Chief of Staff - Chicago
The Opportunity
This is not a traditional chief of staff role. At Human Agency, the chief of staff is the prototype for every person we hire. You're someone who wants to be running a company — a dynamic C-suite leader — but you're choosing to ride shotgun alongside an executive because you know it's the fastest path to getting there. What makes us different is that we actually give you that shot. Today. Not in three years. You are floor to ceiling. You will take out the trash, sweep the floors, and then walk into the board meeting and run it. Nothing is beneath you. There is no ceiling above you. You are a garbage disposal for problems — every food scrap, every random piece of metal gets thrown your way, and you figure out how to handle it without breaking.
What You'll Do
- Leading AI transformation projects with clients
- Managing investment funds
- Managing CEOs at client organizations
- Driving sales initiatives at Human Agency
- Prioritizing recruiting to help grow our team
- Serving as CEO of a venture studio company
- Managing client project delivery
- Driving value through data and analytics for clients
- Leading go-to-market initiatives for clients
- Own and solve ambiguous, high-stakes problems that don't fit neatly into any department
- Managing yourself entirely — no hand-holding, no coaching, no check-ins about how your day is going
- Deploying AI tools daily to amplify your output — you are not doing the work of one person, you are doing the work of five
- Identifying opportunities, inefficiencies, and threats before anyone asks you to
Considerations
- Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; top-tier programs and/or an advanced degree in a relevant field is a plus
- Ethics: Commitment to ethical practices and responsible business operations
- Travel: Occasional (10–25%) for company offsites, key events, and leadership meetings
- Location: Remote-friendly with preference for candidates in major tech hubs and strong preference for overlap with EST business hours