Work-Bench is an early-stage enterprise VC firm based in NYC. We invest in technical founders building the future of B2B software - and we believe GTM is the moat.

We’re hiring a Chief of Staff to work directly with one General Partner across community, portfolio support, brand, and investment operations.

While this is not an investing role, it’s an ideal opportunity for someone who wants exposure across a small, high-velocity team - and is excited to build, ship, and operate with high ownership.

If you want a front-row seat to how generational companies are built - and are willing to do literally whatever it takes - read on.

‍What You’ll Actually Do

There is no “typical week.” Within a week you might:

  • Pressure-test a founder’s GTM strategy
  • Spin up a founder dinner from scratch
  • Run point on a portfolio marketing leader roundtable
  • QA a website or CRM workflow
  • Write a launch post
  • Create some new Claude skills to add to our growing list
  • Think of new automations across all parts of the firm
  • Design swag
  • Design a Notion hub
  • Punch up an event run-of-show

You will touch:

  • Portfolio management
  • Marketing
  • Ops
  • Tech tools
  • Community building
  • Content
  • Events

If it needs to get done, you own it.

Who You Are

  • 2-4 years out of school
  • Background in consulting, banking, or high-velocity startup
  • Extremely high agency
  • Continuously raises the bar with creative out-of-the-box thinking
  • Structured thinker
  • Execution oriented
  • Comfortable with ambiguity
  • Not precious about title or scope
  • Obsessed with learning
  • Naturally organized
  • Tasteful - in writing, design, events, and people

You:

  • Want long-term exposure to venture or startups
  • Are energized by proximity to ambitious founders
  • Care about NYC tech
  • Move quickly without being chaotic

You do not:

  • Need hand-holding
  • Wait for permission
  • Get flustered when plans change
  • Say “that’s not my job”

‍What You’ll Learn

  • How early-stage investing actually works
  • How boards operate
  • How enterprise GTM strategies are built
  • How venture funds build brand and community
  • How to evaluate founders
  • How decisions get made under uncertainty

You will see everything.

The Bar

This role is intense and will require stamina, discretion, judgment, and speed.

But if you’re right for it, it will compress 5 years of learning into 18 months.

Logistics

  • NYC-based, in person 4 days a week
  • Competitive comp
  • Direct exposure to General Partner + founders + portfolio execs

To Apply

Email: careers@work-bench.com

  1. Please share in 3-5 sentences why this role is made for you.
  2. Send over your response to the below:‍

We’re hosting a Work-Bench dinner in NYC for 10–12 early-stage founders + 5 top enterprise operators (growth / GTM leaders)

The goal: create a curated room where founders walk away with 1–2 actionable GTM insights + 2 meaningful relationships

Please put together thoughts on:

  1. Event concept
  2. Guest list
  3. Invite copy
  4. Run of show
  5. LinkedIn post promoting this event