Chief of Staff

As Chief of Staff at Mesh, you'll be the CEO's closest strategic partner and the executive who makes the company run. Reporting directly to the Founder and CEO, you'll own Mesh's operating rhythm, drive the company's highest-priority initiatives, oversee Business Operations, and build the M&A and Corporate Development function from scratch. You'll extend the CEO's reach across the company, turning strategy into plans and owners into results, and you'll source, negotiate, and close deals that expand Mesh's reach across crypto and payments.

What you'll do

• Act as the CEO's strategic thinking partner on company priorities, key decisions, and tradeoffs, and represent the CEO with the exec team, board, partners, and investors
• Own Mesh's operating rhythm: annual and quarterly planning, OKRs, weekly leadership reviews, exec meetings, and town halls, so priorities are clear, progress is visible, and decisions don't stall
• Lead board and investor readiness, including quarterly board updates, exec summaries, and company performance reporting built on a single source of truth for key metrics
• Oversee the Business Operations function, partnering with the Biz Ops lead to set priorities, remove blockers, and raise the bar for how cross-functional work is scoped, run, and measured
• Drive CEO special projects end to end, from new markets and strategic partnerships (exchanges, wallets, on/off-ramp partners) to pricing and unit economics
• Hold the executive team accountable to company goals, surface risks early, and resolve the cross-functional issues that sit between teams
• Partner with People on org design, executive hiring, internal communications, and culture
• Build the systems, dashboards, and AI-powered workflows that make company performance easy to see and let Mesh scale efficiently

What you bring

• 10+ years of experience, including senior leadership in strategy and operations, business operations, corporate development, or as a Chief of Staff to a CEO at a high-growth company
• A proven track record building a function from scratch, including hiring and managing the team
• Hands-on experience owning a company operating cadence: planning, OKRs, exec reviews, and board preparation at a scaling startup
• Executive presence and sound judgment; trusted by the CEO, board, and exec team, and comfortable giving direct feedback upward
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, able to turn complexity into clear narratives for the board, leadership, and the whole company
• Data-driven and commercially minded; comfortable building models and owning company metrics
• Deep experience in crypto and/or payments processing (stablecoins, exchanges, wallets, on/off-ramps, card and payment networks, regulatory licensing), with a network across the ecosystem
• Experience in high-growth startup environments (Series B and beyond preferred)
• Ability to be in the office 3 days a week
• Able to travel, including internationally

What we offer

• Base salary of $250,000-$275,000 USD (adjusted by location outside New York and San Francisco)
• Equity
• Comprehensive health coverage for you and your family
• Unlimited PTO
• Dedicated budget for courses, conferences, and certifications
• Remote-friendly work arrangements with access to top-tier tools and equipment
• Office locations in San Francisco, New York, and Bangalore with a hybrid work expectation of approximately 40% in-office time (approximately two days per week)

About Mesh

Mesh is building the financial operating system that connects exchanges, wallets, and payment flows across the digital asset ecosystem. The mission is to enable consumers to pay and be paid with any asset by making crypto payments reliable, useful, and ubiquitous. Backed by SBI, Money Forward, Paradigm, Dragonfly, Galaxy, and PayPal Ventures, Mesh combines a powerful orchestration engine with a seamless consumer app to unlock liquidity for the world.