Chief of Staff to Founders - UAE National; Emirati

Office location:
Grove Mall @ Al Barsha 2, Dubai, UAE

As the Chief of Staff to the Founder’s, you will be the trusted strategic partner and force multiplier for the CEO of a rapidly scaling healthtech company redefining diabetes care through AI, continuous data monitoring, and personalized interventions. From Day 1, you will drive immediate impact by streamlining high-priority initiatives, synthesizing insights across functions, and ensuring the Founder's time is laser-focused on vision and growth.

This is a high-visibility role with organization-wide influence, bridging our AI/Technology roadmap with clinical outcomes and commercial execution. You'll thrive in ambiguity, translating complex strategies into actionable results while fostering alignment in a hyper-growth environment. This is not a traditional COO role with direct reports success comes through tight partnership with the Founder, cross-functional authority on initiatives, and relentless execution.

• Oversee the development and execution of strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment across Technology, Clinical, and Commercial teams.
• Elevate decision-making by synthesizing cross-functional insights and surfacing risks/opportunities for the Founder and leadership.
• Optimize organizational processes to accelerate speed-to-market, maintain regulatory compliance (e.g., HIPAA), and scale efficiently.
• Act as the central hub for communication, driving technological literacy and clinical buy-in across the organization.

• Initiative Ownership:
  Track and drive execution of OKRs and key projects, ensuring cross-functional alignment and timely delivery especially at the Tech/Clinical interface (e.g., AI model deployments tied to validation timelines).
• Insight Synthesis:
  Consolidate updates from functional leaders (Clinical Operations, Finance, Technology, Business Development) into concise, high-signal briefings for the Founder, highlighting risks, opportunities, and decisions needed.
• Tech-Clinical Bridge:
  Serve as the primary liaison between Product/Technology teams and Clinical/Business Operations, aligning releases with regulatory milestones and patient impact goals.
• Performance Monitoring:
  Design and oversee KPI dashboards tracking AI/Tech impact on outcomes, efficiency, and revenue; prepare Board-level reports.
• Leadership Forums:
  Orchestrate executive and Board meetings, including agendas, pre-reads, and follow-up accountability.

• Founder Proxy:
  Represent the Founder in internal/external forums as directed, advancing priorities with authority and discretion.
• Efficiency Engine:
  Identify and implement process improvements to eliminate friction, with emphasis on compliance, tech scaling, and decision velocity.
• Risk Navigation:
  Proactively flag roadblocks and lead corrective actions, from project pivots to organizational gap-filling.
• Special Projects:
  Own high-impact, cross-functional efforts outside existing silos (e.g., fundraising prep, partnership integrations).
• Time Mastery:
  Strategically manage the Founder's calendar and preparation for high-stakes interactions (supported by an Executive Assistant for routine admin).
• Talent Alignment:
  Partner with HR on organizational design, culture scaling, and onboarding to support hyper-growth.

• Executive Voice:
  Manage communications from the Founder's office, ensuring consistency, clarity, and mission alignment.
• Knowledge Flow:
  Translate technical strategies (AI capabilities, data governance) for non-technical audiences, building buy-in across clinical and commercial teams.
• Culture Steward:
  Collaborate with the Founder to embed Glu Care's values—innovation, empathy, and execution—through growth phases.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
  Coordinate with external partners, investors, and regulators to amplify our impact.

• 6–10+ years in high-growth tech, healthtech, or consulting environments.
• 3+ years in strategy, operations, consulting (e.g., MBB/Tier-2 firms), or Chief of Staff roles, with proven executive advisory impact.
• Organizational leadership:
  Experience directing…