Chief of Staff

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 stay clear, progress stays 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

Own and build Mesh's M&A and Corporate Development function: define the M&A thesis, build the target pipeline, and hire the team to scale it

Lead deals end to end — sourcing, valuation, diligence, negotiation, close, and integration — across acquisitions, license acquisitions (e.g., VASP, MTL), and strategic investments that accelerate Mesh's roadmap and global expansion

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 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

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 leader who has built a function from scratch, including hiring and managing the team

Has owned (not just supported) a company's operating cadence — planning, OKRs, exec reviews, and board preparation — at a scaling startup

Direct, hands-on deal experience: has personally led multiple acquisitions or strategic investments from sourcing through valuation, diligence, negotiation, close, and integration (corp dev, investment banking, or PE background a strong plus)

Experience executing deals in crypto, fintech, or payments, including acquisitions of licensed entities (e.g., VASP, MTL, EMI) and navigating regulatory approvals

Executive presence and sound judgment; trusted by the CEO, board, and exec team, and comfortable giving direct feedback upward

Exceptional written and verbal communicator who can 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) and able to travel, including internationally

Able to work from the office three days a week