Chief of Staff

ABOUT 1X

We’re building humanoid robots that work in home - doing the chores, handling the tasks, and giving people their time back. Simple, but it’s not.

To do this right, we have to solve robotics, AI, manufacturing - at the same time, at scale, in a form factor that has to be safe enough to live with your family. If you’re inspired by this, you’ll thrive here. We’ve been at this since 2014 and we’re at the point where the hard problems are behind us and the hard work is in front of us.

NEO is our flagship - a home robot designed to move, learn, and operate in the real world alongside real people. We’re not demoing it - we’re shipping it. We’re excited to meet you, if this excites you.

If you’ve spent your career working on problems that matter and want to see them actually reach the world - this is that moment. We’re scaling, we’re hiring with intention, and we need people who want to build something that will genuinely change how humans spend their time - safely creating abundance for all.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Executive team sets the direction, pace, priorities, and strategy of 1X. Their ability to make those calls quickly and coherently has the greatest outsized impact on the entire company. The Chief of Staff sits at the center of that team, ensuring the highest-leverage work gets the CEO’s time and the rest of the business stays aligned around it.

YOUR CHARTER

Serve as the operating partner to the CEO and the connective tissue across the leadership team. You are accountable for making the most important decisions faster and better. You will keep leadership executing against a shared set of priorities, driving cross-functional initiatives to completion, and turning our operating rhythms into durable systems. Your work is the difference between the CEO being a bottleneck and the CEO being fully leveraged.

KEY OUTCOMES

• High-quality decisions are made faster because information is synthesized, tradeoffs are clear, and recommendations are ready
• The leadership team executes toward the same priorities with fewer conflicting initiatives
• Company initiatives that span engineering, operations, product, finance, and people actually ship
• Leadership meetings become decision forums instead of status updates, and conflict gets resolved earlier
• OKRs, planning cadence, metrics, reviews, and communication rhythms become repeatable systems

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Judgment under ambiguity. You walk into a room with incomplete information, identify the real decision, and drive to a call
• Systems thinking. You see the company’s operating model end-to-end and spot where friction is compounding before others do
• Writing and synthesis. You turn a messy debate into a one-pager that clarifies the tradeoffs and the recommendation
• Executive presence. You hold your own with senior leaders, disagree productively, and never confuse proximity to power with authority
• Bias for closure. You finish what you start and are allergic to open loops

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• 6+ years in fast-moving operator roles: Chief of Staff, strategy & operations, top-tier consulting, investing paired with operating, or a founding role. Direct CoS experience is ideal but not a deal breaker
• Demonstrated track record of driving cross-functional initiatives to completion in environments with real technical and operational complexity
• Experience running planning and prioritization processes (OKRs, quarterly planning, or equivalent) that leadership actually adopted
• Exceptional written communication. You can produce a decision memo, a board update, or an all-hands narrative on short notice
• Willing and able to work in-person at our San Carlos office

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Prior Chief of Staff experience reporting directly to a founder or CEO of a scaling hardware, robotics, AI, or deep-tech company.
• Background at a top-tier consulting or investing firm paired with a real operating role at a high-growth company.
• Experience designing internal communications rhythms (all-hands, board updates, weekly business reviews).
• Comfort translating between technical and business audiences with equal fluency.

WHAT DOES A SUCCESSFUL 1X TEAM MEMBER LOOK LIKE

Team members at 1X who thrive here are builders. They move fast, own their work completely, and treat time like it’s the one thing you can’t get back - because it is. They say what they mean, finish what they start, and hold themselves to a standard before anyone has to ask. We push each other to be better, and we do it with honesty and respect.

COMPENSATION RANGE

$230,000 – $280,000

BENEFITS

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave
• 401(k) plan with company match (100% on the first 3% of contributions, 50% on the next 2%)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) options
• Commuter benefits (transit and parking)
• Short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health, financial, and personal support
• Onsite snacks and catered lunches

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

1X is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, disability, military or veteran status, justice system impact, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.