Chief of Staff

About Crux

We make clean energy finance more efficient and interconnected.

Energy demand is rising for the first time in decades, driving an urgent need for more infrastructure to deliver affordable and reliable electricity. New infrastructure requires strong and secure domestic supply chains for minerals and components, as well as large amounts of capital. Connecting to the necessary financing at each stage of a project lifecycle can present challenges for developers and manufacturers, however.

Crux is the capital markets platform changing the way clean energy and manufacturing projects are financed in the U.S. Our first offering is the leading platform for the large and rapidly growing market of energy and manufacturing tax credits. For the first time, these credits are transferable, creating a powerful new market mechanism to drive abundant clean energy and a strong domestic supply chain. Since its founding in 2023, Crux has facilitated billions of dollars in transferable tax credit transactions. 

Our team of 35+ is composed of experts in energy, financial markets, government, marketplaces, and workflow software. We have raised ~$27 million from some of the best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Lowercarbon Capital, New System Ventures, Overture, Ardent Venture Partners, QED, Canapi, and others. These funds are joined by strategic investors including Pattern Energy, Clearway Energy, EDF Renewables, Intersect Power, LS Power, Orsted, Hartree Partners, and others who collectively generate billions of dollars of tax credits annually.

We're hiring our founding Chief of Staff to support our founders and entire organization as we take Crux to the next level of growth.

What you’ll do

• Lead preparation of monthly investor calls, email communications, and quarterly board meetings

• Drive preparation for weekly leadership team meetings

• Drive coordination across leadership team and full company – ensuring strategy is clearly communicated and internalized, feedback is understood, and the right level of context sharing occurs

• Lead & support co-founders on special projects related to: internal operational efficiency, business line expansion, corporate development, and fundraising

• Partner closely with Crux co-founders on execution of quarterly and annual planning processes, cadence of check-ins and accountability against goals and plans

• Partner with function leaders to support key initiatives where it makes sense, without adding unnecessary process

• Work closely with Crux advisors including Crux Senior Advisor, Bill Daley, and others to identify and initiate conversations with top level commercial leads 

• Work closely with Growth, Markets & Transactions, and Partnerships to identify prospects and prepare for co-founder led meetings 

• Partner with People & Talent to plan and execute high quality team onsites 3x per year

• Work with Crux CEO, Alfred Johnson, to prepare for interviews, webinars, and other public content

Who You Are

• Systems oriented  – You’re always thinking about how to build right-sized solutions. You easily craft sequential processes and know how to manage diverse stakeholders.

• Strategic and growth oriented - You see the big picture and can easily see the 10x opportunities. You understand how to communicate value to investors and partners

• Intuitive about people and organizations - You’re able to easily read interpersonal dynamics and have a good sense of how to build scalable teams. You know how to build trust and non-hierarchical influence. 

• Curious, hands on, and scrappy - Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities simultaneously. Experience working in a 0-1 environment.  

• Top 1% communicator - Exceptionally strong communicator who’s familiar working with Product, Growth, Customer Success and other similar functions. Excellent translator between different audiences. You write clearly and communicate ideas quickly and easily via slides. 

• Analytical and solutions oriented - You were equally good at highschool english and math. You can take unstructured data and design compelling tests and solutions. 

• Low ego - You like empowering, enabling, connecting the dots, and helping the team

• ~7 years professional experience - including 2+ years in a consulting, banking, or operational role. Prior