OPERATORS is a collective built by founders, operators, and industry leaders. We connect ambitious founders solving big industrial B2B challenges with the operators, board members, and investors they normally can't access.

The world is full of well-intended advice. We replace fragmented advice with competence, grounded in evidence-based thinking and real execution.

For Founders: Build your board of directors with experienced operators. Launch operator boards with clear goals and aligned incentives. Raise smart capital from strategic investors. Get on-demand founder advisory when you need it most.

For Operators & Investors: Join startup boards. Invest with purpose alongside your expertise.

OPERATORS

A Board, Advisory and Investment Collective. Industrial tech solutions in maritime, energy, ocean and supply chain.

About OPERATORS CollectiveOPERATORS Collective is a board, advisory, and investment collective of executives, entrepreneurs and experts in maritime, ocean, energy, supply chain and critical infrastructure. We bring operators, board members, and investors together to work directly with founders on commercial strategy, product validation, capital planning, and go-to-market execution.
The roleWe're building board and advisory capacity in the region. This is not one fixed position. We're taking applications on a rolling basis and matching qualified operators to board and advisory opportunities as they open, now and in the coming months.Who we're looking for - we qualify operators against six criteria and ask for a minimum of two:Executive domain expertise: 10+ years and a global network of decision-makers in energy & offshore. Startup board or advisory board experience: current or past documented roles, with a formed view of what works and what doesn'tBoard education: at least one completed and documented recognized board education programEntrepreneur or intrapreneur: founded a startup or built a new business area from zero in a larger companyExpert technical knowledge: 7+ years of frontier or in-depth experience in a technical field (e.g. robotics, IoT, coatings, AI)Expert functional knowledge: 10+ years in a functional area (e.g. B2B sales, marketing, regulation, strategy, operations, procurement)
What you getThe opportunity to be matched to a board or advisory seat with an industrial-tech company scaling in energy & offshore.Compensation and equity terms set per role.
How to apply - this process does not run through LinkedIn. Apply through our qualification form (~4 minutes): operatorscollective.io/operator-qualification
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Board Member / Advisory Board Member - Industrial Tech in Energy & Offshore

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