Role Description The Chief of Staff to the COO exists to make that model work: not as a coordinator, but as a true operating partner who extends the COO's capacity, sharpens decision-making, and holds together a complex, fast-moving organization. - Strategic Partnership: - Serve as a trusted thought partner - making every interaction with the COO more valuable. - Prepare the COO for high-stakes conversations - drafting and driving board presentations, executive reviews, and cross-functional negotiations. - Operational Integration: - Own the operating rhythm of the COO organization, ensuring substantive and efficient monthly and quarterly business reviews. - Identify where alignment is breaking down and fix those issues proactively. - Execution and Clarity: - Maintain a clear line of sight across key initiatives and ensure the COO has the necessary information and context. - Unblock cross-functional friction when it stalls important initiatives. - Culture and Continuity: - Model the leadership values Upwork expects of its people. - Be the source of stability and continuity during transitions or periods of organizational change. Qualifications - 10+ years of relevant experience; MBA or equivalent strongly preferred. - Prior Chief of Staff experience or a similar senior operating role is a plus. - Experience in consulting, investment banking, or a high-growth tech company. Requirements - Ability to operate at the intersection of strategy and execution in a high-velocity environment. - Organized in a way that instills confidence and prevents things from falling through the cracks. - Discretion and judgment to be a confidant with sensitive information. - Ability to think clearly under ambiguity and communicate with precision. Benefits - Comprehensive medical coverage for you and your family. - Unlimited PTO. - 401(k) plan with matching. - 12 weeks of paid parental leave. - Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Title: Mortgage Lending Officer Location:Remote United States Full time Job Description: Connexus Credit Union - Who We Are: Serving members across all 50 states, Connexus Credit Union is a member-focused cooperative that is proud to return profits to member-owners through high yields for checking accounts and deposit products, as well as competitive rates on our loans. We are a remote first employer with the majority of our employees residing in the upper Midwest. As an employer we foster collaboration and high performance to achieve excellence. We holistically care for and develop our employees to thrive personally and professionally. We are proud to share our success with our employees and those we serve. Connexus offers an Amazing Benefits package: - 20 days of paid time off and 10 paid holidays - 16 hours of paid Volunteer Time Off - 401K Retirement with up to 6% employer match - Excellent Health, Dental, Vision insurance, including multiple plan options - Health Savings Account with generous employer contributions - Employer paid Life insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability - Tuition Reimbursement from $4,000 - $7,000 per calendar year - Robust Learning and Development program that includes an annual professional development stipend About the Role: A Mortgage Lending Officer is responsible for guiding borrowers through the home financing process from initial inquiry to closing. They assess a borrowers financial situation, recommend appropriate loan products, and collect and review documentation. The MLO will also ensure all applications meet lending guidelines. They also serve as the primary point of contact, providing clear communication, managing expectations, and working closely with Processors, Credit Analyst, and other partners to ensure a smooth and on-time loan experience. Responsibilities: - Interviews, solicits, and assists members with their mortgage requests. - Describing mortgage products, terms, requirements, and repayment options available to include non-home equity products that best meet the members' needs. - Coordinates mortgage loans of high complexity, value, and risk. - Works closely with members/borrowers, participants, realtors, correspondent lending partners, business partners, title agents, appraisal management companies, private mortgage insurance providers, and other related parties to the requests to efficiently process applications originate timely and accurate mortgage transactions. - Effectively underwrite and approve mortgage applications up to $350,000. - Effectively underwrites mortgage applications to ensure the members/borrowers qualify and meet the program guidelines and accept the appropriate risk. - Demonstrates effective communication with members/borrowers to ensure an exceptional member experience. - Provides direction to the lending support specialists and mortgage loan processors to complete necessary process activities and prepare accurate and timely preliminary disclosures and final closing documents for all mortgage loan files. - Assesses and executes adequate pricing and sale of residential mortgage loans on the secondary market. - Reviews, underwrites, recommends, and denies or approves loan requests within established individual lending approval limits and makes a recommendation to management for those requests outside of loan program guidelines or individual lending approval limits. - Maintains a high level of accuracy and quality at 97% or greater as it pertains to loan files. - Grows and fosters relationships with members/borrowers, participants, relators, correspondents, partners, title agents, appraisal managers, relocation departments, system providers, and others to generate increased mortgage volume and achieve personal and department goals. - Utilizes each opportunity to generate increased mortgage volume and cross- sell relationship products/services. - Actively participates in real estate -related educational opportunities. - Proactively evaluate applicant's eligibility for other credit union loans, products, services, and cross sell and/or refer to the appropriate department. - Develop, implement, monitor, and review your own action plans to ensure production goals and fee income results are achieved, and review with your manager as needed. - Contact our members through email or telephone to increase mortgage business and originate loans to achieve