Chief of Staff to CEO
Hike Medical
| Company | Hike Medical |
| Category | Operations & Admin |
| Location | San Francisco |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Director |
| Salary | USD 150k–200k |
| Posted | 7 Apr 2026 |
| Last verified | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (ashby) |
Description
Important note: this hiring process is being managed by Hike's current Chief of Staff who is being promoted into a new role.
ABOUT HIKE MEDICAL
Hike Medical is building the defining company in musculoskeletal care. We sit at the intersection of AI, robotics, and healthcare, operating across three product lines: a proprietary AI-vision platform that turns a 30 second web-based foot scan into custom 3D-printed orthotics, an AI agent platform that automates the entire DME workflow from pre-visit processing to claims and revenue cycle, and SoleForge, our vertically integrated 3D printing factory producing custom medical devices at a scale the industry has never seen.
Our customers are both the largest employers on earth and the biggest companies in orthotics and prosthetics. On the clinical side, we're live across the industry's largest national providers. On the employer side, Fortune 50 companies trust us to protect their on-their-feet workforces.
But custom insoles are just the wedge. Our long-term vision is bionics: AI-designed, robotically manufactured orthotic and prosthetic devices at scale, replacing a fragmented, manual industry that hasn't changed in decades. Insoles today, full DME tomorrow, bionics by 2040. Read the full vision at bionics2040.com http://bionics2040.com.
We've stealthily raised $22M through Seed and Series A backed by top-tier investors who invested early in companies like OpenAI, Anduril, and Mercury. We run a fast, results first, high ownership culture out of our new SF Rincon Hill office. If you want to work on problems that sit at the frontier of AI, manufacturing, and healthcare, this is the place.
THE OPPORTUNITY
We’re hiring a Chief of Staff to serve as the CEO’s force multiplier and operational backbone of the company.
This is not a coordination role. This is a high-autonomy, high-accountability leadership role designed for someone who thrives in ambiguity, prioritizes ruthlessly, and drives the most important initiatives across the company to completion.
You will operate at the center of Hike — helping leadership focus on what matters most, identifying the highest-leverage problems before they become bottlenecks, and leading cross-functional efforts that unlock our next stage of growth.
This role sits at the intersection of strategy, execution, product, operations, and leadership alignment.
You will ensure:
- The most pressing company priorities are clearly defined and aggressively executed
- Leadership attention is directed at the highest-leverage issues
- Critical cross-team initiatives move forward without dropped balls
- Ambiguity turns into action plans
- Teams stay focused on what truly matters
This role is ideal for someone who:
- Can prioritize under uncertainty without waiting for direction
- Thrives in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
- Works with little instruction and high autonomy
- Leads high-priority, cross-functional initiatives end-to-end
- Identifies the most pressing issues and escalates appropriately
- Brings clarity, structure, and momentum to complex problems
- Operates with extreme ownership
WHAT YOU’LL OWN
STRATEGIC PRIORITIZATION & FOCUS
- Partner directly with the CEO to identify and sequence the company’s highest-leverage initiatives
- Continuously assess what matters most — and redirect attention when needed
- Surface risks, bottlenecks, and emerging opportunities early
- Ensure leadership conversations translate into clear execution plans
- Protect company focus by driving ruthless prioritization
HIGH-PRIORITY PROJECT LEADERSHIP
- Independently lead mission-critical cross-functional initiatives
- Drive alignment across Product, Engineering, Sales, Ops, and Clinical
- Frame ambiguous problems into structured workstreams
- Model trade-offs and make data-informed recommendations
- Push projects to completion with speed and accountability
OPERATING IN AMBIGUITY
- Bring structure where