About Pagaya

Pagaya is a global technology company making life-changing financial products and services available to more people nationwide, as it reshapes the financial services ecosystem. By using machine learning, a vast data network and a sophisticated AI-driven approach, Pagaya provides comprehensive consumer credit and residential real estate solutions for its partners, their customers, and investors. Its proprietary API and capital solutions integrate into its network of partners to deliver seamless user experiences and greater access to the mainstream economy. Pagaya has offices in New York and Tel Aviv. For more information, visit pagaya.com.

About the Role

Pagaya is seeking a Chief of Staff to serve as a critical partner and force multiplier for the CTO. This is a highly strategic and operational role designed to translate the CTO’s vision into an executable strategy, drive organizational alignment, and ensure operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning & Execution: Work directly with the CTO and senior leadership to define, cascade, and track the execution of the Technology organization’s annual goals and KPIs, ensuring alignment with overall business strategy.
• Executive Operations: Manage the CTO's meetings, offsites, and key stakeholder interactions, ensuring clarity of purpose, decision documentation, and diligent follow-up, work with Executive Assistant on the CTO's schedule.
• Operational Excellence: Oversee the operational cadence of the R&D and Technology organization, including annual budgeting, resource allocation, and maintaining efficient processes across all teams.
• Communications: Prepare presentations, reports, and communication materials for the Board of Directors, executive leadership, and company-wide forums, clearly articulating our technology strategy and progress.
• Project Leadership: Lead high-priority, cross-functional strategic initiatives that fall outside the purview of existing teams, ensuring successful, on-time delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science/Economics/Other Technological Degree. A Master's degree is an advantage.
• 5+ years of experience in a fast-paced, high-scale B2B Technology/Fintech SAAS company as a Data Scientist, Tech Ops or Chief of Staff.
• Proven experience managing or significantly contributing to Technological Site Operations or R&D Operations, specifically with teams distributed across multiple sites (experience with US/Israel sites strongly preferred).
• Demonstrated understanding of R&D with a research focus (AI/ML models, data-intensive systems) and the ability to define operational processes that support it.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English, with proven ability to craft compelling narratives for senior and executive audiences.
• Highly organized, adept at managing complex project portfolios, and proficient with project management.

Our Team

Pagaya was founded in 2016 by seasoned research, finance, and technology entrepreneurs, and we are now 500+ strong in New York, Los Angeles, and Tel Aviv.

We move fast and smart, identifying new opportunities and building end-to-end solutions from AI models and unique data sources. Every Pagaya team member is solving new and exciting challenges every day in a culture based on partnership, collaboration, and community.

Join a team of builders who are working every day to enable better outcomes for our partners and their customers.

Our Values

Our values are at the heart of everything we do. We believe great solutions are built through a great community.

• Advance Inclusion- We create a world where everyone can win, designing systems that better represent people and generate sustainable value for our employees, partners and investors.
• Be Accountable Together- We proudly own our actions and our results, taking initiative to ensure our work gets over the finish line as a team.
• Continuously Learn- We challenge ourselves for the sake of getting better as individuals, as teams, and as an organization to deliver for our partners.
• Debate and Commit- We respectfully and openly debate to strengthen our ideas and build shared conviction - once we decide, we go all in, together.
• Dream Big and Act- We boldly tackle complex problems, pressure-test solutions in real-time, and adapt with speed and energy.

More than just a job

We believe health, happiness, and productivity go hand-in-hand. That's why we're continually looking to enhance the ways we support you with benefits programs and perks that allow every Pagayan to do the best work of their life.

Pagaya is an equal opportunity employer. Pagaya is encouraging diversity and actively seeking applicants from all backgrounds, as are committed to creating a diverse workforce together with an inclusive environment for all. Employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, skills, and business needs.