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Chief Of Staff to Startup CEO - EdTech @ Paradox

Remote Dubai / Taguig - Philippines Remote / Makati - Philippines Remote / Quezon City - Philippines Remote / Philippines Remote / Manila - Philippines Remote / Cebu City - Philippines Remote / Warsow Remote / Kraków / Bucharest Remote / Cluj-Napoca RemoteRemoteFull-timePosted 149 days ago

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About this role

You dream of a new challenge, being able to optimize, structure, make a company scale while knowing your work has a real impact.

Wait a minute.

Deep down, you're not just looking for a job but an adventure that offers:

🗽Freedom : free to work remotely, high trust, ownership

🔥Ambition : surrounded by sharp minds building something iconic and meaningful

😍Impact : transforming lives at scale, and seeing your contribution clearly

You recognize yourself if you are:

Pragmatic, problem solver, and execution-driven

Service-oriented, with extreme attention to detail

Obsessed with learning and improvement without needing constant praise

You Love to build systems, automate, and eliminate friction

From a top tier Business or Engineering school or have worked closely with a startup founder

📍 Full-time role — remote-first, unless you live in Lisbon or Dubai.

OUR BELIEFSWe believe self-help is broken. Most learning platforms fail : generic theories, short-term motivation, little real change.

At Paradox, we believe people deserve more

They deserve a system that knows them, one that adapts, challenges, and grows with them through AI personalization, lean experimentation, and deep psychological understanding.

Personal development shouldn’t just make you feel motivated for a day, it should change how you think, create and live.

OUR VISIONAt Paradox, we want to re-invent how people grow.

We do not build another course or coaching app but the Operating System for Greatness.

Founded by David Laroche, followed by over 2M+ people and known for his interviews with icons like Tony Parker, Mike Horn, Richard Branson, and Gad Elmaleh, Paradox aims to build something that will live beyond any individual (including its founder), for decades to come.

Our ambition is to compete with players like Mindvalley (150M ARR), but with a sharper vision, grounded protocols for achievers, people who want more for their life, refusing mediocrity.

To do that, we bring together designers, tech, coaches, and filmmakers to create learning experiences that are cinematic, precise, and effective.

We move fast, aim high, and hold ourselves to the standards of Apple, Spotify, and MasterClass. No fluff, focused on meaningful impact.

While others hide their numbers, we want to let our results speak loudly for us.

Get obsessed with transforming our clients’ lives and let those transformations be our marketing.

And that's where you come in.

YOUR MISSION 🚀------------------

🎯 Your mission is to remove the CEO from everything that shouldn’t require his presence, while building systems that work without him.

Important note:

The responsibilities are broad by design. That is intentional.

You will not do everything at once.

You will sequence, systemize, delegate, and eliminate.

1. Personal OperationsOwn the founder’s operating system: inbox, calendar, priorities, and follow-through

Manage personal admin : banking, leases, visas, real estate, payments

Coordinate travel and podcast logistics

Investing & Real estate management

Outcomes

CEO is no longer required for follow-ups, coordination, problem solving

Decisions reach the founder prepared, with options, trade-offs, and recommendations

2. Negotiation, and Finding the best suppliersNegotiate with: banks, vendors, service providers

Build credible BATNAs

Benchmark pricing, terms, timelines, and market standards

Design leverage and pressure points

Outcomes

Faster deals, better terms, minimal CEO involvement.

3. Complex Project Management OwnershipOwn complex projects end-to-end (business and personal)

Coordinate legal, technical, financial experts

Understand enough technically to ask the right questions, detect evasive answers, expose weak assumptions

Outcomes

Projects move. Decisions are documented. No drift.

4. Execution, Systems & ScalingOwn execution cadence (priorities, OKRs, follow-through)

Build scalable operating systems (processes, tools, AI, knowledge base)

Turn Paradox Philosophy Guides David is writing into rituals and operating behaviors

Run post-mortems, and reflection rituals.

Outcomes

Strategy turns into execution.

5. Talent DensitySource, screen, and interview top talent

Identify misfits early

Secure top-tier service providers

Outcomes

Right people. Right seats. No compromise.

6. Finance & Admin Operations & Cost DisciplineMulti-country admin (France, Portugal, Spain, UAE)

Ensure all financial data is complete, accurate, and decision-ready

Continuous cost and tool audits

Outcomes

Clean numbers. Controlled spend.

