Chief of Staff

Job Description

Job Description

COMPANY INTRO

ARU, founded in 2016, has quickly risen to become the U.S. leader in specialty property insurance underwriting, product development, loss control, and technology.

CHIEF OF STAFF POSITION INTRO

Company Co-founder Will Johnson is currently seeking an exceptionally well-organized collaborator to perform as his regular "right hand" and occasional surrogate, supporting and empowering Will to be more effective leading strategic growth. In practical terms, the Chief of Staff (COS) will work very closely with Will on a daily basis, inclusive of communicating on behalf of Will and accompanying Will on domestic business travel. The right candidate will demonstrate a successful track record of supporting dynamic and fast-moving C-suite executives in high-growth companies (note : experience in entrepreneurial settings is highly preferred). In addition, the right candidate will be an exceptionally well-polished professional who has substantial intellectual curiosity and the heart of a servant-leader.

A few words from ARU's Co-founder Will Johnson :

"I started ARU in 2016 at ground zero, with zero customers, zero revenue, and one big foundational idea :   other market participants were operating fundamentally flawed models that were not sustainable . I strongly believed ARU could deliver substantial value by making a clean break from the legacy underwriting methods and by building a completely new and innovative approach. But - I must say, believing  it and executing  it were two very different things, ha!

While it certainly has not been easy, amazing work by the ARU team has generated superlative growth and profitability results, and it continues to be incredibly fulfilling to see ARU's original mission be realized.

I am now seeking the next great addition to our team, a Chief of Staff , which I define as : a chief yin-to-my-yang , a chief- force-multiplier , a chief -collaborator , a chief organizer , an overall chief gets-it-done-on behalf-of-Will J. . If you are a world-class Chief of Staff who's seeking to do the best work of your career (and help me do the best work of my  career), I invite you to reach out to us."

WHAT WE’RE OFFERING TO YOU :

• You will work closely with company Co-founder Will Johnson, a nationally-recognized insurance leader. You will partner with Will J. and perform in a key collaborative, administrative, and support role, helping lead the company.
• You will receive a competitive compensation package, with base annual salary, annual bonus, and company-provided benefits.  You will have 100% employer-paid health insurance, generous PTO, and a 100% vested retirement plan with company match.
• You will have a position in a fast-growing, modern, technology-based company, where your contribution will be critical to the company’s success, and where your performance will earn your opportunities for recognition and promotion.

PRIMARY DUTIES :

Strategic Planning & Execution : collaborate closely with Will J. and senior leadership to develop, refine, and drive the execution of ARU's strategic plan and key business objectives. This includes identifying opportunities for growth, market expansion, and operational improvements.

Initiative Management : lead and manage special projects and strategic initiatives on behalf of Will J., often requiring cross-functional involvement. This includes defining project scope, setting timelines, allocating resources, tracking progress, and quality assurance.

Internal Communications : draft and disseminate internal communications on behalf of Will J., ensuring clarity, consistency, and alignment with ARU's vision and values.

WHAT WE MINIMALLY REQUIRE - YOUR EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLSET :

REQUIRED LOCATION :   80% IN-PERSON / 20% REMOTE

ABOUT ARU’S CULTURE :

We demand excellence from ourselves and those around us; we work accurately and thoroughly, but also with a great sense of urgency; we are excellent critical thinkers and creative problem solvers; we contribute cheerfully to ARU’s environment of collaborative brainstorming and respectful debate; we love to explore and experiment, and we are comfortable occasionally blazing a trail that ends up actually being a “bridge to nowhere” just as long as we fail fast, pivot appropriately, and become tougher and smarter as a result; we love to learn, read, and grow as human beings; we believe in science-based truths, and we know there is no such thing as an alternative fact.

MORE ABOUT ARU :

ARU was founded with a goal to use expertise, engineering, and technology to disrupt the legacy marketplace. Our core mission is to deliver a superior experience to our policyholders, while also maintaining sustainability and consistency writing historically-challenging classes of business. To do so, we build and deploy 100% proprietary insurance products, we invest heavily in property loss prevention engineering and research, and we develop home-grown software and other technology. We also focus on collaborative broker and policyholder relationships, which allow us to deliver shared victories for all stakeholders.  ARU is part of the Accelerant Insurance family :   https : / / accelins.com /

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