About This Role
This Chief of Staff role places you as the CEO's strategic right hand within a fast-growing high-tech scale-up in the semiconductor sector. The position suits a dynamic, mission-driven individual with strong intellectual curiosity, technical acumen, and AI savvy, who thrives on driving high-stakes initiatives from strategy through completion.
Responsibilities
- Own board material preparation end to end (decks, pre-reads, narrative, and follow-up)
- Run the leadership cadence and quarterly planning to ensure decisions close
- Help shape the CEO's internal and investor communications
- Work with the CFO and CEO to build out scalable finance operations
- Select and implement software that automates workflows, often using AI
- Drive equity raises end to end (data room, investor materials, diligence)
- Lead public and grant applications, such as EIC initiatives, the Dutch Innovation Credit (Innovatiekrediet), and comparable EU/national schemes
- Force honest tradeoffs between R&D and commercial, board, or funding timelines
- Lead special projects that fall between leaders
- Build KPIs and dashboards that keep the leadership team honest
Requirements
- 6-8+ years in high-intensity environments such as venture capital, MBB-style consulting or banking, or a BizOps/strategy/founder role at a startup
- Track record of owning outcomes in ambiguity
- Financial and analytical horsepower, comfortable owning a financial model and producing board- and investor-grade materials
- Executive-grade, high-signal communication
- Ownership instinct, energized by the daily reality of building a startup, owning outcomes and closing decisions rather than only advising and recommending
- Comfortable working without fixed boundaries or a defined scope, thriving in uncertainty rather than needing role clarity
- Focused on high-leverage strategic and operational work rather than personal-assistant tasks
- Leads with humility and is here to help
Benefits
- A role at the heart of the company, with real ownership from day one
- Employee Share Ownership Plan
- A learning and development budget to support growth
- Flexible working arrangements
- Room to grow into adjacent responsibilities as the team scales
Application Process
- Email your resume and a brief introduction to Berkner Group
- Include your name and the title for this position (“[Your Name] - Chief of Staff - BG154”) in the subject line of your email
About the Company
Our client is a fast-growing scale-up in the high-tech industry, developing next-generation metrology solutions for the semiconductor sector. The company works at the intersection of optics, software, and data, enabling semiconductor manufacturers to build what they can measure. Its culture is professional and fast-paced, with short communication lines and a strong sense of shared purpose.
