Right-hand to the CEO

Hey, I’m Amit. I’m one of the founders of Sudowrite, and I’m not okay.

Truth told, I’m drowning.

Not in a bad way. (Is there a good way to drown?)

Look, our company is doing great. But I’m doing operations, HR, negotiations, growth, marketing and more, while also trying to find time for the product and strategy work I love. It’s working about as well as you’d think.

Love ops? Have executive support or chief of staff experience? Maybe you can help.

First, I should warn you that this work is really important to me. I wouldn’t be doing it if it weren’t, and I believe what we do as a company matters in the world.

This is a demanding, high-trust role. I hold a high bar for the work that I do, and I’m looking for someone who does the same.

Second, you need to know our company is weird, for a lot of reasons.

• We talk about our 👺 fears.
• We’re not trying to raise massive rounds of VC.
• We make creative tools for artists, not B2B SaaS.
• We share our 🌈 feelings, and our profits, too.

Watch this short video to learn more about our company.

The Actual Job Listing

I’m seeking a Right Hand to the CEO (experienced EA, Chief of Staff, or Business Ops Lead).

Before we meet each day, you’ll have gone through my Slack, email, and task list. You walk me through the 5–7 things that truly need my attention, verbally, in 10 minutes. For each one, you’ll have loaded the context so I can make a fast call. The other 30 items, you’ll handle, defer, or file. I never see them.

Throughout the day, you’re a buffer between me and the incoming stream. When something needs my judgment, you bring it to me. When it doesn’t, you do it.

Your job is to make sure I spend 80% of my time on the things only I can do. However you need to accomplish that—whether it’s planning a company retreat, negotiating with vendors, running errands, or anticipating what I or the company need—that’s the job.

Comp: $80-130K, depending on experience. Plus profit share and generous equity in a profitable, growing company.

Some days will look like this…

• Prepping context for a $1MM/yr vendor negotiation
• Running SQL analysis to support a tax decision
• Writing a detailed SOP and using AI to automate it
• Reviewing job applications for a new role

Other days will look like this…

• Getting a contractor agreement signed
• Researching babysitters & other travel logistics
• Approving expense reimbursements
• Ordering supplies because we ran out

The most important job: automating your own job.

We’re an AI company, and we’re leveling up how we do our jobs daily. Anything you and I find ourselves doing over and over, it’ll be your job to automate.

If that range stresses you out, this isn’t your role. If it sounds fun, keep reading.

What Success Looks Like

• Month 1 - You’re sitting in my meetings, learning how I work, and taking things off my plate.

• Month 3 - You’ve automated many of our recurring projects, you’re preparing decisions, and I have more time to do the work only I can do.

• Month 6 - You independently own projects. Maybe retreat planning, maybe vendor negotiation, or something new. The ceiling is as high as you want to take it.

About You

• You have 3+ years as an Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant, Chief of Staff, or Business Ops Lead
• You’re the most organized person your friends know
• You can context-switch between a spreadsheet and a grocery order without feeling like one is beneath you
• You use AI tools all the time. And you’re excited to teach yourself how to use them even better
• You have impeccable attention to detail. You’ve noticed errors in this listing and you will point them out
• You’re comfortable with ambiguity, can change course fast, and juggle multiple projects at once
• You can read a 20-message email thread and summarize it in two sentences
• You can say “You’re wrong about this and here’s why”
• You’re kind, thoughtful, have great taste, and you’re fun to be around
• Nice to have: You can work in-person in Honolulu, HI