Chief of Staff | $130-150k | Ex MBB Only | CFO firm serving VC-backed AI co's

Company Overview

Bearing Line is a fractional CFO practice serving VC-backed SaaS and AI companies from Seed through Series B. Our clients have collectively raised 9+ figures from top-tier investors. We're doubling the team over the next year and need a Chief of Staff to help us do it without breaking what's working.

The Role

This is a three-part role, and you need to want all three. You'll function as Chief of Staff to the founder, run real FP&A analytics on client work, and drive our AI function forward as we build the next generation of the practice.

Start by embedding directly with the founder on the highest-leverage workstreams. Over 12 months, you'll own many internal operations, lead AI initiatives across the firm, and be a senior analytical resource on client engagements. This is not a staff role - you are building leverage inside a growing firm, and your compensation reflects that.

Career Progression

Begin as the founder's right hand on prioritization, scoping, and orchestration. Take over the internal operating system of the firm - onboarding, scope documents, hiring cadence, team rhythm. Layer in FP&A work on client engagements and stand up our AI function as a real competitive advantage. Within 18-24 months, you are running a function of your own.

What You Own 

* Internal operating cadence - weekly priorities, hiring pipeline, onboarding new clients, scope discipline so we don't drift into COO work we didn't sell

* FP&A analytics on client engagements - financial models, board materials, dashboards, operational triggers for Seed through Series B SaaS and AI companies AI function buildout - identify use cases, evaluate tools, ship workflow automation and AI-assisted analysis that compounds our team's leverage across clients

* Founder leverage - own the things that currently sit on the founder's plate and shouldn't, freeing capacity for client work and growth

* Hiring and team coordination as we scale - run the process, not just sit in interviews 

Requirements 

* 2 years at McKinsey, Bain, or BCG. We are explicit about this. The toolkit matters - structured problem-solving, executive communication, comfort with ambiguity, ability to scope and run workstreams independently

* Strong financial and analytical chops - you can open Excel and build a useful three-statement model or operating dashboard without hand-holding

* High agency - you see a gap and close it without being asked twice

* Comfortable as the youngest person in the room with founders, CFOs, and Series A/B operators

* Genuine interest in startups, finance, and AI as a long-term career direction

* Bonus - prior finance, banking, or PE exposure

* Bonus - you have shipped something real with LLMs or modern workflow tools 

Why This Role

Most Chief of Staff roles are calendar management with a title. This one gives you a portfolio of VC-backed clients, direct ownership of an AI function from day one, real analytical work on growth-stage finance problems, and a clear path to running a function as we scale.

You will work directly with a founder who is ex-McKinsey, ex-PE, built startups, and very passionate about this space.

Compensation

$130-150k all in, with high growth each year. A portion will be performance based with a bonus tied to firm profits. Designed so you think and act like an owner, not an employee.

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