Chief of Staff / Head of Operations
Spectrum Search
New York, NY · Posted October 29, 2026
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Where New York, NY ranks
Where New York, NY placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for operations jobs1,429 openings · of 100
- #1Best cities for sales jobs2,774 openings · of 78
- #1Best cities for finance jobs1,932 openings · of 78
- #1Best cities for data and analytics jobs1,713 openings · of 58
- #1Best cities for HR jobs994 openings · of 30
- #1Best cities for marketing jobs1,754 openings · of 31
Rankings about operations jobs
- Best cities for operations jobs #1 New York (1,429 openings)
- Best cities for operations pay after cost of living #1 Reston ($177k)
- Most requested AI skills in operations jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (2.5%)
- AI tools named most often in operations jobs #1 Claude (0.28%)
- Employers with the most operations jobs #1 Amazon (1,480 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 59 open chief of staff listings that state pay, the middle half runs $156,000 to $230,500 and the median is $182,500.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
Among general and operations managers, AI is already used for some of the tasks. Measured exposure for general and operations managers: 14% (some).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
Spectrum Search is partnered with an early-stage investment firm seeking a hands-on operator to build and run its operational infrastructure, combining broad business ownership with practical AI automation. About the opportunity The firm combines an established investment...