Chief of Staff

We're building the world's largest hydration platform to replace a $1.5 trillion industry controlled by Coca-Cola and Pepsi - companies worth $250 billion selling sugar water in plastic. Their business model is stuck in the past. We’re starting this transformation, and we’re doing it from the workplace.

In 2025, Aquablu was ranked #2 fastest growing tech company Netherlands (Deloitte Fast50) and 30th Fastest growing company of Europe (Sifted250).

This is a high-impact role at the center of the business: you’ll help translate vision into execution, run goal tracking and leadership processes, and drive cross-functional initiatives that move the company forward. From strategic projects and investor communications to keeping the leadership team aligned and accountable, you’ll act as a trusted advisor and force multiplier to the CEO.

• Track progress on company goals and ensure accountability across the leadership team.

• Run leadership meetings (agenda, decisions, follow-up).

• Act as a trusted advisor and problem-solver to the CEO.

• Prepare briefings, decision docs, and action trackers. 
  

• Lead company-wide initiatives (e.g., new markets, values rollout, offsites).

• Align stakeholders, set success metrics, and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

• Coordinate execution across teams (eg. Product, Sales, Marketing, Engineering).
  

• Own company goal-setting and tracking; ensure team goals align with strategy.

• Design and run internal comms: All-Hands, updates, decision frameworks.

• Ensure teams are aligned on priorities and progress; lead change management and feedback loops.

• Work closely with the CEO and CFO in Investor relationship management and communication.
  

• Work together with the COO and CEO to drive high performance culture initiatives

• Monitor and improve engagement, retention, and culture health.

• Help to Coach managers and run team development programs (mentorship, offsites, rituals).

• 5+ years of experience in consulting, tech, operations or another role with strong leadership and cross-functional exposure.

• Ability to translate executive vision into clear priorities and lead cross-functional execution.

• Strong communicator: confident in exec meetings, company-wide sessions, and written updates.

• Proven experience driving initiatives in culture, compensation & benefits, engagement, or performance.

• Skilled at influencing senior stakeholders and leading change in a fast-moving, scaling environment.

• Strong project management skills: able to juggle multiple priorities, drive completion, and hold others accountable.

• Analytical and structured thinker who can break complex problems into actionable steps.

• High EQ and relationship-building skills; comfortable working closely with C-level leaders and teams across the org.

• Startup or scale-up experience is a plus, especially in lean or fast-growth environments.

• Bonus: experience with investor/board communications, goal-tracking tools (Asana/OKRs), or organising company-wide events.

This is a rocket-ship role for someone who wants to become a future COO or even CEO.

You will ; 

• Gain company-wide exposure; finance, product, marketing, people, not just one silo.

• Own complex, cross-functional projects that sharpen strategic and operational skills.

• Lead every project visible at the highest levels and that ripple across the company.

• Have the unique combination of strategic influence + hands-on delivery.

🚆 Travel compensation >10km

📈 Equity through our Aquablu for All plan – because everyone shares in what we’re building

🌴 26 paid vacation days

👴 Pension Plan by Zwitserleven

☀️ Quarterly team events at our HQ in Amsterdam (Houthavens)

💧 Unlimited Aquablu (of course)

🎬 Curious about our story & culture? Check our documentaries on Youtube!