Founders’ Remote Chief of Staff

Overseas; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% remote setup

US business hours availability

Job summary

Hire Overseas is seeking an Internal Chief of Staff to work directly alongside the founders. You will be the operational and strategic right hand, owning cross-functional initiatives, translating founder priorities into executed outcomes, and filling roles as needed in a fast-moving startup.

You will have a high degree of ownership and autonomy, thinking, deciding, and acting without waiting for direction. This role puts you at the center of a growing company with immediate, visible impact.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a chief of staff, operations lead, founder's associate, or similar high-ownership generalist role at a startup or fast-moving company.
• Exceptional written and verbal English communication skills with the ability to represent the founders professionally.
• Strong strategic thinking combined with the operational discipline to execute without losing quality or momentum.
• Comfortable operating with full autonomy in a small business where the answers are not always obvious.
• High ownership mindset — surface problems with a proposed solution and drive them to completion.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary operational partner to the founders, managing priorities and information flow across the business.
• Prepare founders for meetings, decisions, and external conversations with the right context and materials.
• Manage founder inboxes, communications, and follow-ups to maintain momentum.
• Identify and remove obstacles that slow the founders down before they have to ask.
• Own and drive cross-functional initiatives spanning multiple teams without formal authority.
• Keep critical projects on track by clarifying ownership, deadlines, and next steps.
• Build and maintain internal processes and SOPs that scale with the company growth.
• Identify operational gaps and fix them proactively.

Skills

Executive coordination

Strategic thinking

Operational discipline

Autonomy

English communication

Job description

Hire Overseas is seeking an Internal Chief of Staff to work directly alongside the founders. You will be the operational and strategic right hand, owning cross-functional initiatives, translating founder priorities into executed outcomes, and filling roles as needed in a fast-moving startup.

You will have a high degree of ownership and autonomy, thinking, deciding, and acting without waiting for direction. This role puts you at the center of a growing company with immediate, visible impact.