About Ritual 

Ritual is building a sovereign, execution layer for AI, with our private testnet already live and running. The Ritual chain is the first blockchain custom-built to support AI-native operations, designed from the ground up to enable a new class of applications at the intersection of crypto and AI. Our first product, Infernet, is pioneering new ground as the first solution to enable developers to access AI models both on-chain via smart contracts and off-chain, demonstrating our commitment to bridging these transformative technologies.

About the role

As a Chief of Staff for Akilesh Potti, you will have a unique opportunity to strategize, and streamline priorities across a highly heterogeneous company, ensure cross-functional alignment, oversee high-impact strategic projects and help Akilesh lead Ritual through a rapidly evolving and complex landscape.

In your role, you will be a force-multiplier enabling Akilesh to focus on Ritual’s mission while ensuring day-to-day team execution and coordination is seamless.

• Serve as a trusted extension of Akilesh with internal and external stakeholders
• Prepare presentations, analysis, and other material needed for leadership meetings both internal and external 
• Act as first-line of defense for leadership in resolving problems, driving priorities, handling operational tasks, and supporting the team
• Partner cross-functionally to drive strategic initiatives and projects while ensuring alignment with company goals 
• Research and present on various topics as needed and maintain company level KPIs and metrics 
• Analyze and interpret data for Akilesh to inform strategic direction and company initiatives
• Manage special projects from scoping through completion for Akilesh
• Liaise with operations and internal assistants to ensure leadership priorities align with organizational goals and other team priorities

About you

• 1-2 years of experience in leadership, project management, research, business operations, engineering, and other highly strategic and operational roles within a rapidly growing company
• Ability to act quickly under high pressure scenarios and context switch at a high frequency
• Familiarity with AI and blockchain technologies, or a demonstrated ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technical domains
• Familiarity with legal, operations, and technical considerations in open-source ecosystems 
• Experience working with external C-suite across multiple functions (e.g. GTM, Finance, Ops, Engineering)
• Familiarity or willingness to be familiar with a cross-disciplinary infrastructure stack 
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills to steer or serve as an effective facilitator in complex and confidential projects across engineering, growth, and additional functions
• A high level of end-to-end ownership and self-direction, with excellent communication skills
• Hungry, high-energy and ability to work within and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Experience operating autonomously and leading large-scale efforts across multiple teams and functions, with stakeholders in different disciplines across time zones

Why join us 

• Join a passionate group of engineers, researchers, and operators on a mission to build the next generation of AI infrastructure 
• Unique opportunity to work directly with someone who runs a highly heterogeneous set of teams
• Highly competitive compensation package, including annual discretionary bonus & optimized tax structure compared to the vast majority of web3 startups
• Top 1% of benefits across the web3 startup space
• 100% of premiums covered on highest quality healthcare 
• Aggressive company 401k match
• Fully remote and/or hybrid, up to you!
• Participate in virtual and in-person events
• Much much more!