Chief of Staff – AI Audit Tech Startup

• Act as a right hand to the CEO, driving cross‑functional priorities and making sure decisions turn into results
• Take over and coordinate operational workstreams across our Professional Practice and Business Development Team
• Own key account relationships, ensuring their needs are understood, prioritised and delivered
• Prepare decision‑ready analyses, board and leadership materials, and follow through on action items
• Identify gaps between teams and build the processes, rituals and structures that close them
• Bring audit and professional practice rigour to how we structure customer engagements and internal operations
• Represent the leadership team internally and externally, in both German and English
• Take on special projects end‑to‑end as the company scales

Requirements

• At least three years in financial audit with a strong grasp of professional‑practice standards and workflows
• Native or fluent German (C1+) and confident business English (C1+) — both are essential, as German is required for our customers and English is our company language
• Tech affinity and an entrepreneurial mindset — genuine excitement about taking dnl to the next level
• Excellent project management and prioritisation skills across multiple stakeholders
• Strong analytical and structured problem‑solving skills with a hands‑on, pragmatic, high‑ownership approach
• Clear, confident communication with senior stakeholders and customers
• Experience in a startup or high‑velocity environment, comfortable with ambiguity and shifting priorities
• Exposure to product marketing, account management or commercial operations
• Experience working with or building AI‑driven applications
• People or team leadership experience

Hard Skills

• Financial Audit
• Professional‑Practice Standards
• Project Management
• Analytical Skills
• Problem‑Solving
• Account Management
• AI‑Driven Applications

Soft Skills

• Clear Communication
• Prioritisation Skills
• Entrepreneurial Mindset