Job Details

Every minute matters in fire response. As climate change amplifies the intensity of wildfires—with longer fire seasons, drier fuels, and faster winds—new ignitions spread faster and put more communities at risk. Today, most wildfires are detected by bystanders and reported via 911, meaning it can take hours to detect a fire, verify its exact location and size, and dispatch first responders. Fire authorities need a faster way to detect, confirm, and pinpoint fires so that they can quickly respond—preventing small flare-ups from becoming devastating infernos.

Pano AI is a 130+ person growth-stage hybrid-remote start-up, headquartered in San Francisco. We are the leader in early wildfire detection and intelligence, helping fire professionals respond to fires faster and more safely—with the right equipment, timely information, and enhanced coordination—so that they can stop a new ignition before it grows. Pano AI combines advanced hardware, software, and artificial intelligence into an easy-to-use, web-based platform.

The Chief of Staff (Director-level) will report directly to the CEO, will be based in the Bay Area along with most of the Pano AI leadership team, and will lead a small, high-impact team with both a strategy and execution/operations skillset (the “Office of the CEO”).

Key Mandates Of The Office Of The CEO

• It maintains Pano's relentless commitment to speed and excellence across the organization, including establishing KPIs and management processes to ensure focus and accountability, as well as driving swift and effective decision-making.
• It provides leverage and optimizes the effectiveness of Pano's CEO, Sonia Kastner.
• It supports the annual strategic planning and financial planning process, working shoulder to shoulder with the finance function.
• It helps to steward the company's culture and morale, working shoulder to shoulder with the People function.
• It helps to initiate and drive key cross-functional initiatives company-wide, such as Gen AI Transformation.
• Supports the creation of new business functions.
• Provides contingency support for departments in complex problem-solving and addressing their highest priority challenges.

This might be the right role for you if you are:

• A fast-paced, energetic, ambitious leader with very high standards who is passionate about solving global issues and building world-changing businesses.
• A classic "honey badger", you are “relentlessly resourceful” and a creative problem-solver.
• An operational and strategic business leader with a track record of success in high-performance, demanding, fast-paced environments.

Minimum Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in an early-stage or growth-stage start-up (sub-1,000 people).
• 8 years of work experience total; 10 years, if no MBA.
• 2 years of management experience.
• Strong technical aptitude and curiosity.
• An early adopter of Gen AI / LLM tools in your own work, with a strong understanding of Gen AI tech trends.
• Executive presence - appropriate for serving as a member of the senior leadership team along with VPs and C-Suite.
• Leadership skills with the ability to inspire others to achieve a common objective.

Pano is an equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and supporting our team-members regardless of where they come from. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

The salary for this role is $200,000 - $225,000 a year. In addition to salary, this position is also eligible for stock options. We offer comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance, unlimited paid time off, and matching 401k.