Chief of Staff

About the role

This role is designed for a future C-suite leader who wants to operate at the highest level of impact today rather than wait for a promotion. You will own the most complex, ambiguous challenges that cut across strategy, execution, and people. The role demands that you become a garbage disposal for problems, handling everything from board preparation to client crises without dropping a beat. You will lead AI transformation initiatives, manage key client relationships, and drive revenue growth while simultaneously serving as a strategic partner to executives. Success requires you to move fluidly between high-level strategy and ground-level execution without hesitation. You will be accountable for owning outcomes, asking relentless questions, and building solutions that scale. If you thrive in environments where ownership is total and the path is undefined, this is your opportunity to prove you can run a company.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Lead enterprise-wide AI transformation projects with strategic clients, defining roadmaps and implementation frameworks.
• Drive fundraising initiatives for funds or client organizations, crafting narratives, building investor pipelines, and closing commitments.
• Manage investment fund operations, including oversight of capital allocation, portfolio monitoring, and performance reporting.
• Act as a trusted advisor managing client CEOs, providing direct counsel on growth, operations, and organizational design.
• Spearhead sales initiatives at Human Agency, identifying opportunities, building stakeholder maps, and converting enterprise deals.
• Partner with recruiting to scale the team, defining hiring strategies, sourcing top talent, and improving onboarding workflows.
• Serve as CEO of a venture studio company, responsible for product vision, go-to-market execution, and sustainable growth.
• Oversee end-to-end client project delivery, ensuring alignment with timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
• Leverage data and analytics to drive client value, building dashboards, conducting analyses, and informing strategic decisions.
• Lead go-to-market initiatives for clients, positioning offerings, defining messaging, and launching campaigns that move revenue.
• Own and solve ambiguous, high-stakes problems that do not fit neatly into any single department or existing playbook.
• Manage yourself entirely with no hand-holding, coaching, or check-ins, demonstrating extreme ownership and proactive execution.
• Move seamlessly between strategic work such as board prep and investor materials and execution like scheduling and crisis response.
• Deploy AI tools daily to amplify personal output, acting as the work of five people through smart tooling and automation.
• Identify emerging opportunities, inefficiencies, and threats before they are raised by others, taking initiative to address them.

Requirements

• A fundamentally good human, which is the absolute baseline expectation for every role.
• A mission-driven operator with deep commitment to Human Agency's values and long-term vision.
• Zero ego and no attachment to job descriptions, willing to do whatever the role requires at any moment.
• A self-managing problem solver who does not need supervision and removes friction for others.
• An AI-first mindset, using artificial intelligence as a core force multiplier across all responsibilities.
• A builder mentality, demonstrated by shipping real products or initiatives; attach proof of AI-built work to your application.
• A generalist with range, capable of being dangerous across many domains without requiring deep specialization.
• 5-7+ years of high-performance experience in management consulting, venture capital or private equity, business development, or startup leadership.
• A track record of taking ambiguous, complex initiatives and driving them to completion against difficult odds.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication, synthesizing complex topics into clear, actionable briefs for diverse audiences.
• A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, with preference for candidates from top-tier schools or those with advanced degrees.
• Commitment to ethical practices and responsible business operations in all decisions and recommendations.
• Willingness to accept occasional travel, estimated at 10-25%, for offsites, key events, and leadership meetings.
• Location flexibility with remote-friendly arrangements, preference for major tech hubs and overlap with EST business hours.

Nice to have

Only if the source specifies preferred qualifications, those items are included above under Requirements and Considerations. No additional preferences are introduced.

Practical notes

This role involves occasional travel (10-25%) for company offsites, key events, and leadership meetings. Candidates must be located in the US or Canada and are encouraged to reside in regions with reliable connectivity. There is no specified work hour requirement in the source, but the position expects self-direction and availability to move between strategic and operational tasks. The engagement type varies by applicant location, with full-time employment for US applicants and independent contractor arrangements for Canadian applicants.