personal and department production goals. - Regularly and proactively communicate with members/borrowers providing loan status updates to ensure proper understanding of milestones. - Engage directly with members via incoming calls, emails, and online banking to discuss their loan titles, handing follow-up as need to address questions. Provides exceptional customer service in all interactions, while achieving established efficiency goals. - Ensures that all HMDA reportable information is documented correctly with the loan origination system. - Must adhere to all NCUA, and CFPB which includes but not limited to Regulation Z, Regulation B, TILA-RESPA, ECOA, Fair Lending, Fair Housing, Wisconsin Consumer Act, HOEPA and HPML standards. - Initiates the mortgage process with members and potential borrowers of the Credit Union. - Comply with all Federal Regulations as they pertain to the position including BSA and ATR. Position Requirements: - This position is Remote. - Associates degree or commensurate experience is Required. - 1+ year of current Mortgage Lending Officer experience working in a financial institution is Required. - Prior sales experience is Required. - Currently holds active NMLS Identifier Number is Required. - Requires proficient skills to use Microsoft Suite applications, including Excel and Word. Connexus Credit Union's Employer Recognitions: - 2026 Best Place to Work in IT, Computer World Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans/41 CFR 601.4, 41 CFR 60-1.35

Role Description Trustbridge Design & Manufacturing is building a platform for the global manufacturing economy. This role is designed for someone who wants to transition from advisor or senior operator into a true company-building leadership role, with full P&L responsibility as the business grows. - Work directly with the founder to scale the business and ultimately assume the role of Chief Executive Officer of Trustbridge. - Help shape the company's strategy, build the team, and scale both the service and technology components of the business. Key Responsibilities - Business Leadership: - Define and execute Trustbridge’s growth strategy. - Build and lead the operational team as the company scales. - Develop internal systems and processes that support growth. - Platform Development: - Help define the roadmap for the Trustbridge supplier platform. - Work with technical teams to ensure the platform delivers meaningful value for both customers and suppliers. - Commercial Strategy: - Develop the go-to-market strategy for both supplier network expansion and customer acquisition. - Build relationships with product companies, engineering teams, and manufacturers. - Organizational Development: - Recruit and develop the early leadership team. - Build scalable operational systems. - Prepare the business for future growth and potential capital formation. Qualifications - MBA or comparable strategic leadership experience. - 10+ years of experience in manufacturing, supply chain, engineering services, or industrial markets. - Strong operational and strategic capabilities. - Demonstrated ability to lead teams and build organizations. - Entrepreneurial mindset and interest in building a company. Requirements - Mandatory: - MBA or comparable strategic leadership experience. - 10+ years of experience in manufacturing, supply chain, engineering services, or industrial markets. - Strong operational and strategic capabilities. - Demonstrated ability to lead teams and build organizations. - Entrepreneurial mindset and interest in building a company. - Highly Preferred: - Background in management consulting (McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Deloitte, Strategy&). - Experience with manufacturing technology or supply chain platforms. - Experience working with engineering organizations or product companies. - Experience scaling early-stage businesses or business units. Benefits - Competitive base salary. - Meaningful equity participation in Trustbridge. - Performance incentives tied to company growth. What Success Looks Like - Expand the engineering services capability into a leading product development partner. - Build a robust global network of manufacturing suppliers. - Launch and grow the Trustbridge supplier platform. - Establish Trustbridge as a trusted partner for companies bringing new products to market.

Role Description You will be responsible for building and running the operational infrastructure behind A1. This includes: - Setting up new offices and entities - Implementing payroll and local operations - Managing vendors - Supporting recruiting operations - Ensuring the company can execute efficiently as it scales - Operational execution across markets Qualifications - Experience in business operations, strategic operations, founder's office, or similar roles - Experience managing projects involving multiple stakeholders - Strong organisational skills and attention to detail - Ability to manage multiple priorities and follow through on commitments - Comfortable working across recruiting, finance, legal, and administrative functions - Able to identify problems, make decisions, and drive execution independently - High ownership and willingness to take responsibility for outcomes Requirements - Lead business operations across multiple countries - Manage and develop a team of Business Operations Partners - Oversee office setup, entity incorporation, and market launches - Oversee payroll implementation and local operational requirements - Manage external vendors and service providers - Support recruiting operations, recruiter onboarding, and hiring activities - Plan and execute company events, offsites, and operational logistics - Track key initiatives and ensure actions are completed on time - Improve processes where needed to increase speed and reliability Company Description Our mission is to help in integrating intelligence to the world. A1 is building a proactive AI smart assistant for everyday users to bring intelligence to conversations, errands, organising and workflows, with minimal prompting. Our product focuses on achieving high reliability for long-running workflows, persistent context, and real-world task completion. The system must handle multi-step reasoning, interact with external tools, and remain reliable despite non-deterministic model behavior.