Former Startup CEOs (Open-Ended)

Naptha AI; Vancouver; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking former startup CEOs and non-technical co-founders to shape the future of AI infrastructure. This role offers a unique opportunity to develop strategic partnerships, lead go-to-market teams, and drive transformative market initiatives. Join a founding team that understands both technology and business, and help create new business models in a remote-first environment. With a highly competitive salary and significant equity stake, this is a chance to make a meaningful impact in an exciting pre-seed company focused on frontier tech. If you have experience scaling startups and a passion for AI, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

Full medical, dental, and vision coverage

Flexible PTO policy

Learning and conference budget

Significant equity stake

Qualifications

• Proven track record of scaling startups and leading teams.
• Ability to shape business strategy and market positioning.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic partnerships with AI companies.
• Build and lead go-to-market teams for specific verticals.
• Drive key business initiatives and new market opportunities.

Skills

Strategic Partnerships

Go-to-Market Strategy

Business Development

Market Positioning

Leadership

Education

Experience in Startup Leadership

Job description

Former Startup CEOs (Open-Ended) | naptha.ai

About This Role

We are actively seeking multiple former startup CEOs and non-technical co-founders to join Naptha AI in roles tailored to each individual's unique strengths and experiences. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of AI infrastructure at a massively ambitious scale, backed by industry veterans and technical leaders through NVIDIA Inception, Google for Startups, and Microsoft for Startups.

We're building the foundational infrastructure for the next wave of AI companies, enabling frontier AI developers (many leaving labs like OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepMind) to build products powered by enormous networks of highly capable next-generation AI agents. We're assembling a team of experienced leaders who have built and scaled companies before, and we'll shape specific roles around your unique expertise as you help us develop and execute on transformative market opportunities.

Potential Areas of Impact

• Depending on your experience and interests, you might:
• Develop and execute strategic partnerships with frontier AI companies
• Build and lead go-to-market teams for specific verticals
• Shape our market positioning and strategic narrative
• Drive key business initiatives and new market opportunities
• Create entirely new business models we haven't explored yet
• Work directly with technical founders to translate vision into market strategy

Why Join Us

• Help shape the business strategy for genuine frontier tech
• Join a founding team that deeply understands both tech and business
• Shape your own role while working alongside other experienced leaders
• Get in early at a technically exceptional pre-seed company
• Build something meaningful without having to worry about fundraising
• Collaborate with other founders who understand the value you bring

About The Hiring Process

• Initial conversation about your experience and vision
• Strategic thinking deep dive
• Collaborative role definition
• Team discussions
• Initiative scoping workshop

Compensation & Benefits

• Highly competitive salary and significant equity stake
• Role and compensation scaled to your experience
• Remote-first work environment
• Full medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible PTO policy
• Learning and conference budget

We're looking for business leaders who have scaled startups before and are excited about the transformative potential of AI infrastructure. These roles offer the impact and ownership of early-stage work combined with the technical foundation to execute at scale.

If you've built and scaled companies before and are excited about shaping how the next generation of AI products will go to market, we want to talk - even if you're not sure exactly what role would be the perfect fit.