Chief of Staff, Public Sector Engineering & Security

The role

This role sits inside Scale AI's Public Sector business unit as a right-hand partner to the VP of Public Sector Engineering & Security. The position covers strategic planning, cross-functional initiative management, and executive communications, acting as the connective tissue between engineering, sales, operations, and central functions.

What you would do

• Represent the VP in key meetings, client engagements, and external presentations
• Shape business-unit priorities and align senior engineering, sales, and operations leaders around them
• Run the unit's operating cadence, including leadership syncs, company-wide gatherings, and offsites
• Produce executive-facing progress and blocker reporting
• Serve as the main point of contact with finance, communications, marketing, and legal
• Lead special projects and cross-functional workstreams tied to KPIs

What they asked for

• Strong focus on outcomes and a record of pushing hard to deliver when stakes are high
• Able to communicate comfortably with engineers in technical depth and with executives in polished form
• Track record of building trust across many different stakeholders
• Experience leading small teams and juggling several complex workstreams
• Strong qualitative and quantitative analytical ability
• Genuine curiosity about AI and machine learning, especially for national security uses

Nice to have

• Active Top Secret U.S. security clearance
• 4+ years in a highly strategic, analytical, or operational role
• 2+ years at a top-tier consulting firm, venture fund, or tech company
• MBA, JD, or technical degree from a strong program
• Hands-on use of Python, SQL, or comparable analysis tools