Chief of Staff

Zen Educate

Chief of Staff for North America driving operational strategy and projects at Zen Education. Collaborating closely with leadership to refine strategy and manage cross-functional initiatives.

Posted 5/29/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $120,000 - $160,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partnering with leadership to refine strategy and priorities
Driving projects across Growth, Operations, Customer Success, Finance, and People
Supporting new market launches and commercial rollout plans
Building the operating cadence, dashboards, and decision-making systems we need to scale
Turning ambiguous problems into clear plans, owners, and outcomes
Jumping into urgent business problems when there is no obvious owner yet

Requirements

What you’ll need

5 to 10 years of experience including time in consulting, investing, high-growth startups, strategy, operations, revenue, marketplaces, or another demanding generalist environment
Relentless drive to deliver outcomes
Endless curiosity
Strong analytical judgment
Clear, logical, compelling communication
High ownership
Low ego
Comfort with ambiguity
Ability to influence senior stakeholders
Excitement to move between strategy and hands-on execution
Genuine care for the mission, not just the title

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Soft Skills

analytical judgmentcommunicationownershipinfluencecuriositydrive to deliver outcomescomfort with ambiguityproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingexecution