What the role involves
What we’re building
Respan is building the self-driving observability and evals platform for AI teams, used by 60+ YC companies and hundreds of AI teams.
The role
As Chief of Staff, you will be embedded with the founding team and operate across every function. One week you might be preparing a board deck, the next you are redesigning an internal workflow or scoping a new GTM motion. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on variety, moves fast, and wants a front-row seat to building a company from the ground up.
What you’ll do:
Partner with founders to define and execute on company priorities
Drive cross-functional initiatives from planning through completion
Build and improve internal processes, reporting, and team operations
Prepare materials for fundraising, board meetings, and key partnerships
Identify bottlenecks and unblock the team wherever needed
What you must have
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Ability to context-switch quickly and operate with minimal direction
- Familiarity with SaaS metrics
- Willingness to work in person in Bay Area, CA
Strong plus
- Ex-founder strongly preferred
- Experience in operations or a high-growth startup
- Fundraising or developer tools experience
About Respan
Respan (formerly Keywords AI) gives teams a unified control plane to trace and evaluate agent behavior without guesswork, automatically surface issues, and fix what breaks faster. Respan connects production observability, automated and human-in-the-loop evaluations, and an adaptive AI gateway to close the loop between detection, decision, and action - so agents improve continuously in production. Respan is trusted by 100+ AI startups and enterprise teams. Today, the platform process 1B+ logs and 2T+ tokens every month, supporting more than 6.5M end users.
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