Chief of Staff

We are seeking a Chief of Staff to partner closely with our CEO and executive leadership team. This is a high-impact, strategic role designed for someone who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and has a proven ability to drive clarity, alignment, and execution across an organization.

The Chief of Staff will work closely with the CEO and maintain a dotted-line relationship with the COO, ensuring Arbor’s top priorities are well-defined, resourced, and delivered. This role manages the company’s operating cadence, drives communication from the executive team to the broader organization, and ensures leadership focus is consistently directed toward the initiatives that matter most. The Chief of Staff will also lead investor and board communications, as well as shape the narrative for company-wide milestones such as fundraising, product achievements, and other high-visibility activities.

This is an onsite role in El Segundo.

Arbor is a team of engineers, scientists, and builders focused on creating the next generation of clean energy systems. Our work combines high-efficiency turbomachinery, advanced combustion, and modular design to deliver zero-emission, fuel-flexible power at scale. We’ve drawn from aerospace and industrial expertise to meet the challenge of surging electricity demand—and to offer a solution that installs faster, performs better, and costs less than conventional alternatives. We’re designing energy systems that can evolve with the world’s needs.

Responsibilities

- Partner with the CEO (with a dotted line to COO) to drive strategic planning cycles, ensuring priorities are well-defined, communicated, and executed.

- Translate strategic objectives into clear operating plans and track progress against key results.

- Drive executive-level communications to the broader organization, including weekly CEO updates, all-hands narratives, and change-management updates.

- Lead investor and board communications: develop board decks and support fundraising diligence.

- Communicate high-visibility company activities (fundraising, product milestones, organizational changes, customer wins) to the organization with clarity, context, and alignment.

- Ensure cross-team visibility through concise status updates, risk registers, and dashboards that inform action.

- Act as a connector across teams, ensuring alignment between leadership and functional leads, and proactively removing roadblocks.

- Conduct research and analysis to support informed decision-making and long-term planning.

Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or equivalent experience strongly preferred.

- 5+ years of experience in management consulting, investment banking, venture capital, or strategy/operations roles at a high-growth company (ideally a strong background spanning both analytical and operating roles).

- Experience supporting investor relations, fundraising, or board management.

- Proven ability to drive complex projects from ideation through execution.

- Exceptional analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting to senior stakeholders.

- Exceptional relationship-building and influencing skills, sound judgment, and ability to operate with discretion.

- Familiarity with hardware, renewable energy, or deep-tech environments.

Arbor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. Solving global energy challenges requires a wide range of perspectives and experiences, and we are committed to building a team that reflects the world we serve.

The salary is subject to the applicant’s skills, qualifications, and experience.