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Chief of Staff

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Montréal, QC, CAN
Entry level
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Montréal, QC, CAN
Entry level
Serve as a founder’s trusted right hand by turning ambiguous priorities into structured initiatives and driving cross-functional execution. Lead projects involving pricing, suppliers, process improvement, financial analysis, and hiring. Create financial models, memos, reports, and decision logs; align stakeholders; resolve time-sensitive issues; and coordinate technical or external partners for software, data, and automation work.
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About the company

Our client is a manufacturing company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Work side by side with a company founder as a trusted right hand, converting shifting priorities into organized initiatives and seeing them through to completion. The position spans several business areas and rewards sound judgment, numerical skill and a hands-on approach.

What you'll do

- Shape vague goals into structured workplans with assigned responsibility, timelines and clear outcomes.

- Run initiatives that involve multiple departments, such as pricing new products, supplier selection, process improvement, financial analysis and hiring.

- Step in on time-sensitive matters, keep stakeholders aligned and drive each item to resolution without being prompted.

- Produce short memos, financial models, reporting views and decision logs that inform leadership choices.

- Partner with technical experts and external providers when an initiative calls for software, data or automation work.


Requirements

What we're looking for

- A track record of leading complex initiatives across several teams and delivering results that can be measured.

- Background as a founder, a member of an executive office, or an operator.

- Strong analytical judgment, including advanced spreadsheet modeling, unit economics and financial modeling.

- Excellent written communication, sound prioritization, discretion and confident dealings with stakeholders.

- Self-motivation, dependability and willingness to roll up your sleeves.

- Comfort with AI tools, software and data in everyday work, including checking their output; programming is not needed.

- Authorization to work in Canada.

- Ability to work on-site five days per week.

Bonus points

- Additional technical depth in AI, software, data or automation.


Benefits

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: CAD 71,000 to 106,000 per year

- Performance-based incentive plan

- Relocation support

- Life, disability, extended health and dental coverage

Location and work model

- Montréal, QC, Canada

- On-site, 5 days per week in office

- Full-time

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