Chief of Staff - San Francisco, CA - Amagi

Description

Amagi is an Emmy-winning, AI-enabled cloud platform powering the modern video economy. We help media companies unify streaming and broadcast workflows, modernize operations, and maximize monetization—from live remote production and real-time ad decisioning to automated playout and global content syndication.

Our Impact

Trusted by 23 of the world's top 50 listed media companies, Amagi delivers:

• 7,000+ channels across 300+ content distributors
• 500,000+ hours of content processed
• 26 billion+ monetized ad impressions

We power marquee brands including CBS, BBC, Warner Bros. Discovery, NBC, NBA, and DAZN—and the world's biggest events: The Olympics, Super Bowl, The Grammys, and the US Presidential Debate.

Headquartered in Bengaluru with 1,000+ team members across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, we're redefining how media is created, distributed, and monetized, intelligently and at global scale.

Our identity and mission: Amagi, meaning "freedom", is building the world's leading media technology business grounded in purpose and integrity. We balance individual autonomy with collective mission, guided by the Amagi Way. We're creating a workplace where innovation thrives through the harmonious blend of freedom and shared purpose.

Job Profile

Amagi is seeking an exceptional Chief of Staff to serve as a strategic partner and force multiplier to our President of Global Business. This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives at the intersection of strategy and execution in a hyper-growth environment.

The Opportunity

You'll operate at the center of Amagi's global revenue engine: partnering with the President and senior leadership to drive operational excellence, cross-functional alignment, and flawless execution of strategic priorities across revenue, product, engineering delivery, and customer-facing functions spanning the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.

This isn't a traditional staff role. You'll translate ambitious strategy into measurable outcomes by leading mission-critical initiatives, removing organizational friction, and establishing operating rhythms that scale with our growth. You'll be the connective tissue between vision and reality - ensuring the right conversations happen, decisions get made, and execution follows through.

What Success Looks Like

You'll know you're succeeding when:

• Strategic initiatives move from concept to completion with speed and precision across delivery, product, and revenue teams
• Cross-functional collaboration between sales, marketing, CS, product, and delivery becomes smoother and more effective
• The leadership team gains leverage through improved operating cadence and communication
• Critical business metrics accelerate as organizational effectiveness improves
• Product-market alignment strengthens and go-to-market execution sharpens

Who Thrives in This Role

You bring strategic thinking, operational rigor, and hands-on execution experience from a fast-scaling global SaaS or technology environment. You understand the interplay between product development, go-to-market functions, and delivery excellence. You're energized by complexity, comfortable with ambiguity, and skilled at building structure without bureaucracy across diverse functional areas.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Execution

• Partner with the President to define, prioritize, and execute strategic initiatives across the business.
• Serve as thought partner on critical business strategy decisions: market expansion, M&A, pricing, product-market fit, competitive positioning
• Drive alignment between regional and functional leaders on annual and quarterly business priorities.
• Translate high-level strategy into clear operating plans, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Prepare executive-level materials including business reviews, board presentations, and strategic updates.

Business Operations & Performance Management

• Establish and manage operating cadences including business reviews, KPI dashboards, and leadership forums.
• Own the cadence, agendas, pre-reads, decisions, and follow-through for all leadership forums
• Partner with Finance, RevOps, and Analytics teams to monitor performance, identify gaps, and recommend corrective actions.
• Support planning processes such as annual operating plans, headcount planning, and investment prioritization.
• Drive clarity and accountability across initiatives through structured project management and follow-through.

Cross-Functional Alignment

• Serve as a connective tissue across Sales, Marketing, Partnerships, Customer Success, Product, and Operations.
• Drive strategic programs that don't have a natural owner (e.g., GTM-Product alignment, Delivery transformation, go-to-market for new product line)
• Ensure effective communication and execution across global regions (Americas, EMEA, APAC).
• Partner with functional leaders to remove roadblocks and improve speed of decision-making.
• Manage special projects (eg. due diligence for M&A, post-merger integration, organizational redesign)

Organizational Effectiveness

• Partner with People/HR teams to support leadership development, succession planning, and organizational design.
• Support hiring of senior leaders (participate in interviews, conduct back-channeling, facilitate onboarding)
• Help scale leadership operating models and management rhythms as the company grows globally.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and high performance.
• Coach and influence senior leaders through data-driven insights and structured problem-solving.

Executive Partnership

• Act as a trusted thought partner to the President on business strategy, organizational design, and execution.
• Support preparation for key internal and external meetings, including executive leadership and board interactions.
• Represent the President in select cross-functional forums and initiatives as needed.
• Anticipate business challenges and proactively surface insights and recommendations.

Skills and Expertise Required

Required

• 10+ years of experience in high-growth technology companies, with progressive responsibility across multiple functions
• Strategy consulting or investment banking pedigree OR GM/operator experience leading P&L or major business unit
• MBA from top-tier program strongly preferred (not required for exceptional operators)
• Multi-functional fluency: Deep understanding of at least 2 of: Revenue/GTM, Product Management, Engineering/Delivery, Business Operations
• Financial acumen: Can build P&L models, analyze unit economics, assess business cases, and speak CFO's language
• Strategic thinking: Track record of shaping business strategy and driving strategic initiatives
• Executive communication: Exceptional written and verbal skills; can craft board memos, strategic narratives, and executive briefings
• Cross-functional leadership: Demonstrated ability to drive results through influence across senior stakeholders
• Organizational savvy: High EQ, political intelligence, ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments
• Bias for action: Comfortable with ambiguity, able to drive decisions and move quickly

Preferred

• Prior Chief of Staff experience to C-suite executive in $100M+ revenue company
• P&L ownership: Prior GM, VP, or business unit leader role with budget responsibility
• International experience: Lived/worked in India or other emerging markets
• M&A experience: Led due diligence, integration, or corporate development
• Board exposure: Prepared board materials or presented to boards
• Technical background: Prior engineering, PM, or technical role (not required but valued)

Base Salary Range: $180,000 – $240,000 USD (annual), plus performance pay incentive. In accordance with local pay transparency laws, this reflects the expected base pay range for this role in the United States. Actual compensation within the range will be determined based on job-related factors such as skills, experience, training, and location.

Total Rewards & Benefits

• Competitive Total Compensation, including base salary, incentive compensation, and equity package.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage including medical, dental, and vision plans
• Retirement Savings Program with a 401(k) employer match of up to 3%
• Paid Time Off (PTO) including four (4) weeks of vacation plus twelve (12) paid company holidays
• Paid Parental Leave for both primary and secondary caregivers
• Flexible Benefits & Protection Programs, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), and short- and long-term disability coverage
• Employee Wellbeing Support, including access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Amagi is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Amagi will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.