Co-Founder & COO - Psychology Tech & AI

Mind Friend; Leeds; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A startup focused on innovative business solutions is seeking a strategic partner for a founder role in Leeds, UK. This position demands entrepreneurial commitment and a generalist mindset, capable of navigating ambiguity and complex problems. Responsibilities include scaling operations, leading tech strategies, driving growth initiatives, and managing investor relations. Required qualifications encompass experience in high-growth environments, financial acumen, and global mobility. This role offers significant equity and exposure to world-class partners.

Benefits

Equity

Compensation

Exposure to world-class partners

Opportunity to co-build a global company

Qualifications

• Experience as a Founder, Co-Founder, or senior leadership in a startup.
• Must be based in Europe with global mobility.
• Understanding of complex startup environments and financial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Scale core infrastructure for operations.
• Collaborate on tech and AI strategy.
• Lead marketing and user acquisition initiatives.
• Manage investor relations and fundraising.
• Develop hiring plans and foster company culture.
• Integrate across multiple business functions.

Skills

Operational Architecture

Tech & AI Strategy

Growth & Go-To-Market

Capital & Investment

Talent & Culture

Full-Stack Leadership

Job description

Overview

We are not looking for a specialist. We are looking for a true generalist with Founder DNA—someone who can navigate ambiguity, operate at both strategic and execution levels, and help architect a global business from the ground up. This is a founder role, not an employee position. The Mission requires full entrepreneurial commitment (360° ownership) and is not structured around fixed working hours. Your objective is to translate vision into execution, building a functional, scalable, and profitable organisation. We are building a high-performance company and seek a partner who thrives in ownership, pace, accountability, and managing complexity.

Responsibilities

• Operational Architecture: Scale core infrastructure for finance, accounting, legal, and compliance.
• Tech & AI Strategy: Collaborate with the technical team to align AI and product execution with business goals.
• Growth & Go-To-Market: Lead marketing, user acquisition, partnerships, and commercial strategy.
• Capital & Investment: Manage investor relations and oversee fundraising and capital planning.
• Talent & Culture: Create hiring plans and foster a high-performance culture.
• Full-Stack Leadership: Integrate efforts across product, technology, marketing, finance, hiring, and strategy.

Who You Are

• European Base with Global Mobility: You must be based in Europe and possess full flexibility to travel and relocate globally as business needs dictate.
• Co-Founder / Founder Experience or Senior Leadership: A Founder / Co-Founder, or a core member of a founding team, or held a senior leadership position (COO, VP, Head of Operations, Strategy, Fundraising, or similar) in a high-growth startup.
• The Generalist Edge: A working understanding of Cap tables & fundraising, P&Ls & financial planning, AI & product architecture, Growth & performance marketing, and Entrepreneurial mindset. Comfortable with the all-in nature of startups and solving complex, unstructured problems; bias for action.

Compensation & Benefits

• Equity
• Compensation
• Long-term strategic leadership position
• Exposure to world-class partners, investors, and institutions
• Opportunity to co-build a category-defining global company