Startup Founder & CEO
Skills
ActingAnalytical SkillsBusiness DevelopmentEasily AdaptableLeadershipManagementProduct Marketing
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- 15+ years of professional or leadership experience
- A business idea in your area of expertise
- Deep domain expertise in a specific sector or function
- Track record of executing complex projects or launching new initiatives
- Experience in sales partnerships or business development
- Experience in product management operations or service design
- Strong professional network in your industry
- Minimum commitment of 12 hours per week
Nice to have
- Entrepreneurial mindset
- Commercially minded
- Strategic thinker
- High accountability
- Fast learner
Day to day
- Conduct user interviews and gather market insights to validate the problem and shape the solution
- Perform competitor analysis to identify gaps differentiators and positioning opportunities
- Define and launch the first version of the business with support from the venture-building team to test customer demand
- Lead early sales efforts by pitching selling and onboarding first paying customers
- Iterate rapidly using feedback and performance data to refine the offer pricing and business model
- Own the company direction decisions and long-term success while working closely with the co-founding team
Hiring process
- Apply by July 31 2026
- Interviews are underway
- Selected founders start in September 2026