ABOUT FLOODBASE

Floodbase is changing the way businesses and communities adapt to increasing risk of climate change impacts from flooding. Last year, we launched a solution enabling re/insurers and public sector organizations to profitably design, underwrite, and monitor parametric flood insurance products, extending coverage to historically uninsurable locations and risks. Built on nearly a decade of industry-leading and peer-reviewed science, our proprietary solution continuously monitors flooding globally. Floodbase is backed by investors like Lowercarbon Capital, Collaborative Fund, and Floating Point, and trusted by NASA, The UN, Google, FEMA, and more.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Chief of Staff to partner closely with our CEO and executive team to help drive strategy and execution across our growing business. This role reports to the CEO and requires a highly organized, analytical, independent, and impact-driven individual capable of taking on a broad set of responsibilities at the heart of a category-leading climatetech company. You would play a central role for a broad set of responsibilities spanning strategic projects, investor relations, finance, team performance and more.

What You’ll Do

Strategic Projects

• Serve as the escalation point before the CEO and the executive team across various functions
• Coordinate company-wide quarterly and annual planning
• Lead many strategic initiatives such as: market assessments, new process development, team off sites, AI integration for systems, vendor selections, and more for the CEO and leadership team

Investor Relations & Fundraising

• Help manage communication with the board of directors and investors, building coherent narratives about the progress, goals and needs of the company in slide decks and written memos; includes creating the first version of quarterly board decks
• Support fundraising by leading financial modeling, supporting narrative and strategy development, maintaining our data room, and more

Finance & Compliance

• Facilitate our Finance Function including facilitating annual financial planning, budgeting, business model analysis, and our external accounting firms; done in conjunction with outside CFO support if needed
• Proactively develop and maintain strategies to ensure we’re meeting insurance regulatory compliance and partner standards

Team Performance & Hiring

• Work with hiring managers to support recruiting efforts, improve candidate experience, and oversee a thoughtful onboarding experience
• Oversee the core operational systems of the company by supporting the Operations Function in decision-making and serving as the first point of escalation
• Ensure high levels of internal performance and job satisfaction by facilitating the company’s performance review, promotion, and compensation planning cycles

Who You Are

• 2-4 years at a top consulting firm or equivalent; 1-2 years at a fast-paced startup
• Skilled in financial modeling
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail
• Excellent at translating data into insight, conducting research, and presenting scenarios in a compelling manner to decision-makers
• Excellent at communicating to and collaborating with a diversity of stakeholders including investors, board members, and all levels of an organization
• Action-oriented, take deep ownership, and effective in a fast-moving, but ambiguous environment

Salary range:

Floodbase offers competitive salaries with regular reviews and adjustments based on performance and industry standards. The salary range for this role is commensurate with experience, with an expected range of $130,000 - $160,000. Additionally, this individual will receive equity compensation and a competitive benefits package.