Full-Time

Chief of Staff

Posted on 7/26/2025

Toma

Toma

51-200 employees

AI-powered dealership front-line agents automate tasks

Compensation Overview

$150k - $220k/yr

San Francisco, CA, USA

In Person

Category
Business & Strategy (2)
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Requirements
  • 5–8+ years in high-growth startups, ideally in Chief of Staff, GM, COO, founder, or strategy/operator roles
  • Proven ability to operate at both strategic and tactical levels — from board meetings to team execution
  • Strong systems thinker with experience building org-wide processes, frameworks, and operating cadences
  • Exceptional communicator across written, verbal, and async formats
  • Demonstrated success influencing cross-functional teams without formal authority
  • High EQ and trusted thought partner — able to earn confidence quickly with executives and team members alike
Responsibilities
  • Drive Strategic Alignment: Convert the CEO’s vision into clear priorities, action plans, and execution frameworks across leadership and functions
  • Orchestrate Leadership Cadence: Design and run executive meetings, offsites, board prep, and cross-functional reviews — ensuring outcomes are data-driven and aligned
  • Own Company Operating Rhythms: Establish systems for goal setting (OKRs), KPI tracking, business reviews, and reporting that promote clarity and accountability
  • Enable Internal Communication: Shape company-wide comms including all-hands, CEO updates, and strategy docs that reinforce alignment and mission
  • Lead Special Projects: Tackle urgent and high-leverage initiatives — from process design to strategic analysis — often acting as an extension of the CEO
  • Model and Scale Culture: Reinforce the values and behaviors that make Toma fast-moving, dealer-obsessed, and high-performing
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in a fast pace environment
  • Familiarity with tools like Linear, Figma, Hubspot and modern data/ops stacks
  • Background in management consulting, venture-backed startups, or founder/operator paths
  • Understanding of GTM motions and product development cycles
  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity and biasing toward clarity and action
  • Passion for AI and its role in transforming legacy industries

Toma provides AI-powered agents designed for automotive dealerships, packaged as a cloud-based SaaS platform. The AI agents act as a digital frontline, handling repetitive tasks such as scheduling appointments, answering customer inquiries, and managing leads, to improve efficiency and customer service. The product works by integrating with dealership workflows to automate front-door operations and routine interactions, freeing human staff to focus on more complex tasks. Toma differentiates itself by specializing in the automotive industry and offering a vertical SaaS solution tailored to dealership needs in the US, rather than a generic AI assistant. The company's goal is to become a key technology provider in the automotive sector, analogous to established software players in other industries, by scaling its AI workforce and software platform for dealerships.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$17.6M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2024

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • AI agents automate 1M+ calls, book thousands of appointments since 2024 launch.
  • $17M Series A from a16z and Y Combinator fuels expansion beyond 100 dealerships.
  • Multilingual support in 10+ languages and 24/7 responses boost CSI scores.

What critics are saying

  • CDK outages paralyze Toma, as in June 2024 ransomware attack lasting 6 days.
  • Reynolds and CDK launch competing AI features within 6-12 months, eroding integrations.
  • Call volumes decline 8-12% annually, shrinking market by 30-40% by 2027.

What makes Toma unique

  • Toma IQ uses reinforcement learning from real calls with manager-approved policies.
  • Agents customize to dealership workflows like diesel oil changes or EV charging.
  • Deep integrations with Dealertrack, Reynolds, and CDK enable omni-channel engagement.

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Benefits

Meaningful equity

Free health, dental and vision insurance

Generous travel and expense policy

Monthly $200 wellness benefit

Free lunch and dinner in the office

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

1%

1 year growth

15%

2 year growth

-3%
PR Newswire
Mar 19th, 2026
Toma IQ lets dealership AI learn from real calls with manager-approved policies

Toma, an AI platform for car dealerships, has launched Toma IQ, a product that enables its AI agents to learn from real customer conversations. The system uses reinforcement learning to convert live call scenarios into manager-approved behaviour updates that immediately influence future interactions. Built on reinforcement learning with human feedback, Toma IQ reviews every dealership call, identifies successful outcomes and generates policy recommendations for manager approval. This allows dealerships to handle edge cases like after-hours transfers and unique store policies without manual retraining or vendor support tickets. Founded in 2024 by engineers from Scale AI, Uber, Lyft and Amazon, Toma is backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Y Combinator. The company claims its approach differs from competitors by learning at the dealership level rather than relying on generic foundational model updates.

Tech in Asia
Jun 6th, 2025
A16z leads $17m series A round for AI voice startup Toma

Toma’s AI voice agent is currently utilized in over 100 car dealerships across the US.

Automotive News
Jun 5th, 2025
Toma raises $17M from investors

Toma, a retail auto technology startup, has raised $17 million from investors, including Holman Automotive Group.

TechCrunch
Jun 5th, 2025
Toma's AI Voice Agents Expand to Dealerships

Toma, an AI voice startup co-founded by Monik Pamecha and Anthony Krivonos, shifted focus from banking and healthcare to car dealerships after dealers sought help with overwhelming phone calls. Testing revealed calls were answered only 45% of the time. The founders toured dealerships in Oklahoma and Mississippi, gaining insights and winning customers. Their efforts attracted funding from a16z, highlighting the success of their pivot to a less-regulated industry.

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