Chief of Staff, Office of the CEO

About Sema

Sema sits at the epicenter of AI code transformation and software governance.

We've pioneered comprehensive AI code analysis, creating the GenAI Bill of Materials (GBOM) standard that went from concept to adoption by top-tier investors in 6 months. Our Comprehensive Codebase Scans have analyzed over 1,050 software organizations worth $1.6+ Trillion, serving 15 out 20 largest PE investors.

Where we're going: 

We're expanding from our dominant position in technical due diligence into continuous software intelligence with "Liz," our Product Roadmap Agent. Think: autonomous agents that orchestrate software delivery at the company level. Liz coordinates what gets built, when, and how across entire product organizations.

Sema is profitable and growing, backed by exceptional investors including Village Global and the ex-CTO of Blackstone. We're announcing this category creation publicly at the end of August.  Join us before the industry realizes what we're building.

The Role

You're joining during our most pivotal moment: scaling from a profitable foundation to defining an entirely new category of autonomous software delivery. You'll be the CEO's analytical partner during our fastest growth phase.

You'll be working with the founder and the CEO of the business. He himself has had an extremely distinguished career across multiple domains: a top-ranked management consultant, a top-ranked private equity operating executive, a successful transformation leader in public sector turnarounds, and a serial inventor. This is a unique opportunity to learn with an extremely skilled and knowledgeable former Chief of Staff who has made a transition to enterprise leadership.

What You'll Actually Do

• Build Excel models for pricing, market sizing, and strategic decisions

• Own complete projects from "we should explore X" to "here's the recommendation and implementation plan"
• Prep board materials and investor updates
• Interface with PE/VC partners who are evaluating $100M+ deals
• Coordinate cross-functional initiatives across engineering, sales, and operations
• Conduct market research that influences product roadmap and GTM strategy
  

Our Culture

We operate at the intersection of technical depth and business sophistication. You'll join daily Slack conversations ranging from "how should we price the new product?" to "which A-list VC should we approach first?". High engagement, rapid iteration, getting things right because our work impacts $50M+ decisions.

What We Need

Non-negotiables:

• Excel mastery - Your models influence million-dollar decisions and board-level strategy
• Analytical rigor - You dissect complex problems across technical and commercial domains
• Independent execution - Take strategic questions and deliver crisp analysis with implementation roadmaps
• Executive presence - Present confidently to PE managing partners evaluating $100M+ deals and engineering leaders at unicorn companies
• High EQ & stakeholder navigation - Build trust with technical teams, investors, and enterprise customers

Ideal background:

• Top-tier consulting experience (MBB preferred) with exposure to technology/software sectors
• Comfort with technical concepts—you can discuss API architecture and code quality metrics without losing the business thread
• Early-stage or high-growth company experience, ideally with SaaS business models
• Experience supporting fundraising processes or working with institutional investors

Why This Role Matters

Executive development: Unfiltered access to CEO decision-making during services-to-SaaS scaling, fundraising, and Silicon Valley expansion.

Direct influence: Your analysis shapes product roadmap, market positioning, and competitive strategy as we scale toward market leadership.

Equity upside: Join pre-Series A with meaningful participation in what could become the definitive software governance platform.

You'll have front-row seats to building a category-defining company while developing the strategic and analytical skills that translate to CEO-track opportunities at the companies we serve and compete with.