Remote (Global) Full-time

Formance is hiring a Chief of Staff (Maternity leave cover – 6-month fixed-term contract)

About the Role

Formance is hiring a Chief of Staff on a six-month fixed-term contract to cover a maternity leave. In this role, you will work directly with the founders to drive the company's key priorities, spanning strategy, operations, finance, and governance. You will need strong ownership and the ability to operate effectively in a dynamic startup.

What You'll Do

  • Prepare and coordinate monthly investor reporting, including flash reports and business and financial KPIs.
  • Own the Board reporting process by structuring board decks, coordinating team inputs, and ensuring narrative clarity.
  • Organize Board meetings and strategic committees, managing agendas, materials, and follow-ups.
  • Ensure smooth communication between the leadership team and investors.
  • Build and maintain internal reporting and decision-making tools for the leadership team.
  • Ensure seamless coordination between outsourced finance, accounting, and legal partners and internal reporting, maintaining a single source of truth.
  • Act as a central coordination point across Engineering, Product, Sales, Finance, and Operations teams.
  • Help structure and drive key cross-functional projects, identifying execution bottlenecks and unblocking teams.
  • Track OKRs, KPIs, and company priorities to ensure organizational alignment.
  • Maintain the company’s current compliance and security programs, including SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001.
  • Work with engineering and operations teams to ensure controls and policies are implemented effectively.
  • Collaborate with the sales team to review prospects' legal contracts before signature.
  • Help structure internal processes as the company scales.
  • Ensure information flows efficiently across teams.
  • Prepare internal updates and materials around company priorities and strategic initiatives.
  • Maintain clear documentation of key decisions and company processes.

What We're Looking For

  • 3–7 years of experience in strategy, consulting, operations, or a high-growth startup environment.
  • Strong ability to structure complex problems and communicate clearly.
  • Excellent written communication skills.
  • Ability to drive projects across multiple teams.
  • Comfortable operating in a fast-moving and ambiguous environment.
  • A high level of ownership and reliability.

Team & Environment

You will collaborate closely with Formance's CEO, investors, executive assistant, and each team leader, as well as outsourced finance, accounting, and legal partners.

Work Mode

This is a global role. For this specific contract, the location is Paris, France.

Formance is an equal opportunity employer.

Required Skills
Strategic PlanningProject ManagementExecutive SupportOperations ManagementStakeholder ManagementCommunicationCross-functional LeadershipProcess ImprovementAnalytical ThinkingProblem Solving
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