Chief of Staff- Human Capital
Saint Louis, MO
Updated: May 22
This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 21-May-2026. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.
We are seeking a strategic and dynamic leader to serve as Chief of Staff to the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). This role drives enterprise impact by accelerating execution, aligning priorities, and enhancing the effectiveness of the CHROs office. The Chief of Staff serves as a trusted advisor, a liaison to the Human Capital Senior Leadership Team (SLT), and a driver of organizational performance.
This role leads critical initiatives while ensuring accountability across a broad portfolio. Responsibilities include strategic planning, operational oversight, communications, team coordination, and executive enablement. Strong judgment, discretion, prioritization, and communication skills are essential. The Chief of Staff must excel at translating strategy into action, influencing outcomes, and building partnerships across internal and external stakeholders.
Reporting to the CHRO, this role enhances the Human Capital Divisions agility, efficiency, and impact. It connects priorities, drives alignment, and accelerates execution to deliver business outcomes. Success requires comfort operating in a fast-paced environment and the ability to navigate complexity with confidence. This role offers high visibility and strong development potential for leaders who demonstrate empathy, sound judgment, and influence.
What You'll Do:
This role leads critical initiatives while ensuring accountability across a broad portfolio. Responsibilities include strategic planning, operational oversight, communications, team coordination, and executive enablement. Strong judgment, discretion, prioritization, and communication skills are essential. The Chief of Staff must excel at translating strategy into action, influencing outcomes, and building partnerships across internal and external stakeholders.
Reporting to the CHRO, this role enhances the Human Capital Divisions agility, efficiency, and impact. It connects priorities, drives alignment, and accelerates execution to deliver business outcomes. Success requires comfort operating in a fast-paced environment and the ability to navigate complexity with confidence. This role offers high visibility and strong development potential for leaders who demonstrate empathy, sound judgment, and influence.
What You'll Do:
- Serve as a trusted advisor to the CHRO, providing insights to inform decisions
- Partner with the Executive Assistant to optimize calendar and capacity management
- Represent the CHROs perspective in meetings and communications
- Drive execution of key priorities and improve operating processes
- Provide decision support through data analysis and synthesis
- Draft executive communications and lead change management efforts
- Act on behalf of the CHRO to remove barriers and accelerate progress
- Resolve non-complex issues and prioritize CHRO engagement
- Analyze metrics and trends to identify risks and opportunities; escalate as needed
- Strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities
- Ability to influence stakeholders and navigate complexity
- Strong synthesis and communication of complex information
- Excellent project and process management skills
- Proven experience leading cross-functional initiatives
- Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication
- Ability to facilitate senior-level discussions and drive action
- Resilient, agile, and effective in ambiguous environments
- Growth mindset with a focus on continuous improvement
Current Internal home-based associates please note: Even as a hybrid posted role you are eligible to apply and, if selected, you may retain your home-based status. However future business or regulatory needs may require on-site work and some roles may carry a preference for hybrid presence.
What You'll Need:
- Bachelor's Degree required
- 7 years professional experience with at least three years in leadership.
- Experience managing complex initiatives and driving organizational change
- Advanced Degree (Masters or MBA).
- HC strategy or consultative experience with a focus on operations management.
- Strong project management skills with experience leading enterprise level initiatives.
Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.
Include strategic planning, operational oversight, communications, team coordination, and executive enablement. Strong judgment, discretion, prioritization, and communication skills are essential. The Chief of Staff must excel at translating strategy into action, influencing outcomes, and building partnerships across internal and external stakeholders. Reporting to the CHRO, this role enhances the Human Capital Divisions agility, efficiency, and impact. It connects priorities, drives alignment, and accelerates execution to deliver business outcomes. Success requires comfort operating in a fast-paced environment and the ability to navigate complexity with confidence. This role offers high visibility and strong development potential for leaders who demonstrate empathy, sound judgment, and influence. What You'll Do:Serve as a trusted advisor to the CHRO, providing insights to inform decisions Partner with the Executive Assistant to optimize calendar and capacity management Represent the CHR - Os perspective in meetings and communications Drive execution of key priorities and improve operating processes Provide decision support through data analysis and synthesis Draft executive communications and lead change management efforts Act on behalf of the CHRO to remove barriers and accelerate progress Resolve non-complex issues and prioritize CHRO engagement Analyze metrics and trends to identify risks and opportunities; escalate as needed Knowledge and Skills Strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities Ability to influence stakeholders and navigate complexity Strong synthesis and communication of complex information Excellent project and process management skills Proven experience leading cross-functional initiatives Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication Ability to facilitate senior-level discussions and drive action Resilient, agile, and effective in ambiguous environments Growth mindset with a focus on continuous improvement. Current Internal home-based associates please note: Even as a hybrid posted role you are eligible to apply and, if selected, you may retain your home-based status. However future business or regulatory needs may require on-site work and some roles may carry a preference for hybrid presence. What You'll Need: Bachelor's Degree required 7 years professional experience with at least three years in leadership. Experience managing complex initiatives and driving organizational change What Could Set You Apart: Advanced Degree (Masters or MBA). HC strategy or consultative experience with a focus on operations management. Strong project management skills with experience leading enterprise level initiatives.
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