Chief of Staff

@ rePurpose Global
rePurpose Globalrepurposeglobal.com

Chief of Staff

Posted 5 months ago

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About the job

rePurpose is a global Packaging Sustainability platform helping brands measure and recover plastic waste, ensuring compliance with regulations through data and expertise. Headquartered in NYC, they focus on environmental impact and operational excellence, enabling brands to achieve sustainability goals.

Requirements

  • 4+ years in strategy or operations
  • Experience in startups or consulting
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Execution in ambiguous environments

Qualifications

  • High-growth startup experience
  • Exceptional executive presence
  • Operational rigor
  • Stakeholder management
  • Problem-solving skills

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About the company

Founded in 2017, rePurpose Global is the leading Packaging Sustainability & Compliance platform for consumer companies. We enable brands to measure their plastic footprint, recover plastic waste from nature through a global partner network, and streamline compliance across 45+ packaging regulations — all from one platform.

rePurpose has recovered over 100 million pounds of plastic waste, supported 2,300+ waste workers, and maintains 12 active impact projects worldwide. Our platform helps brands achieve compliance outcomes through advanced data management and regulatory expertise. 

Headquartered in New York. Learn more at repurpose.global.


About the Role

We are seeking a Chief of Staff to act as a strategic partner to the CEO, driving execution across the company’s highest-priority initiatives. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, operations, communication, and execution, ensuring alignment across leadership, accelerating decision-making, and translating vision into action. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role ideal for a strategic operator who thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and wants broad exposure to executive leadership and company-building.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Execution & CEO Support

  • Act as a trusted advisor and thought partner to the CEO.
  • Drive execution of company-wide priorities, OKRs, and strategic initiatives in partnership with our leadership team.
  • Translate executive vision into clear plans, milestones, and accountability.
  • Prepare the CEO for meetings, presentations, board interactions, and key decisions.
    • Business Operations & Cross-Functional Leadership

  • Coach and develop an Associate Chief of Staff.
  • Lead cross-functional initiatives across Product, GTM, Impact, Finance, and People.
  • Identify operational gaps and implement scalable processes.
  • Own operating cadence, including weekly executive meetings, quarterly planning, and business reviews.
  • Track progress against company goals and ensure execution excellence.
    • Communication & Alignment

  • Ensure consistent communication across leadership and teams.
  • Drive internal alignment on priorities, decisions, and outcomes.
  • Support external communications with partners, investors, and board members as needed.
    • Special Projects & Problem Solving

  • Own high-priority projects such as new product launches, market expansion, fundraising support, M&A integration, and org design.
  • Conduct analysis, synthesize insights, and provide actionable recommendations.
  • Act as the CEO proxy in meetings and initiatives when appropriate.

    • Requirements

  • 4+ years of experience in strategy, operations, consulting, product ops, finance, business operations, or startup leadership.
  • Prior experience in high-growth startups or consulting + operating roles strongly preferred.
  • Exceptional analytical, communication, and executive presence.
  • Proven ability to drive cross-functional execution in ambiguous environments.
  • Strong business judgment, problem-solving skills, and operational rigor.
  • High emotional intelligence with strong stakeholder management.


    • Location Preference:

    The role is onsite working; we are looking for team members to be located at our head office in New York City, with weekly in-office days at our office at 1460 Broadway.

    We have a truly global team - with members across Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, London, Nairobi, Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, and Jakarta.

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