Chief of Staff to the Founder

Key responsibilities

• Strategic Execution & Founder Partnership Partner with the founder to translate priorities, initiatives, and strategic vision into sequenced plans with clear owners, timelines, and success metrics Own end-to-end execution of founder-level special projects and organizational initiatives, from scoping and planning through delivery and measurement Maintain focus and accountability across the founder's portfolio of priorities; proactively identify conflicts, dependencies, and risks before they become problems Prepare high-quality executive materials (strategy briefs, decision memos, board materials, organizational roadmaps) that drive alignment and enable confident decision-making Serve as a strategic thought partner to the founder, pressure-testing ideas, surfacing options and trade-offs, and ensuring initiatives align with company strategy and capacity Internal Systems & Operations Build and continuously improve the internal operating systems that allow Human Agency to scale: hiring infrastructure, resource allocation processes, team capacity planning, and cross-functional coordination mechanisms Design and implement hiring systems that support our 25-30+ person growth target in 2026 without overwhelming the existing team, including interview frameworks, candidate evaluation rubrics, and onboarding processes Own resource allocation and capacity planning across the organization, ensuring the right people are working on the right priorities at the right time, and that no one is stretched unsustainably thin Establish organizational rhythms that create alignment without bureaucracy: leadership meeting cadences, decision-making frameworks, communication protocols, and reporting structures Identify operational bottlenecks and inefficiencies; design and implement solutions that increase organizational velocity while maintaining quality Cross-Functional Leadership & Coordination Orchestrate complex, cross-functional initiatives that require coordination across leadership and multiple teams Serve as a neutral coordinator and problem-solver when initiatives span multiple departments or require difficult trade-offs between competing priorities Represent the founder's office in key internal discussions, ensuring the founder's priorities and perspective are understood even when they can't be in every meeting Build strong working relationships across the organization; earn trust as someone who gets things done without ego and acts in the company's best interest Communications & Organizational Transparency Ensure crisp internal communication on company strategy, priorities, and decisions—translating founder-level thinking into clear, actionable guidance for the broader team Prepare the founder for key meetings, presentations, and decisions; provide relevant context, background materials, and recommended talking points Maintain visibility on organizational health metrics and key initiatives; proactively surface issues and opportunities to leadership Who You Are Experience & Skills 5-7+ years in high-performing environments such as Chief of Staff roles, strategic operations, management consulting, venture capital/private equity, business development, or startup leadership positions AI-native, not AI-curious.
• Before you do almost anything manually, you've already asked yourself whether AI can do it better.
• You're constantly tinkering, building small tools, automating your own workflows, and sharing what you find.
• Demonstrated success in taking ambiguous, complex initiatives and driving them to completion, you're the person who makes hard things happen Strong systems thinking and process design capability, you don't just execute tasks, you build the infrastructure that makes future execution easier and more scalable Exceptional project management and coordination skills across multiple concurrent work-streams with competing priorities and ti