Lantern · 1 month ago
Chief of Staff to CEO
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
5+ years expLantern is a specialty care platform connecting people with top specialists across the country. The Chief of Staff to the CEO will serve as a strategic partner and advisor, focusing on enabling the CEO to prioritize and execute key initiatives while fostering team alignment and operational efficiency.
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Responsibilities
Own the CEO’s operating system: priorities, calendar architecture, decision forums, and information flow
Prepare the CEO for key meetings - develop agendas, synthesize materials, and ensure crisp decision-making
Ruthlessly protect focus: filter noise, triage inbound requests, and align time to top priorities
Design and run the rhythm of the business (weekly/monthly/quarterly): leadership meetings, reviews, offsites
Create repeatable structures for planning, execution, and accountability across teams
Facilitate high-impact meetings – agenda, pre-work, outcomes, and downstream follow-through
Lead time-bound, cross-functional initiatives that require early momentum, clarity, and structured execution
Stand up new efforts and smoothly transition ownership to functional leaders once stabilized
Ensure all departments (such as product, operations, finance, IT, People, and commercial teams) are aligned with company-wide priorities, proactively removing roadblocks and driving accountability for execution across the organization
Build and maintain dashboards and briefings that distill complex data into actionable insights
Run OKR/goal setting cycles; track progress and drive accountability to outcomes
Proactively surface and analyze risks, tradeoffs, and scenario analyses to inform CEO decisions
Ensure the CEO’s priorities and context are clearly understood across the organization & executive leaders
Draft internal updates, executive communications, board materials, and strategic narratives
Foster transparency and shared context across teams to avoid ambiguity
Implement processes and lightweight systems that enhance speed, quality, and consistency
Identify operational bottlenecks; propose and lead improvement efforts to streamline workflows
Partner with Finance/People/IT on resource planning, annual cycles, and key initiatives
Be a driver of effective change management, including fostering innovation and experimentation and working through organizational blockers
Keep a pulse on team engagement, morale, and cross-functional collaboration
Model high standards of preparation, clarity, and follow-through; raise the bar on meeting hygiene
Help onboard leaders to the CEO’s operating style; coach teams on effective upward communication
Qualification
Required
5+ years of strategy consulting, investment banking and / or private investment experience (venture/growth/PE), with demonstrated high performance required
Be a strong communicator: both verbally and written; sharp, concise, persuasive
Be a strategic thinker: comfortable both thinking through how to address challenges, solve problems all while consistently prioritizing where to focus
Lead with influence: building consensus while navigating complexity
Be comfortable in a fast-paced environment that can be challenging but highly rewarding
Highly structured and organized – demonstrated ability to bring order and process to dynamic situations
Relentless executioner with a bias for action; thrives in complexity and ambiguity. Breaks down barriers to find pathways to success
Highly analytical with both exceptional quantitative synthesis and communication skills
Organized and detail-obsessed—you build structure that others can run with
High EQ and executive presence—able to influence without authority and build trust quickly
Judgment & confidentiality: impeccable discretion and mature decision-making
Bachelor's degree with distinguished accomplishment required
Preferred
3+ years of executive-oriented experience preferred (CoS to C-level, other senior level roles with high executive engagement)
3+ years of experience working in US healthcare a plus (digital health, tech-enabled healthcare services, employer benefits)
advanced business degree preferred but not required for candidates that have demonstrated career performance
Benefits
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Short & Long Term Disability
Life Insurance
401k with company match
Flexible Paid Time Off
Paid Parental Leave
Company
Lantern
Lantern is the specialty care platform connecting people with the best care when they need it most.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Lantern has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (12)
2024 (7)
2023 (3)
2022 (4)
2021 (3)
2020 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$93MKey Investors
Insight PartnersDundon Capital PartnersTEXO Ventures
2023-12-19Secondary Market· $92M
2020-10-27Series Unknown
2016-01-12Series C
Leadership Team
John Zutter
Chief Executive Officer
Fiona Mulligan
Chief Operating Officer
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