--- title: 'Chief of Staff at Impossible Cloud' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/chief-of-staff-impossible-cloud-hamburg-06zwp1048rjg' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-07' --- # Chief of Staff at Impossible Cloud - **Company:** Impossible Cloud - **Location:** Hamburg, Germany - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-10-08 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-07 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/impossiblecloud/e372fdf5-4b56-4634-a56c-0f2a7d63a347 ## Job description ## BUILD THE NEXT GENERATION OF THE INTERNET At Impossible Cloud, we’re redefining cloud storage. As a European provider, we offer enterprise-grade, S3-compatible object storage that’s faster, more cost-efficient, and free from hyperscaler lock-ins. Built to challenge the dominance of centralized providers, our solution delivers high-performance cloud storage with transparent pricing and real data sovereignty — all from our HQ in Hamburg. Find out more about us here. TL;DR: We are hiring a Chief of Staff to work next to our founders while we take Impossible Cloud through its Series A. You will be part of the decisions that set the company’s direction, from fundraising and investor relations to the go-to-market for our GPU and AI products and the operating plan behind it. You will learn how a company is built from the ground up by doing it with the people building it, and you will stay with each decision until it shows up in the numbers. Within 12 months, you will have run key parts of the Series A process with the founders and delivered strategic projects that measurably moved the business. Prove yourself here, and the potential next step is ownership of a business area and a growing stake in the company. ## WHAT YOU WILL DO - Work with the founders on the Series A from preparation to close, including the financial model, investor materials, data room and preparation for the hardest questions in the room. - Own the operating rhythm of the company, from leadership meetings and priority setting to follow-through on every decision, so the founders spend their time on the calls only they can make. - Lead the founders’ most important strategic projects across product, commercial and finance, from first hypothesis to implemented decision, with their full mandate behind you. - Take our GPU and AI inference products to market with the founders and the product, sales and partner leads, from target segments and go-to-market strategy through to the partner motion that brings in revenue. - Turn the founders’ strategy into priorities, owners and deadlines for the leadership team, and hold the company to them. ## WHAT YOU BRING - One to four years at McKinsey, BCG, Bain or a comparable firm, an outstanding academic record and a verifiable history of early promotion and top reviews. - You are the bar-raiser that partners put on the unstructured problem. You have owned one end to end, taken it past the recommendation into implementation, and can show the result. You can explain how you structured it and what you personally contributed. - You think in numbers. You have built financial models and commercial analyses, for example on go-to-market, pricing or sales performance, that changed a client's results, and they hold up when an investor pushes on them. - You get up to speed on technical domains in weeks. You can explain how GPU compute or cloud infrastructure creates value for a customer, or show how you did the same in a comparable field. - AI-native working style: you use AI tools such as Claude to move faster and work smarter. This is a baseline expectation at Impossible Cloud, not a differentiator. - Professional proficiency in English and German. ## WHAT WE OFFER - Base salary of €60,000–85,000 plus equity, depending on experience. This role is built for someone who values learning and career growth over maximising base salary today. You will learn how a company is built from the people building it, and those who prove themselves here move on to own a larger stake in the company. - Ideal company stage with established initial revenue and a distinctive edge in the cloud industry leading to fast growth opportunities. - Collaboration with experienced, passionate, and supportive colleagues, leveraging cutting-edge technology in the cloud industry. - Fantastic office situated in a trendy location with access to complimentary healthy brain food and a subsidized premium gym membership. - Monthly collaborative meet-up weeks featuring team events. 1. Submit your application (at least a complete resume) via the application form. 2. We will review your application promptly and provide feedback within a few days. If your application closely matches our requirements, we will invite you to an initial meeting via Google Meet. 3. As the next potential step, we will initiate further discussions via video and in person on-site with the founders. 