Chief of Staff

Overview Mesh is building the financial operating system that connects exchanges, wallets, and payment flows across the digital asset ecosystem. As we scale, we're looking for a Chief of Staff to be the CEO's closest strategic partner and the executive who makes the company run. Reporting directly to our Founder and CEO, you'll own how Mesh operates. You'll set the operating rhythm, drive the company's highest-priority initiatives, oversee the Business Operations function, and build Mesh's M&A and Corporate Development function from the ground up. You'll extend the CEO's reach across the company, turning strategy into plans, plans into accountable owners, and owners into results. This is an executive seat on the leadership team: you'll own outcomes, not just coordinate them, and you'll be the person who sources, negotiates, and closes the deals that expand Mesh's reach across crypto and payments. What You'll Do - Act as the CEO's strategic thinking partner on company priorities, key decisions, and tradeoffs, and represent the CEO with the exec team, board, partners, and investors - Own Mesh's operating rhythm: annual and quarterly planning, OKRs, weekly leadership reviews, exec meetings, and town halls, so priorities are clear, progress is visible, and decisions don't stall - Lead board and investor readiness, including quarterly board updates, exec summaries, and company performance reporting built on a single source of truth for key metrics - Oversee the Business Operations function, partnering with the Biz Ops lead to set priorities, remove blockers, and raise the bar for how cross-functional work is scoped, run, and measured - Own and build Mesh's M&A and Corporate Development function: define the M&A thesis, build the target pipeline, and hire the team to scale it - Lead deals end to end, from sourcing and valuation through diligence, negotiation, close, and integration, across acquisitions, license acquisitions (e.g., VASP, MTL), and strategic investments that accelerate Mesh's roadmap and global expansion - Drive CEO special projects end to end, from new markets and strategic partnerships (exchanges, wallets, on/off-ramp partners) to pricing and unit economics - Hold the executive team accountable to company goals, surface risks early, and resolve the cross-functional issues that sit between teams - Partner with People on org design, executive hiring, internal communications, and culture - Build the systems, dashboards, and AI-powered workflows that make company performance easy to see and let Mesh scale efficiently Who You Are - 10+ years of experience, including senior leadership in strategy and operations, business operations, corporate development, or as a Chief of Staff to a CEO at a high-growth company - A proven leader who has built a function from scratch, including hiring and managing the team - Has owned (not just supported) a company operating cadence: planning, OKRs, exec reviews, and board preparation at a scaling startup - Direct, hands-on deal experience: has personally led multiple acquisitions or strategic investments from sourcing through valuation, diligence, negotiation, close, and integration (corp dev, investment banking, or PE background a strong plus) - Experience executing deals in crypto, fintech, or payments, including acquisitions of licensed entities (e.g., VASP, MTL, EMI) and navigating regulatory approvals - Executive presence and sound judgment; trusted by the CEO, board, and exec team, and comfortable giving direct feedback upward - Exceptional written and verbal communicator who can turn complexity into clear narratives for the board, leadership, and the whole company - Data-driven and commercially minded; comfortable building models and owning company metrics - Deep experience in crypto and/or payments processing (stablecoins, exchanges, wallets, on/off-ramps, card and payment networks, regulatory licensing), with a network across the ecosystem - Experience in high-growth startup environments (Series B and beyond preferred) and able to travel, including internationally - Able to be in the office 3 days a week