Chief of Staff, Systems Architecture

Proxima Fusion is Europe’s fastest-growing fusion company and the continent’s best-funded fusion player, as well as the first spin-out from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP). Backed by over €650M and powered by a growing team across Munich, Zurich, and Oxford, we are developing the hardware and infrastructure needed to deliver the world’s first commercial stellarator fusion power plant. You will work directly with the Chief Scientist as the operational and strategic backbone of Systems Architecture.

Responsibilities

Support the Chief Scientist on projects within their scope, and help draft and communicate the department's strategy, plans, and priorities; Build and maintain systems across Sys. Arch. teams that support rapid development: coherent reporting formats, decision-making processes, and operational cadences; Coordinate cross-team special projects for example, aligning Proxima with an external stakeholder and converging on a clear direction and consolidate information across teams into decision-ready form; Interface with external stakeholders on high-priority topics; contribute to board reporting and prepare the department's quarterly strategy sessions; Scope and drive strategic projects and organisational change, proactively identifying bottlenecks before they slow the department down; Support budget planning for the department; Own the people side of the department: improving onboarding, sourcing candidates through your domain network, to guiding hires from first contact to onboarding

Requirements

You have a technical background and can move comfortably between "plasma beta" and "316LN steel"; You are comfortable in high-growth teams; You take things to the finish line, not the 80% mark, hands-on, accountable, and driven by impact and urgency; You switch cleanly between strategic thinking and execution mode, navigating multi-stakeholder environments with ease and bringing professionalism to everything you touch; You are an excellent written communicator and presenter, capable of producing board-ready materials that land with both technical and non-technical audiences; You are willing to question the status quo, put in the hours when it matters, and take on new challenges with urgency

Nice to have

Master's degree in a technical field such as physics or engineering

Benefits

Work on some of the most complex tech challenges to bring abundant, safe, clean energy to the world; Join and learn from an exceptional selection of accomplished and driven individuals; Do your life’s best work and enjoy the journey; Show that big things are possible in Europe when you assemble the best talent