4. After a successful interview process, you can expect an offer and feedback conversation, followed by a written offer document. ## About Impossible Cloud ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Europe’s S3-compatible object storage and bare-metal GPU server provider, focused on data sovereignty, transparent pricing, and partner enablement. - **Entity Type**: Private (backed by leading European venture capital firms) - **Headquarters**: Hamburg, Germany - **Founded**: 2021 - **Founders**: Dr. Kai Wawrzinek (CEO & Co-Founder) and Dr. Christian Kaul (CEO & Co-Founder); Thomas Demoor serves as CTO. ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Cloud infrastructure (object storage), GPU-as-a-Service, AI services. - **Target customers**: B2B – enterprises, managed service providers (MSPs), backup software vendors, AI/ML teams, and any organization needing GDPR-compliant, high-performance storage or dedicated GPU compute. - **Mission**: “To make enterprise object storage more secure, transparent, and future‑proof” and to “shape the future of cloud storage with you.” ## Products & Services - **Impossible Cloud Storage (S3‑compatible Object Storage)**: High‑performance, S3‑API‑compatible storage with 11‑nines durability, erasure coding, transparent pricing (no egress/API fees, no minimum retention), and full data sovereignty in EU data centres. Used for backup, archive, disaster recovery, ransomware protection, and tape‑to‑cloud migration. - **Bare Metal GPU Servers**: Dedicated, non‑virtualized GPU servers for AI training, inference, and HPC workloads. Billed per GPU card‑hour with transparent pricing. - **AI Services**: Fully managed services for LLM inference, model deployments, managed Kubernetes, and HPC – designed to reduce operational overhead while delivering full performance. ## Market Standing - **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company). - **Key Metric**: Over 3,000 companies rely on the platform (source: [impossiblecloud.com](https://impossiblecloud.com/about-us)). - **Notable Investors / Partners**: Privately owned by co-founders together with leading European VC firms (specific names not publicly listed). Technology partners include Veeam, Acronis, MSP360, Nakivo, and Hornetsecurity. - **Growth Signals**: Founded in 2021 and reached 3,000+ customers rapidly; expanding into GPU/AI services; building a strong European partner network; hiring across legal, sales, product, and engineering roles. ## Competitive Advantages - **Transparent, predictable pricing**: No egress, API, or minimum retention fees – pay only per TB of storage used or per GPU card‑hour. - **Data sovereignty & compliance**: GDPR‑ready by design; ISO 27001, SOC 2, and PCI DSS certified; data stays in European data centres. - **Performance & efficiency**: Proprietary metadata system ensures low latency; erasure coding provides 11‑nines durability with less overhead than replication. - **Full S3 API compatibility**: Seamless switch from AWS S3 without application changes; integrates with major backup tools. - **Partner‑first model**: Dedicated regional consultants, fast multilingual support, and migration assistance. ## Strategic Focus - **GPU & AI expansion**: Extending core storage offering with bare metal GPU servers and managed AI services to capture growing enterprise AI workloads. - **Partner ecosystem growth**: Building deep integrations with backup, data management, and MSP platforms. - **European sovereignty leadership**: Strengthening position as a compliant, transparent alternative to US‑based hyperscalers. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: “Partner‑first,” “security by design,” and “Made in Germany” – emphasises transparency, reliability, and customer success. - **Work model**: Physical office in Hamburg (on‑site / hybrid setup; some roles list “On‑site/Hybrid/Remote”). Typical time on‑site: none (core office environment). - **Team size**: ~52 employees (as of Built In profile). - **Growth opportunities**: Fast‑growing start‑up (founded 2021) with expanding product lines (GPU, AI) – potential for early impact in a scaling organisation. - **Notable perks**: Not explicitly listed, but standard German tech benefits expected (e.g., public transport subsidies, health insurance, pension). Transparent pricing philosophy may also reflect internal values. ## Sources 1. [impossiblecloud.com – About Us](https://www.impossiblecloud.com/about-us) 2. [impossiblecloud.com – Home](https://www.impossiblecloud.com/) 3. [jobs.lever.co – Careers](https://jobs.lever.co/impossiblecloud) 4. 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