DO YOU RECOGNIZE YOURSELF ?😍----------------------------------

Must have :Strong analytical background, demonstrated through either:

graduation from a top-tier business or engineering school or

at least 2 years operating as the backbone of a successful startup founder, with direct exposure to decisions, trade-offs, and execution under pressure.

Driven & Problem Solver: this position requires a strong commitment, perseverance & a doer mentality

Thrive in Chaos, you don’t have to always be told what to do, Must be flexible and able to quickly react to last-minute changes

A strong sense of service: you love to make life easier for others, you anticipate needs

⭐️ AI & Digital savvy ( We are quite obsessed with Notion, AI Automation, and new digital tools )

High level of attention to detail

Communication Skill

Confidentiality

Personality :Growth over Ego : You are eager to learn, and receive hard feedback to grow. You let others speak and seek to understand their viewpoints.

Availability and discretion, respect for confidentiality.

Strong Desire to create Wow

ExperienceProject management skills

Worked in a fast pace environment

Language : Fluent English

✈️ Travel to Dubai or Paris 2–3 times per year (especially early on) to connect with the CEO in person

The Reality of This Role (Read Carefully)--------------------------------

This role blends business operations and personal operations. The founder’s life is fast-paced and unpredictable. Opportunities arise last-minute. Decisions sometimes require evenings or weekends. This role requires flexibility, discretion, and excellence.

❌ you need clarity before chaos → wrong place. ❌ you prefer balance over intensity → wrong season.

❌ you avoid confrontation → wrong fit

❌ you want a purely strategic or advisory role → wrong job

❌ Big corporation CoS or junior EAs usually don’t work out

This is not a 9–5 role, and it is not compartmentalized.

For the wrong person : exhausting

For the right person : deeply meaningful.

This is an insane opportunity to learn and grow on many topics and skills, and have a real impact.

WHY JOIN US ❤️---------------------

You will play a crucial role in the development of a company whose content and products are enjoyed by millions of people. Currently, our videos have been viewed over 100 million times.

1 - Growth & Ambition -> 🏅Being surrounded by A-players who strive to perform whilst being in a good mood

-> 🏋️‍♀️No more bosses, but ongoing conversations to support your growth

-> ⚡️Being part of an ambitious company synonymous with opportunities for evolution!

2 - Competitive SalaryBut you don’t just want a competitive paycheck, you also want…

3 - Impact & Meaning -> 🦄Playing a crucial role in the development of a company whose content and products are enjoyed by millions of people

-> 🤩Waking up in the morning feeling like you are making a difference is something! We receive messages every day from clients who have successfully lost weight, quit smoking, reach a milestone in their business, built better relationships, and made positive changes in their lives.

-> ❤️ Possibility to take 5 paid days to contribute to our non-profit : The Paradox Foundation, dedicated to inspire and empower teenagers

But that's not all, we believe that driven people deserve…

4 - Freedom & Well Being 🗽 -> 😎A company culture based on autonomy & accountability

-> 🗽Flexible working hours

-> 🌎A remote culture from day one with the freedom to work from wherever you want

-> 🏤Magnificent office in Dubai, Paris, Lisbon - it feels like home :)

-> 🧍‍♀️Standing desks paid by the company if you live far from our offices

-> 💻Work on Mac, for us it counts :)

-> 🏀350€ per year paid by the company to take care of yourself ( for your gym, or dance class or whatever make you feel great)

-> 📚150€ of books or education - At Paradox, we are learner lovers and we want to support you in that

-> 🔥6 1:1coachings - A Paradox Coach supporting you on anything personal or professional, we want you to live your best life

-> ✈️Annual team building / Team retreats to get together - you receive your plane ticket to join us by the pool and have a good time together, or brainstorm the next crazy challenge.

* those benefits are only for full-time employees

HOW TO APPLY 📃----------------------------

❌ Any copy-pasted and non-personalized application goes directly to the trash can.

⚠️ To complete the recruitment process, each candidate must organize calls with his or her previous managers. If you are not comfortable with this : do not apply ⚠️

If all this sounds good to you, come and write the next chapter with us 🚀🚀🚀🚀

Welcome to Paradox.

Let’s build the Operating System for Greatness.

Skills

Executive

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