Chief of Staff / Operations Manager

About General Galactic

General Galactic designs, develops, and builds advanced spacecraft for the most demanding missions. Led by former SpaceX, Varda, and Relativity engineers, our vision is to expand access to high-energy orbits across LEO, MEO, GEO, and cislunar space with our proprietary Genesis propulsion technology. Based in Los Angeles, California, we’re leveraging paradigm-shifting energy technology to reshape the space domain.

Job Description

You will work closely with the founders to support General Galactic's growth strategy. You’ll have extreme ownership over your work, move quickly, and operate with high agency. As we grow, there will be opportunities to expand your role with the company.

You will support both the business and engineering teams as we:

- Recruit world-class engineering talent

- Create a unique and fun company culture

- Engage as thought leaders on the future of spaceflight

- Grow our backlog of commercial sales and partnerships

- Expand our government partnerships and contracting

- Establish international partnerships and a global enterprise

Requirements

Successful applicants should have most of the following:

- Experience in people management and leadership in a startup (or similar environment)

Note:

The seniority level of this position will be updated based on applicant background. Senior and Lead roles are available for this team.

Your salary and incentives will be determined individually on the basis of the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

This position requires access to information protected under US export control laws, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulations. As such, US person status (including US citizens, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted U.S. asylum status, or individuals admitted in U.S. refugee status) is a required qualification for this position.

General Galactic Technologies Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.