Co-Founder (CEO) at Waypoint

Randstad (Schweiz) AG; Trentino-Alto Adige; Ibrido; EUR 110.000 - 125.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A startup incubator seeks a CEO to drive the vision for an AI-powered tax platform. You will lead product-market fit and strategy while building relationships with wealth managers and securing funding. The ideal candidate has deep experience in wealth management and a strong network in financial services, with a passion for reinventing workflows through AI. Fluent Italian is required.

Servizi

Significant founding stake

Access to an expert team

Dedicated studio budget

Competenze

• Proven ability to attract customers and investors.
• Evidence of thriving in ambiguous environments.
• Strategic thinker with a bias for action.

Mansioni

• Own the vision and commercial roadmap for Waypoint.
• Build and maintain relationships with wealth managers.
• Raise pre-seed / seed investment and lead investor communications.

Conoscenze

Operating from zero to one

Market insight

Building world-class teams

Customer development

Raising investment

Fluent in Italian

Descrizione del lavoro

Location : Milan or Remote

Equity : Significant founding stake

Start date : ASAP

Founders Factory builds and funds startups together with exceptional entrepreneurs and the world’s leading companies. Created by IPO-exited founders, we offer founders capital, operational support from a team of hands-on experts, and unrivalled access to a coalition of industry-leading corporate partners. Since 2015, our 300+ portfolio companies have raised $900mm follow-on funding from a roster of notable investors.

Our Studio partners with entrepreneurs at day one, developing new ideas, technologies and business models into high growth companies. We’re now exploring concepts at the intersection of wealth management and technology.

About the Venture

Waypoint is an AI-powered tax platform helping wealth professionals deliver smarter, faster, and more compliant advice to high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs). By automating research, modeling, and reporting, we replace fragmented workflows with a conversational AI co-pilot that enables clarity, compliance, and scale. We’re now assembling a founding team to build the future of AI-native wealth advisory.

About the Role

As CEO, you’ll own vision, traction, and execution. You'll be the voice of the customer, the driver of product-market fit, and the architect of our go-to-market strategy.

You’ll lead conversations with private banks, advisors, and early clients, while shaping the broader strategy and culture of the company.

Our offer

• Co-found a company with Founders Factory’s team of IPO-exited founders and entrepreneurs to develop a new venture
• Access to an expert team through our Venture Studio and 6-month accelerator programme
• Unlock combined cash and hands-on support from our experienced team
• A validated concept and intellectual property
• A dedicated studio budget (including the founder stipend, specialist resource and infrastructure budget)

What we’re looking for :

Experienced founder or builder capable of operating from zero to one

Unique market insight, top 1% skills or other advantage that makes you a suitable and compelling founder

Proven ability to build a world-class team, attract customers and investors

Evidence of thriving in ambiguous environments and a high aptitude for calculated risks

A clear vision for the opportunity (including product direction) - with the drive and expertise to execute on it

Big ambition and conviction to completely reimagine the wealth advisory space

Deep empathy and motivation to solve customer problems

High IQ and EQ - strong opinions loosely held

Responsibilities :

Own the vision and commercial roadmap for Waypoint

Build and maintain relationships with wealth managers, private banks, and family offices

Lead customer development and onboarding of early pilot users

Collaborate with CTO to ensure product meets market needs

Raise pre-seed / seed investment and lead investor communications

Represent Waypoint publicly with press, advisors, and partners

Requirements

Deep experience in wealth management, private banking, or tax advisory for HNWIs

Strong network in European wealth or financial services ecosystem

Track record of owning client relationships and closing complex deals

Strategic thinker with a bias for action

Passionate about reinventing traditional workflows with AI

Fluent in Italian

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