Contrarian Thinking · 1 day ago
Chief of Staff (Marketing)
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expContrarian Thinking is a company focused on buying and building profitable businesses. They are seeking a Chief of Staff to support the Marketing team by translating strategy into execution and ensuring alignment across various marketing initiatives.
Management Consulting
Responsibilities
Partner closely with the CMO to clarify quarterly and monthly marketing priorities
Translate high-level marketing strategy into executable plans
Pressure-test initiatives before they launch (“Is this the right thing, right now?”)
Ensure the CMO’s time and attention are focused on the highest-leverage efforts
Drive execution on the most critical cross-functional marketing initiatives (GTM launches, major campaigns, events, growth experiments)
Turn ambiguous goals into clear plans with owners, timelines, and success metrics
Identify risks, blockers, and tradeoffs early and proactively resolve them
Hold marketing leaders accountable to commitments without adding unnecessary process
Act as connective tissue across growth, lifecycle, content, events, product, and ops
Reduce duplication, rework, and reactive “bottoms-up” planning
Clarify ownership, decision rights, and dependencies across the team
Ensure teams understand *why* work is happening, not just *what* they’re executing
Establish and run marketing operating cadences (weekly team syncs, monthly business reviews, quarterly planning)
Synthesize updates into clear, executive-level readouts
Create lightweight documentation for priorities, decisions, and plans
Improve communication between marketing and cross-functional partners
Step into messy or undefined marketing initiatives that need structure
Lead special projects on behalf of the CMO
Flex between strategic planning and hands-on execution depending on the moment
Qualification
Required
3+ years of experience in marketing, strategy, operations, consulting, or program leadership
Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional initiatives end-to-end
Strong authoritative presence. Able to influence without formal authority
Highly organized but pragmatic (you optimize for outcomes, not perfection)
Strong written and verbal communication skills. You can synthesize clearly and concisely
High judgment, discretion, and comfort operating with ambiguity
Systems thinker who loves structure but knows when to move fast
Bias toward action: you don't just surface problems, you solve them
Located in Austin, TX, or willing to relocate
Preferred
You're a force multiplier, not a note-taker
You have a rare ability to zoom in and out and are comfortable building the operating plan one minute and advising on strategy the next
You bring structured thinking to fast-moving environments without slowing things down
You naturally create clarity and alignment across teams with different incentives and perspectives
You're proactive by default, spotting issues before they become problems and acting without being asked
You communicate with precision: your written summaries, briefs, and recaps actually get read and acted on
You care deeply about outcomes, not optics. You hold a high bar for execution
Benefits
100% Company-paid health, dental, and vision for all full-time Crew Members with an option to add any dependents.
Unlimited PTO Policy (with approval from your Direct Support) + 8 paid US holidays
On-time direct deposit pay 2x/month
Option to enroll in a 401(k) plan via Vestwell with competitive match options
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Company
Contrarian Thinking
Most people don’t lack ideas — they lack an operating system to execute.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Codie A. Sanchez
Founder - Investor - Writer
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