Chief of Staff @ SideKick Partners in New York City, NY

Sidekick is seeking a full-time, junior-level Chief of Staff. This is a unique opportunity to gain exposure to all aspects of venture capital, including investment decisions, fund management, portfolio company support, and other fund-related activities. The Chief of Staff will be a utility player who owns workstreams across the operational, business development, and investment support teams. The position will be based in New York City or Dallas-Fort Worth, and will be in-office at least 3 days per week.

Example responsibilities

• Manage a wide variety of ad hoc projects
• Assist investment team with market research, channel checks, competitive analyses, founder references, and other due diligence
• Help manage the investment pipeline, including the preparation and distribution of a weekly deal pipeline summary
• Help prepare materials for internal team meetings and external investor updates
• Maintain internal databases, including portfolio company valuations
• Help monitor existing portfolio companies, including interaction with founders

Skills, abilities, and personality

• High integrity and low ego
• Good listener
• Strong work ethic – this is not a 9-to-5 role; it is common to work evenings and a few hours per weekend
• Self-motivated, dependable, and able to work independently
• Comfort with public speaking and cold calling
• High level of maturity and discretion for confidential information
• Very well-organized, conscientious, and detail-oriented
• Exceptional with Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Slides and presentations
• Comfort with Microsoft Excel and analysis

Ideal candidates meet one or more of the following criteria

• Recent graduate with approximately 1-3 years of professional experience in consulting, banking, or strategy. We view this as a junior-level role
• Strong desire to grow within the venture capital and startup communities

How to apply

Please complete the survey form below, and upload your pdf resume. A Gmail account is required for the resume upload.

Apply here: https://forms.gle/yNLm6BrNJTHNGRXU8

Note: We will only consider applicants who apply via the survey form above. We will not consider applicants who apply directly on LinkedIn.

Company

Sidekick is a venture capital fund with offices in New York City and Dallas-Fort Worth. Sidekick invests in the technology and consumer industries and has invested in more than 90 early-stage companies since the firm was founded in 2013. Portfolio companies include:

• Halo Top – one of the largest ice cream companies in the United States by pints sold. Acquired.
• Chronograph – market leading software company that provides data to private equity funds.
• DailyPay – one of the largest and fastest growing fintech payroll factoring companies.
• Ring – largest consumer tech video doorbell and home security company. Acquired by Amazon.
• Rebuy – market leading software company in the Shopify ecosystem.
• HealthJoy – large healthtech benefits management platform.
• Evereden – large and fast growing baby and family skincare brand.
• Nutpods – large and fast growing non-dairy coffee creamer company. Acquired.