mundane · 3 weeks ago
chief of staff (6 month internship)
Palo Alto, CA
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$60K/yr - $80K/yrMundane is a venture-backed, seed-stage robot learning company founded by Stanford researchers and builders. The Chief of Staff Intern will work directly with the founding team on high-priority strategic and operational initiatives, driving execution and owning cross-functional projects.
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Responsibilities
Partner closely with the founding team to drive execution on top strategic and operational priorities
Own cross-functional initiatives from definition through completion, ensuring clarity, accountability, and results
Support strategic planning, goal-setting, and internal operating cadence
Conduct structured analysis on business, financial, and operational questions
Support financial planning, budgeting, and performance tracking
Prepare high-quality materials for internal decision-making and external stakeholders
Identify execution gaps and design processes or systems to address them
Act as a connective layer across engineering, product, and operations to ensure alignment and follow-through
Qualification
Required
Demonstrated excellence as an operator, with a track record of owning critical initiatives and delivering results in demanding environments
Strong foundation in economics or finance, through education or professional experience
Exceptional judgment and attention to detail, particularly in high-stakes or ambiguous situations
Versatility and drive, with the ability to shift between strategic thinking and tactical execution
Clear, structured written and verbal communication, suitable for executive-level contexts
Strong analytical skills, including comfort with models, metrics, and incomplete information
Ability to work in-person in downtown Palo Alto for the duration of the internship
Preferred
Prior experience in investment banking, management consulting, venture capital, private equity, or early-stage startups
Experience working on or alongside highly technical deep-tech projects (e.g., robotics, AI/ML, infrastructure, hardware)
Previous exposure to Chief of Staff, strategy, or operations roles
Benefits
Free merch
Robots
Espresso
Flexible hours
Sauna & cold plunge (pending)
Company
mundane
founded by Stanford robotics researchers, we're building humanoids that are useful beyond just lab demos, but in actual real-world deployments.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase