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Morphing Machines

Chief of Staff

Founders Office · Bengaluru · Full Time · 15-25 years

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About the Company

Founded with the vision of building a runtime reconfigurable, future-proof processor, Morphing Machines is a fabless semiconductor company working on a ground-breaking technology that will transform the chip design landscape. Morphing Machines’ patent protected IP, REDEFINE, can concurrently accelerate heterogenous workloads, on a homogenous fabric of processing cores. REDEFINE combines ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) like performance with the reconfigurability of FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays). Morphing Machines’ innovation enables dataflow compute, which is a paradigm shift in the current processor industry. Due to the nature of our architecture, we can cater across domains from Data Centers, Quantitative Finance, AI/ML acceleration, Edge Vision to High Performance Compute (HPC) applications, all with the same hardware fabric. At Morphing Machines, we are building a cutting-edge technology guided by our vision to build truly software-defined hardware. 

Job Overview

The Chief of Staff (CoS) ensures operational continuity, strategic alignment, and cross-functional execution across the company — especially in the absence of the CEO and CTO. This role exists to make the organization run predictably, decisively, and smoothly — removing noise, maintaining rhythm, and enabling the leadership to focus on growth, technology, and strategic partnerships. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. Leadership Continuity 
  • Serve as the CEO/CTO's operational proxy for routine, transactional, and business-as-usual matters. 
  • Represent the firm as the CEO's proxy at any of the events on-a-need basis. 
  • Manage prioritization, coordination, and closure of key operational decisions across departments. 
  • Drive meeting prep, follow-ups, and action tracking to ensure consistency and accountability. 
  • Maintain visibility and control over core projects, metrics, and inter-departmental dependencies. 
  1. Cross-Functional Orchestration 
  • Coordinate between Engineering, IT, Projects, HR, Admin, Finance/Compliance, and Branding/PR.
  • Lead or support team heads to ensure plans translate into on-time, on-quality, and on-budget execution. 
  • Manage functional leads tactfully — maintaining a balance of influence, empathy, and accountability. 
  • Identify bottlenecks early and drive resolution before escalation. 
  1. Operational Enablement 
  • Establish efficient internal systems: review cadences, dashboards, and SOPs. 
  • Leverage automation and AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Fireflies, HubSpot, Miro, Notion) to streamline workflows and decision tracking. 
  • Ensure internal documentation, processes, and reporting stay current and usable. 
  • Prepare board decks, investor updates, and company communications in coordination with leadership.

  • Requirements

    Ideal Candidate Profile

    Attributes

    • Resilient, agile, and unflappable in dynamic, high-stakes situations. 
    • High stakeholder management skill — able to align and influence experienced domain leaders without friction. 
    • Able to communicate with any employee to understand the on-ground work progress/status and ensure that the entire organisation is aligned, with the ability to hold senior and mid-level management accountable without any friction whatsoever. 
    • Extreme ownership — drives outcomes independently and ensures closure. 
    • Adaptable operator — switches between strategic problem-solving and tactical execution effortlessly. 
    • Trustworthy and discreet — handles confidential business and personnel information with integrity. 
    • Flexibility to travel locally and internationally. 

  • Core Experience & Domain Fit 

    • 15–20+ years in Chief of Staff, Strategy, Product Ops, or Consulting roles ideally ex-MBB. 
    • Prior exposure to deep-tech, semiconductor, or high-engineering organizations preferred. 
    • Hands-on experience managing or coordinating multiple functions (IT, HR, Finance, etc.). 
    • Fluency in modern tools and systems to enhance visibility, automation, and information flow. 

  • Success Metrics 

    • Business operations continue seamlessly in CEO/CTO absence. 
    • Decisions are executed without ambiguity or delay. 
    • Departmental alignment improves — fewer misses, clearer accountability. 
    • The CEO's office runs as a calm, high-output execution hub.