Position Summary:
JSSI's Product & Technology organization is in the middle of a deliberate transformation to an AI-first model. The CPTO needs a Technology Engagement Partner who can keep pace with that environment: someone who is organized, proactive, highly capable with AI tools, and comfortable jumping between strategic work and operational details in the same week.
This is a 12-month contract role based in Chicago. It is not a passive coordination role; the Technology Engagement Partner will run real workstreams, own recurring processes, and be a trusted extension of the CPTO's capacity. The work is varied by design: one week might involve building a leadership deck, running an AI governance meeting, and tracking root cause analysis on a production incident.
This is a strong fit for a high-potential mid-level professional who wants to work at the center of a meaningful technology transformation, build fluency in how a modern AI-first organization operates, and grow into broader responsibility over time.
Position Responsibilities:
Executive communications & presentations
- Build decks for all-hands, town halls, board updates, and other leadership forums, translating complex topics into clear, well-designed narratives
- Draft internal and external communications on behalf of the CPTO
- Prepare briefing materials, agendas, and follow-up summaries for key meetings
Leadership operating rhythm
- Own the CPTO's recurring meeting cadence, including staff meetings, roadmap reviews, and planning checkpoints, with clear agendas, pre-reads, and follow-through on action items
- Track progress against team OKRs and flag slippage or blockers before they become bigger problems
AI governance & programs
- Run the AI governance committee: own the agenda, track decisions, follow up on action items, and maintain documentation of policies and standards
- Support the development and iteration of JSSI's AI usage policies, guardrails, and governance framework
- Build training materials for AI tools like Co-Pilot and Claude, and help drive adoption across the organization
Operational tracking & financial oversight
- Manage invoice approvals for the Product & Technology organization and maintain visibility into contract expirations and renewal timelines
- Run the monthly software usage review process, including tracking usage percentages by employee location to support Chicago tax compliance
- Compile and maintain hours-by-team-member data to support the organization's capitalization approach
- Support Finance and HR in headcount and budget planning for the Product & Technology org, including annual planning and in-year reforecasts
Incident management & operational support
- Serve as incident management commander during production incidents: coordinate stakeholders, track timelines, and ensure clear communication throughout
- Lead root cause analysis efforts post-incident, tracking action items through to resolution and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks
- Own ad hoc operational efforts as they arise: a new tool rollout, a cross-functional coordination need, a process that needs to be built from scratch
Required Qualifications:
Required
- Active, daily use of AI tools as part of your work: you use AI to work faster, think more clearly, and produce better output.
- Exceptional written communication and storytelling skills: you can take a complex topic and turn it into a crisp, clear deck or document that lands with a senior audience
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel: you are confident building executive-quality presentations and structuring data and tracking in spreadsheets
- Highly organized: demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously without things slipping
- Comfortable working in ambiguity: you can operate without a complete picture, ask the right questions, and make progress without waiting to be told exactly what to do
- Strong interpersonal skills: this role requires building trust with leaders, vendors, and cross-functional stakeholders, often with limited context and under time pressure
Strongly preferred
- Prior experience in a chief of staff/Technology Engagement Partner role, operations, strategy, or program management role
- Exposure to technology or product organizations. You do not need to be a developer, but you should be comfortable in a room full of engineers and product managers
- Familiarity with AI governance, AI tooling, or technology policy topics
- Experience supporting or coordinating incident response or operational escalations
Not required
- Technical engineering or software development background
- Experience with formal ITSM platforms or certifications
- Prior chief of staff/technology engagement partner experience at the VP or C-suite level; this is a role for someone building toward that, not someone who has already done it at that scale