About Realm:
Realm is on a mission to help homeowners complete their renovations and new builds with confidence, ease, and financial clarity. We guide them through every step of the pre-construction journey—from understanding timelines and permitting to refining scope and securing financing. We then match homeowners with high-quality contractors, help set expectations, and support them even after construction begins.
We’re an early-stage startup founded in 2019, building a category-defining platform for home renovation. Time Magazine named Realm one of the best inventions. Our team is based primarily in Los Angeles (Marina Del Rey). Realm is backed by top investors including: GGV Capital, Atreides Management, Primary Venture Partners, Lerer Hippeau and Liberty Mutual.
About the Role:
As the Chief of Staff, you will have broad visibility across the organization, enabling company strategy, leading strategic growth initiatives, facilitating communication across departments, and supporting operational effectiveness. You will be a key advisor, collaborator, and executor, working closely with the executive team to align organizational priorities, streamline operations, and foster a culture of high performance. You will have significant exposure and opportunity to drive impact across the full organization.
The right individual will thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and possess the versatility to drive key projects both independently and in partnership with key stakeholders. You will proactively identify challenges and opportunities, translating strategic conversations into actionable roadmaps. You will be curious, efficient, and possess a high drive for excellence.
Core Responsibilities:
Strategy Leadership:
- Collaborate with the executive team to execute and advance the company's strategic vision, ensuring alignment across departments and functions
- Translate the vision into actionable plans, initiatives, and metrics, and communicate that vision to the company and externally as needed
- Lead the annual strategic planning process along with the executive team and members of the management team
- Drive operational efficiency in line with strategic value creation initiatives and growth goals by identifying areas for improvement, implementing best practices, and optimizing processes to enhance productivity and profitability
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Serve as a liaison between the executive team and the leadership team, fostering effective communication and alignment of goals and initiatives
- Work closely with the entire leadership team to ensure alignment and drive key initiatives
Performance Monitoring:
- Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to track progress against strategic objectives, identify trends and opportunities across sales, marketing and financial performance and provide insights to the leadership team
Financial Performance Oversight:
- Directly assist with key analyses to ensure alignment of financial goals with overall business objectives and monitor financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis
- Provide insights and recommendations based on financial data to support strategic decision-making
Leadership Support:
- Provide direct support to executive team, including preparing for and running key team and cross-functional meetings such as leadership meetings, monthly business reviews, board meetings, and occasional off-sites/on-sites
- Prepare compelling presentations and memos, ensuring clear and effective communication across all levels of the company
Requirements
Qualifications:
- 4+ years of work experience in consulting and/or a PE or VC-backed high growth software company
- Proven ability to adapt to various levels of responsibilities with ability to quickly pivot from executive leadership to tactical partnership and support of different business functions / front line staff
- Strong management skills with the ability to lead multiple high-priority projects simultaneously across different vertical teams (e.g. experience in consulting or investment banking)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence at all levels of the organization
- High level of analytical and problem-solving skills, with a track record of translating strategic conversations into actionable plans
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, and adapt to evolving priorities
- Bachelor's degree in business or a related field
- Based in Los Angeles (hybrid role; 3 days in office)
Location:
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Let’s be real — this is going to be an intense ride. If you’re ready to work hard, move fast, and help us build something massive, we want to hear from you. We’re scaling quickly, and this role will play a huge part in our success.
The total compensation for this position includes a competitive base salary, equity, comprehensive health benefits. We believe in rewarding hard work and hustle, and we want you to share in the success you help create.
Salary Range: $125,000 - $150,000
