Description
Chief Executive Officer AI & Startup Experience Required
Compensation: $220K equity
Our client is on a mission to transform how professional organizations industry associations and expert communities solve problems deliver value and engage their members. Theybelieve that with the right blend of innovation leadership and technology these communities can play an even more powerful role in shaping industries and society.
Our client is building intelligent humancentered solutions that help these organizations thrivecombining the promise of AI with a deep understanding of how people and communities work. Founded by experienced leaders in technology product strategy and gotomarket they are ready to scale.
They are currently seeking an experienced Chief Executive Officer to join their growing team.
Position Summary
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will be responsible for leading the Company through its earlystage development setting and executing the strategic vision and guiding the company to significant commercial milestones. The CEO will manage all facets of the organization from capital raising and investor relations to gotomarket strategy revenue growth and organizational expansion.
Reporting directly to the Board of Directors the CEO will work in close partnership with the companys cofounder (serving as Chief Product Officer and Chief AI Architect) to ensure the product roadmap and technology development align with Companys broader strategic objectives. The CEO will be a key publicfacing figure driving brand visibility while shaping and promoting the companys culture vision and mission
Professional Experience & Qualifications
AI/ML & Emerging Technology Expertise
- Direct experience in Generative AI AI/ML products and services AIasaService and/or B2B SaaS.
- Preferably a track record at leading technology organizations or startups (Google OpenAI Amazon Microsoft Perplexity Anthropic Inflection AI Y Combinator or similar).
Startup & Growth Stage Leadership
- Demonstrated success leading and scaling an earlystage technology venture through capital raises team expansion and revenue growth.
- Familiarity with building or operating within AIcentric productled organizations ensuring balanced prioritization of technical product and commercial needs.
Capital Raising & Investor Relations
- Proven ability to secure financing (preseed to Series A/B rounds) with a wellestablished network in the venture and capital markets.
- Experience working with sophisticated VC firms angel syndicates and strategic investors to drive corporate valuation and growth.
Strategic Vision & Operational
- Strong business acumen and operational expertise with demonstrated success driving sustainable growth in dynamic rapidly changing markets.
- Skilled at designing and deploying datadriven frameworks to set KPIs track performance and make informed decisions.
Team Building & Culture Development
- History of attracting developing and retaining highcaliber talent across diverse functions (technical product gotomarket operations).
- Track record fostering inclusive highperforming and innovative team cultures aligned with core values of collaboration and transparency.
Desired Personal Attributes & Leadership Style
- Collaborative & Inclusive: Embraces open communication respects subjectmatter experts and empowers the broader team to contribute ideas and solutions.
- Visionary & Pragmatic: Balances a forwardthinking ambitious vision for AI/ML innovation with disciplined operational management and risk assessment.
- PeopleFirst Mindset: Demonstrates empathy and genuine interest in employee wellbeing growth and satisfaction.
- High Integrity & Authenticity: Operates with transparency honesty and mutual respect building trust with employees investors and partners.
- DataDriven DecisionMaker: Prioritizes rigorous analysis critical thinking and evidencebased insights yet can act decisively amid uncertainty.
- Adaptable & Resilient: Thrives in a rapidly changing environment and responds effectively to setbacks or pivot opportunities.
- Inspirational Communicator: Capable of articulating complex AI/ML and business concepts in compelling accessible narratives for diverse audiences.
Education & Other Requirements
- Bachelors degree in a relevant field (Computer Science Engineering Business) required; advanced degree (MBA MS PhD) in a related domain is advantageous but not mandatory.
- 7 years in executive or senior leadership roles with direct accountability for strategy operations and financial performance in a tech environment.
- Track record of commercial accomplishments scaling revenue from zero to meaningful run rate in software/SaaS or AIdriven ventures.
- Comfortable with a hybrid work arrangement with preference for a West Coast (USA) location (Seattle SF Bay Area Los Angeles San Diego Portland).
If this sounds like the right adventure I want to hear from you. Send your resume to emailprotected Required Experience:
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