~ Own high-impact, first-of-their-kind projects at the CEO's direction: new market entry, strategic partnerships, executive hiring, or anything else that requires a seasoned generalist who can move fast and get things right. Engagement Manager or Associate Principal at MBB, who then moved into a senior strategy or GTM leadership role at a high-growth technology company. You have managed complexity at the executive level and can operate at both altitude and ground level without losing pace. ~Subsequent senior role(s) at a high-growth technology company, with direct ownership of corporate strategy, business strategy, or GTM strategy — not just advisory or support functions. ~ MBA from a top-tier institution. ~ Proven track record in a Founder's Office, Strategy & Ops, or Chief of Staff capacity at a scaling technology company. ~ Based in or willing to relocate to Mountain View, CA (full co-location with CEO required). ~ Certain roles may be eligible for variable compensation, equity, and benefits.