Chief of Staff to the Founder
Aevum Corporate
About this role
The Chief of Staff to the Founder acts as the founder’s execution proxy, owning external-facing operations and founder-priority initiatives to protect founder focus on engineering and mission-critical work. This high-agency role manages investor and partner relationships, controlled information sharing (NDAs and document access), and coordination across internal and external stakeholders. The role requires discretion, independent judgment, and measurable loop-closure to drive time-critical outcomes.
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About Aevum Corporate
aevum.comAevum is an aerospace logistics company that provides enterprise customers with on-demand, autonomous delivery anywhere on Earth and in space. Its fleet includes unmanned heavy‑lift aircraft (Ravn X) and orbital/reusable launch vehicles (ERV‑A, RRV‑A) designed to move payloads quickly and flexibly. Aevum pairs those vehicles with configurable payload modules — High‑Speed, High‑Volume (up to 30,000 lbs / ~1,700 ft³), Stabilized, and others — to support velocity‑critical, high‑mass, or sensitive deliveries. The company positions itself as a fast, turnkey option for time‑sensitive deliveries from surface to orbit.
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About Aevum Corporate
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Leadership Team
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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Salary
$111k – $150k
per year