Chief of Staff Job at Navi AI, San Francisco, CA

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  • Navi AI
  • San Francisco, CA

Job Description

At Navi, speed and execution are everything. As we build the AI co-pilot for aviation, we need a trusted operator to keep our team sharp, our missions aligned, and our operations running at full throttle. The Chief of Staff will be the connective tissue between founders, engineers, pilots, schools, and defense partners, ensuring that nothing slips through the cracks as we scale from scrappy startup to aviations new standard.

Responsibilities

  • Operational Command: Own the day-to-day execution that keeps Navi moving from managing vendors and ordering critical gear, to ensuring our deployments at flight schools and Air Force bases run smoothly.
  • Field Presence: Travel to flight schools, commercial operators, and military squadrons. Gather intel, build relationships, and bring back insights that shape product and strategy.
  • Partner Engagement: Support business development by representing Navi credibly with universities, airlines, and defense leaders.
  • Internal Alignment: Drive clarity and accountability across the team set priorities, run weekly reviews, and help unblock engineers and junior staff.
  • Special Missions: Take on high-impact projects directly from the founders the kind that dont fit neatly into any role, but are critical to winning.

About You

  • Proven track record in operations, consulting, military/aviation leadership, or fast-moving startups .
  • A builders mindset: no task is too small, no mission too ambitious.
  • Clear communicator who inspires confidence with both teammates and external partners.
  • Comfortable switching gears between strategic planning and tactical execution.
  • Organized, decisive, and relentless about follow-through.
  • Excited to travel, embed with pilots, and live the aviation mission firsthand.

Why This Role Matters

As Chief of Staff, youll be more than an operator youll be a force multiplier for the founders and the company. Youll ensure Navi executes with precision, scales with discipline, and never loses momentum. This role is designed to grow into Head of Operations or COO as we expand.

What Youll Get

  • Early-stage equity real ownership in the future of aviation and defense.
  • Direct impact your work will be visible in every deployment, every school, every squadron.
  • Flight training earn your pilots license alongside the team, gaining the same domain expertise youll help scale.
  • Community join a crew of builders, pilots, and innovators shaping Americas aviation edge.
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Job Tags

Full time,

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