The Chief of Staff at Pakira will serve as theright hand to the founderand the day-to-day operational leader. His/Her mission is to ensure flawless execution of strategy, relieve the CEO from day-to-day operational burdens and drive the efficiency and the success of the team.
This is a top-tier role, reserved for a true 10/10 — someone extraordinarily capable, with a proven record of significant results, who can seamlessly move between strategy and execution, numbers and people, operational detail and bigger-picture.
Who we are
Pakira is a Growth Studio that invests in early-stage companies with revenues between €300k and €3M and actively scale them. Our goal is to prepare them for exit, accelerating growth through marketing and sales while existing teams focus on product.
We operate as a hybrid between accelerator, operational venture capital and private equity — at times creating or acquiring high-potential businesses ourselves.
Our ambition is to become one of the leading Growth Studios worldwide. To achieve this, we strive to be the best at everything we choose to do, turning ideas into reality faster and better than anyone else. We want to unleash human potential and prove that anything is possible.
Pakira was founded by Pietro Marchetti, a serial entrepreneur who has built multiple category leading businesses and achieved a multi-million-euro exit to Bending Spoons SpA.
The Chief of Staff at Pakira is the closest role to the CEO — a true right hand with full access to information and rapidly expanding responsibilities.
This is not an assistant position. It starts with operational and administrative support and quickly evolves into strategic and managerial functions.
Known as the ultimate “CEO training,” this role provides unmatched exposure across all aspects of the business. The Chief of Staff can grow into leading a department, managing the Executive Team, stepping into a COO role — and, in some cases, founding or leading new ventures within the Pakira portfolio.
The mission of this role is to:
- Free up the CEO’s time and mental bandwidth
- Enhance team effectiveness and alignment
- Accelerate efficiency and success
We summarize this role in three pillars:
- Admin: run daily operations, manage accounting, compliance and external relations (lawyers, accountants, advisors)
- People: coordinate, support and develop the team, ensuring alignment and building simple but effective operating systems
- Execution: take ownership of strategic projects, solve cross-department issues, ensure delivery of results at a high standard
The role requires the ability to operate in complex, dynamic environments while maintaining high levels of precision, execution and impact.
Responsibilities
The Chief of Staff will be responsible for:
- Managing and optimizing administrative, compliance and financial processes, including accounting and reporting
- Monitoring key KPIs and ensuring clarity of performance across the company
- Leading recruiting and selection of top-tier talent
- Coordinating teams, aligning priorities and driving execution at high standards
- Translating strategic vision into concrete, measurable plans
- Anticipating problems, removing obstacles and improving processes proactively
- Investigating and solving cross-department issues, or stepping in to run a struggling department when necessary
- Taking ownership of critical projects and delivering them with excellence
- Keeping the CEO and leadership team accountable to commitments and results
- Acting as the CEO’s proxy: shadowing in meetings, gathering insights, and substituting when needed
What we look for
- Proven track record of execution and delivery in complex projects
- Ability to coordinate and influence people across functions, even without formal authority
- Strong analytical and interpersonal intelligence (numbers + EQ)
- Capacity to thrive in high-pressure, dynamic and fast-scaling environments
- Ambition to grow, learn and step into future leadership roles
- Strong drive to grow, excel and consistently perform at your best
- Ambition and passion for work, obsessed with impact, not hours, with the stamina to go all-in and do whatever it takes
- Personal integrity and honor, someone others will respect, trust and remember
What we offer
- A unique growth path with direct exposure to the founder
- Fast-track opportunities to evolve into senior leadership roles
- A high-performance, entrepreneurial and international culture
- Access to a strong network of entrepreneurs, investors and high-growth companies
- Full remote working
- Competitive compensation package, with performance-based premio and equity participation
- Livello di anzianitàExecutive
Division Manager - Central-Southern ItalyDirector, Strategy and Corporate DevelopmentHead of Operations & Growth | Direttore Operativo (Fractional)Vice President, Business Development (EMEA/APAC), ItalyHead of Business Development (Real Estate & Construction)Vice President, Business Development - BFSIManaging Director (AI Utilities Product)Head of Customer Management, Strategic Sales (Logistics/SaaS)Head of Sales Excellence - Global Division EnergyAssociate Director, Regional Field Manager (RFM), Italy – Solid TumorsRegional Sales Director – Ingredient-Level (Human or Animal Health) #J-18808-Ljbffr
📌 Chief of Staff
🏢 Pakira
📍 Italia