Chief of Staff

Kunin Technologies is revolutionizing the critical mineral supply chain by implementing advanced separation technologies to capture value from overlooked resources. You are the leverage that makes the CEO's portfolio manageable: a pure individual contributor seat working directly beside the CEO, frequently traveling with him, focused on partnerships, negotiation preparation, contract structuring, hiring, and absorbing administrative burden. This is a classic 18 to 36 month tour-of-duty seat with unusually broad exposure. It is expected you will want to found a company and leave Kunin within 2-5 years.

Responsibilities

Partnership support: preparation, coordination, and follow-through across Kunin's partner and counterparty relationships; Negotiation preparation: briefing documents, counterparty research, term summaries, and meeting-ready positions for the CEO's deals; Contract structuring support: first drafts, redline tracking, and coordination with counsel across agreements; The hiring wave: running executive and team search processes end to end until functional leaders own their own teams; Administrative burden: inbound triage, scheduling coordination, and commitment tracking across the company, the coalition, and the new venture

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with 4+ years combining a high-rigor analytical foundation (consulting, banking, investing, or a technical degree with operating experience) and exposure to operating chaos (early-stage startup, campaign, military staff, or founder's office); Exceptional writer; Skilled in modelling; Discreet by default; Regular travel alongside CEO and independently 5-6 times per month; Extended hours and weekends frequently required to support critical project milestones

Benefits

Tennessee has no income tax; Kunin will do whatever it can to secure work authorization for the right candidate; Graduation into functional leadership at Kunin or ecosystem entities