[Hiring] Chief of Staff @LENS Inc.

Role Description

As the Chief of Staff, you seek transformational change. You do not accept the status quo that accidents are an accepted inevitability. Instead, you believe when the root cause of an accident can be known in advance, the accident can and should be prevented. You work with fellow Preventers that share this core belief, using LENS to prevent accidents and save lives.

This role blends public-sector fluency, operational leadership, and tech-forward strategic thinking. Your responsibilities are:

• Government Engagement and Policy Strategy:
  • Prepare, brief, and accompany the CEO to meetings with Congress, federal agencies, and government leaders.
  • Manage talking points, follow-up actions, and rapid response adjustments as opportunities emerge.
• Relationship Management:
  • Build and maintain trusted relationships with congressional staff, agency officials, advocacy groups, and industry partners.
  • Track legislative developments and anticipate shifts that will impact our mission acceleration.
• Executive Advisory:
  • Serve as a strategic thought partner to the CEO, synthesizing information, identifying risks, and ensuring decisions are grounded in policy and operations.
  • Maintain momentum through fast-moving, ambiguous, or sensitive situations.
• Meeting Preparation and Briefings:
  • Build briefing materials, meeting summaries, stakeholder maps, and scenario plans for all government-facing engagements.
  • Ensure the CEO is prepared for every room and every pivot.
• Cross-functional Coordination:
  • Translate government priorities into internal action plans the company can execute against.
  • Maintain shared rhythm across teams so momentum is never lost between external engagements and internal execution.

Qualifications

• Experience in government, public policy, or government relations.
• Experience working with executives - prior work supporting leaders, elected & appointed officials, and C-suite executives.
• Ability to be travel ready and willingness to travel up to 90% of the time with the CEO.
• Exceptional writing, briefing, and communication ability.
• Ability to relentlessly prioritize and manage sensitive situations with speed, clarity, and sound judgment.
• Being a senior management member, working alongside other senior operators to advance a meaningful, mission-driven cause.

Mindset, Principles, and Skills & Experience

Your mindset is grounded in:

• The mission: Every accident prevented and every life saved deserves to be celebrated.
• High-judgement decision making: You make sound calls quickly in ambiguous, sensitive, or fast-moving situations.
• Policy Fluency: You have a strong understanding of processes across different areas of government.
• Executive Presence: You are a confident communicator who can represent the CEO and the organization with calm, clarity, and composure.
• Relationship intelligence: You are skilled at listening deeply, understanding relationships, and building long-term relationships.

Principles you share with us are:

• We focus to supercharge our creative impact.
• Begin with the end in mind.
• Invest the most time where it makes the most progress.
• You operate with championship excellence.

Company Description

LENS is an equal opportunity employer committed to building an inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.