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Chief of Staff, Vehicle Platform Hardware

Nuro
Mountain View, California
Full Time
Posted November 14, 2025
$176k - $265k
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Job Description

The role involves partnering with senior leadership to oversee the strategic and operational execution of vehicle hardware development, ensuring platform readiness for autonomous deployment, and facilitating cross-functional alignment across engineering, manufacturing, and business teams.

Key Responsibilities

  • Define, operationalize, and improve the organization's operating rhythm
  • Drive execution on technical programs by managing dependencies and milestones
  • Facilitate alignment between hardware, autonomy, and commercial teams for platform readiness
  • Manage leadership meetings, reviews, and cross-functional communications
  • Identify risks and develop solutions across engineering and partner interfaces
  • Support organization structure, resourcing, and strategic priorities
  • Track milestones linking hardware and vehicle integration to company objectives
  • Coordinate with external partners and vendors to ensure project timelines and deliverables
  • Translate technical updates into executive communications
  • Support talent planning, reviews, and engagement initiatives
  • Foster a culture of operational rigor, accountability, and collaboration

Requirements

  • 7 years of experience in consulting or technical leadership across hardware engineering, engineering operations, with prior exposure to complex technical organizations preferred.
  • Strong technical acumen with the ability to understand and contextualize discussions across hardware, mechanical, and electrical domains.
  • Exceptional analytical, organizational, and project management skills with a proven ability to translate strategy into execution.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to influence and align without direct authority.
  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity and solving problems in high-stakes, cross-functional environments.
  • Track record of identifying inefficiencies, driving process improvements, and increasing leadership leverage.

Benefits & Perks

Compensation/salary range between $176,400 and $264,600
Annual performance bonus
Equity
Competitive benefits package

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