Chief of Staff

We’re supercharging the clean economy:

Crux is the capital markets platform changing the way clean energy and manufacturing projects are financed in the U.S. Crux’s platform, market intelligence, and expert team help developers and manufacturers unlock financing through all stages of project development and operation. 

Our team of 40+ is composed of experts in energy, tax, finance, government, and technology. We have raised $77 million in capital from some of the best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Lowercarbon Capital, New System Ventures, Overture, Ardent Venture Partners, QED, Canapi, and others. These funds are joined by strategic investors including Pattern Energy, Clearway Energy, EDF Renewables, Intersect Power, LS Power, Orsted, Hartree Partners, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, and OMERS Ventures.

An inflection point in American energy and manufacturing:

Energy demand is growing for the first time in 20 years, driven by surging manufacturing, transportation, electrification, and data centers. Simultaneously, hundreds of billions of dollars are being invested in domestic supply chains for critical minerals and components. Developers and manufacturers will require trillions of dollars in capital to meet growing needs.

Unfortunately, the capital markets supporting this transformation remain opaque, fragmented, and complex. At Crux, we recognized the missing infrastructure: a central capital markets platform designed specifically for the next century of American energy and industry. By connecting counterparties, providing market intelligence, and streamlining transactions, we unlock faster decision making, lower cost of capital, and accelerated investment.

The Opportunity

We're hiring our founding Chief of Staff to support our founders and entire organization as we take Crux to the next level of growth.

What you’ll do

• Lead preparation of monthly investor calls, email communications, and quarterly board meetings

• Drive preparation for weekly leadership team meetings

• Drive coordination across leadership team and full company – ensuring strategy is clearly communicated and internalized, feedback is understood, and the right level of context sharing occurs

• Lead & support co-founders on special projects related to: internal operational efficiency, business line expansion, corporate development, and fundraising

• Partner closely with Crux co-founders on execution of quarterly and annual planning processes, cadence of check-ins and accountability against goals and plans

• Partner with function leaders to support key initiatives where it makes sense, without adding unnecessary process

• Work closely with Crux advisors including Crux Senior Advisor, Bill Daley, and others to identify and initiate conversations with top level commercial leads 

• Work closely with Growth, Markets & Transactions, and Partnerships to identify prospects and prepare for co-founder led meetings 

• Partner with People & Talent to plan and execute high quality team onsites 3x per year

• Work with Crux CEO, Alfred Johnson, to prepare for interviews, webinars, and other public content

Who You Are

• Systems oriented  – You’re always thinking about how to build right-sized solutions. You easily craft sequential processes and know how to manage diverse stakeholders.

• Strategic and growth oriented - You see the big picture and can easily see the 10x opportunities. You understand how to communicate value to investors and partners

• Intuitive about people and organizations - You’re able to easily read interpersonal dynamics and have a good sense of how to build scalable teams. You know how to build trust and non-hierarchical influence. 

• Curious, hands on, and scrappy - Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities simultaneously. Experience working in a 0-1 environment.  

• Top 1% communicator - Exceptionally strong communicator who’s familiar working with Product, Growth, Customer Success and other similar functions. Excellent translator between different audiences. You write clearly and communicate ideas quickly and easily via slides. 

• Analytical and solutions oriented - You were equally good at high school english and math. You can take unstructured data and design compelling tests and solutions. 

• Low ego - You like empowering, enabling, connecting the dots, and helping the team

• ~7 years professional experience - including 2+ years in a consulting, banking, or operational role. Prior early stage start-up experience is strongly preferred.

What we bring

• $77m raised from top investors like Andreessen Horowitz, Lowercarbon Capital, New System Ventures, Overture, Ardent Venture Partners, QED, Canapi, and others.

• Healthcare: We cover 100% of premiums for employees with a variety of plans on Aetna (nationwide) and Kaiser (WA and California) and subsidize $400 for dependents (total as a group), if relevant; Dental & vision: We cover 100% of premiums for employees and 50% for dependents (each), if relevant.

• Holidays: 10 company holidays per year; Paid time off: 20 days per year

• 401k: We support a 401k account but don't have a matching program set up at this time (typical for an early-stage startup).

• Regular all-team onsites 3 times/year.

• Compensation: Base salary range between mid $100's - $200's with possible performance bonus as well as company wide bonus tied to revenue goals. Equity in the form of stock options.

Our values:

• Care for each other: We want to work on a team where people support each other - in their growth, in their work, and towards our shared mission. When we do that, we have fun.

• Build and improve rapidly: We move quickly. To do that, we focus, consistently ask ourselves if we are prioritizing the right things, and execute them as best as possible.

• Focus unremittingly on customers: Our first obligation is to our customers and partners, and we keep their needs front and center in everything we do.

• Demonstrate ownership: We are all owners of Crux. This is our team, our company, our product and we show that to each other.

• Convene a team that reflects the breadth of experiences in the country: We’re building a team with a wide range of backgrounds and a culture where everyone can thrive.

We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants 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 law.