Chief of Staff and Head of AI

Chief of Staff and Head of AI at The POPWTR Company

New York, NY (NoMad)

In-Person

Apply via email ([email protected])

About POPWTR

POPWTR is the first-ever sparkling water to deliver soda-like flavor with zero calories, zero sugar, and no preservatives.

Founded by second-time beverage entrepreneur Yanni Hufnagel (Lemon Perfect), POPWTR is creating a new category at the intersection of sparkling water and soda with a bold ambition: to sell one billion cans in a single year.

Packaged in infinitely recyclable aluminum cans, POPWTR is high in 7 essential vitamins, contains core electrolytes, and is free of artificial colors and flavors.

We’re not just reimagining sparkling water. We’re on a mission to replace soda.

What You’ll Own

·     Become the Founder’s strategic thought partner.

·     Drive the company’s highest-priority initiatives.

·     Establish systems, processes, and operating rhythms that improve organizational effectiveness.

·     Improve decision making through data, analytics, and AI-driven insights.

·     Coordinate and execute cross-functional initiatives across the organization.

·     Support fundraising, Board meetings, and investor communications.

·     Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and consumer insights work.

·     Build and deploy AI-powered workflows that increase speed and efficiency across every function of the company.

·     Evaluate, implement, and manage best-in-class AI platforms, agents, and automation tools across sales, marketing, supply chain, finance, recruiting, and customer service.

·     Help recruit world-class talent.

Qualifications

·     3–5 years of experience in consulting, investment banking, private equity, high-growth startups, professional sports, or with an elite sports/talent agency

·     Demonstrated ability to leverage AI to solve business problems, improve productivity, and accelerate execution

·     Deep familiarity with leading AI platforms

·     Experience designing AI workflows, prompt libraries, automations, or AI agents is strongly preferred

·     Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills

·     Strong financial modeling (preferred, not required) and presentation skills

Who you are

Above all, you are team first and ready to work hard.

You are exceptionally smart, entrepreneurial, highly organized, relentlessly resourceful, and you thrive in fast-moving environments. More importantly, you have intellectual curiosity, an intense hunger to win, and a desire to help build something truly special.

Why POPWTR?

When we win, you will become a multimillionaire and have helped build an iconic consumer brand. You will have the operating toolkit, experience, and network to start and build your own business or step into a senior executive leadership role.

Compensation

·     Highly competitive base salary and bonus

·     Stock Options

·     Medical/Dental/Vision