Chief of Staff to the CEO (Sydney)

About the role

Naia Health is hiring a Chief of Staff to its CEO, working directly with the Founder and CEO of a fast-growing, early-stage company. It is an on-site, full-time role in Sydney that acts as an extension of the CEO, helping prioritise decisions, push initiatives forward and remove friction across the organisation. The work covers Naia Health, adjacent ventures in the corporate group, and the CEO's personal projects and investments, and includes travel.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare daily briefs for the CEO covering key information, news, priorities, decisions and upcoming actions.
• Research industries Naia operates in or considers entering, and develop structured recommendations and strategic options.
• Take ownership of high-priority projects end to end.
• Manage the CEO's schedule, priorities and inbound communications, and screen emails, messages and calls.
• Prepare the CEO for interactions with investors, advisors, board members and external stakeholders, including briefings and follow-ups.
• Represent the CEO in meetings when he is unavailable and ensure outcomes are followed through.
• Lead and support hiring across the organisation, including interviews and candidate assessment.
• Travel with the CEO for work trips, meetings and site visits.
• Manage and support the CEO's performance and health, and support his charitable activities.
• Support broader operational needs, such as time in clinics, sales or customer support, and handle practical tasks as needed.
• Early on, share some Executive Assistant duties, then eventually hire, train and manage an Executive Assistant.

Required profile

• Must be 18 or older; formal qualifications or experience are not required.
• Extreme ownership, exceptional organisation, reliability and follow-through.
• Clear written and verbal communication with senior executives, clinicians, investors and partners.
• Intellectual curiosity, loyalty, discretion and the ability to stay calm under pressure.
• Ambition to grow into senior leadership over time.

The CEO is in his mid-20s, the role involves travel and an NDA is required on commencement. The scope is broad and will evolve as the company grows.