Chief of Staff

**About BoWatt** BoWatt is building **agentic requirements and system engineering software for manufacturing**. We believe AI will reach **PhD-level engineering capability within the next 10 years**. This will unlock massive value across several complex manufacturing industries. Cars. Planes. Rockets. Factories. Chips. Medical devices. All will be engineered with agents. We bootstrapped BoWatt to **€500k+ ARR** before raising our first round. BoWatt is backed by **tier-1 investors**, including Atlantic Foodlabs, Buildery (CDTM affiliates), and Prequel Ventures, along with angels from Cohere and Luminovo. You’ll join a small, exceptional team of startup builders, driven by innovation and execution. **Over half the team are former founders** across DeepTech AI, psychedelics, and gaming. We’ve studied and worked at top institutions and companies like **Stanford, TUM, Google, EA**, and **YC**\-backed AI startups. **The role** * Partner with our CEO, Steven, to set priorities, make trade-offs, and ensure the company stays focused on the work that matters most * Take on whatever's breaking, slowing us down, or the bottleneck to our growth * Drive important projects from definition through execution, working across fundraising, product, engineering, sales, customer success, people, and operations * Own and improve key people operations, including hiring plans, recruiting processes, onboarding, team development, and company culture * Impactful culture and energy setter across the company. Build deep relationships with everyone, be an "always on" context connector across the company. * Take ownership wherever the company most needs it. The scope of the role will evolve alongside BoWatt **You** * **Exceptional** **Generalist**: you are an exceptional generalist who can quickly understand unfamiliar problems and turn ambiguity into a clear plan * **Clear communicator**: you write clearly, speak confidently, and know how to get to the point * **High judgment**: you have strong judgment and know how to prioritize when everything feels important * **Speed**: you thrive in a fast-moving startup environment where responsibilities are broad, priorities can change, and there is significant freedom to shape how the company operates * **Team-oriented**: you build trust across different teams and can align people without relying on formal authority * **Ambitious:** You set a high bar for yourself and care deeply about outcomes **What we offer** * Competitive salary based on experience * 5–10% virtual equity package * 25 vacation days/per yr, plus public holidays * Company retreats * WellPass membership **Interview process** * 20 min Screening interview * 90 min Case interview * 60 min Culture fit interview * Reference calls * Offer We aim to complete the interview process within 14 days. Find more [English Speaking Jobs in Germany](https://www.arbeitnow.com/english-speaking-jobs) on Arbeitnow