Director, Strategy and Operations

Overview

RETHINK MANUFACTURING

Theonly way toignite changeis to build the best team. At Bright Machines®, we’re innovators and experts in our craft who have joined together to create a new category of manufacturing that will helptransformthe industry. We believe software and data are the answer, thoughtfully applied to solve our customers’ unique challenges. Through intelligent automation, we give factories newfound flexibility, scalability, and resilience.

We deliver products to meet the demands of today while building a platform to take advantage of what comes next.

Working with usmeans you’ll have the opportunity to make lasting, impactful changes for our company and our customers. If you’re ready to apply your exceptional skills to create the factory of the future, we’d love to speak with you.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Chief of Staff at Bright Machines partners directly with the CEO to drive high-impact initiatives across the organization. In this role you will be a strategic partner to the executive leadership team, driving cross-functional initiatives, accelerating strategic priorities, and boosting organizational effectiveness. You’ll play a key role in shaping company direction, facilitating decision-making, and ensuring that the business executes efficiently and cohesively at scale.

• Partner closely with the CEO to define, align, and deliver on company-wide strategic priorities and key results.
• Lead and manage strategic planning processes, including OKR’s, quarterly priorities, and cross-organizational alignment.
• Oversee key projects that cut across functions (e.g., operational transformation, new business initiatives and partnerships).
• Work with executive leaders (Operations, R&D, Sales, Marketing, Finance, HR, etc.) to ensure integration of strategic plans into functional execution.
• Facilitate effective communication across teams to break down silos and promote organizational clarity.
• Prepare strategic materials, meeting agendas, and executive communications on behalf of the leadership team.
• Drive rhythm of the business, including internal leadership meetings, business reviews, and reporting cadence.
• Support preparation of materials for Board of Directors, investors, and fundraising.
• Identify challenges and opportunities in the operating model, and propose solutions to enhance alignment and execution.
• Lead or participate in initiatives that improve processes, forecasting, or decision frameworks across the company.
• Support investor relations, external communications, and strategic partnerships in collaboration with Marketing and Finance teams.

• 8+ strategic, operational, or business planning role. Ideally in high-growth technology, SW, robotics, automation, or top tier consulting firms. (At least 3 years post MBA).
• Top tier consulting firm experience is a must (Bain / BCG / McKinsey)
• Proven track record leading strategic cross-functional programs or initiatives from ideation to execution.
• Experience with investor relations, board and executive level communication, and high-stakes storytelling.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills; comfortable with complex, ambiguous challenges.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to craft executive-level presentations and narratives.
• Credibility working with senior leaders, with high emotional intelligence, discretion, and sound judgment.
• Bachelor’s degree (preferably in business, engineering, or related field); MBA or similar advanced degree from a top US school - a must

• Experience at a high-growth technology, robotics, automation, or deep-tech company.
• Prior experience in manufacturing, automation, or AI infrastructure
• Familiarity with investor relations and fundraising process

$180,000 - $240,000 a year

Bright Machines is a next-generation, AI-enabled manufacturer focused on data center infrastructure assembly operations. Bright Machines uses its proprietary AI-based robotics and software to assemble AI infrastructure hardware products (i.e., data center servers) for hyperscalers and leading Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). With its new AI factory, Bright Machines addresses increasing market demands for computing power due to the surge of AI and the U.S. national mandate to reshore manufacturing by building data center infrastructure at scale with higher quality and shorter time-to-market.

Bright Machines is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an integration center in Guadalajara, Mexico. The company has been recognized as one of Forbes’ AI 50, awarded “Best AI-based Solution for Manufacturing” by AI Breakthrough, named a “Technology Pioneer” by the World Economic Forum, and highlighted by several other leading technology and innovation organizations.