Chief of Staff

Job description

About Cortea We're Cortea, a European audit-tech company, born in Berlin, rebuilding how audits are done everywhere. Audits are still driven by spreadsheets, checklists, and manual reviews in one of the most regulated, high-stakes areas of business. We use AI to automate audits end to end, so highly educated auditors no longer spend 60+ hour weeks on manual work and can focus on judgment, trust, and choices that matter. With €15m+ in funding, a live product, and paying customers across Europe, we're at a stage where your choices will directly shape Cortea's future, and how audits are done. The Role As Chief of Staff, you are a core member of the leadership orbit, working directly with Valentin (Co-Founder) to translate high-level vision into operational reality. You will sit at the intersection of Growth, Strategy, Finance, and Operations. Your mission is to tackle some of our most complex, ambiguous challenges at Cortea: in the first instance, architecting our UK and international expansion. You may also take on other strategic priorities for the business, such as refining our AI-driven unit economics. This role is a springboard. You will gain a "CEO-level" view of building a category-defining AI company, based in London while working in close, frequent contact with our founders and team in Berlin. What You'll Do UK Market Building: Spearhead Cortea's UK market entry. Help grow team and presence, working closely with the founders and Berlin team to adapt processes, hiring, and local go-to-market. Founder Force Multiplier: Act as a proxy for the founders in internal and external meetings, ensuring decisions are made and projects stay on track even when the founders aren't in the room Strategic Initiatives: Lead high-impact projects from conception to completion. While in the first instance, this role will be focussed on Cortea’s UK market entry, the CoS may also take on other strategic initiatives (e.g. designing an AI-era pricing model or optimising the sales-to-onboarding funnel) Scaling the AI-Native Operating System: Build the repeatable processes, meeting cadences, and communication loops, supercharged with AI agents and automation, that allow Cortea to scale toward €100m+ ARR without losing speed. You'll treat internal workflows as products, deploying AI wherever it removes friction Who You Are 4+ years of experience in high-velocity environments (top…