Executive Scapegoat (C-Suite)

A rare C-suite opportunity to take responsibility for decisions you were not invited to make.

On-siteThe boardroom / Under the tableAccountability (Externalized)Absurdity 5/5

Vantablack Group is hiring a senior executive to provide accountability, continuity, and a plausible name for the minutes. You will report to the board, the CEO, the audit committee, and whichever journalist arrives first. The role offers significant visibility immediately before it offers significant liability.

What you’ll do

Responsibilities

Represent the company at hearings, depositions, and awkward dinners.
Sign documents you have read as thoroughly as the people who wrote them.
Provide a human face for decisions made by a committee of clouds.
Maintain plausible deniability while being the only person with a name.

What we need

Requirements

Executive presence and a flexible relationship with memory.
Experience taking credit for success and responsibility for other people's failure.
Able to stay calm while being described as 'the former executive' in real time.
No prior convictions; prior settlements acceptable.

What you get

C-suite title with immediate historical significance.
Legal representation for matters occurring before, during, and after employment.
One reserved seat at the hearing.
A farewell card signed by the board, dated in advance.

Red flags

The role was created to satisfy a regulator.
The previous scapegoat now works for the regulator.
The offer letter is also a confession.

These are also available in the job description.

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