Director of Product & Business Development

Nexus3

Chicago (IL)

On-site

USD 80,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Direct mentorship with CEO
Competitive compensation
Potential equity

Job summary

Nexus3 in Chicago seeks a proactive entrepreneur for a product management role focused on generative AI in the energy sector. You will validate product-market fit, shape the MVP, and collaborate closely with the CEO and engineering teams.

The ideal candidate will have 2-4 years of relevant experience, strong interpersonal skills, and a comfort with ambiguity. This position offers competitive compensation, direct mentorship, and an opportunity to drive innovation in AI.

Qualifications

  • 2-4+ years of experience in product management, customer development, or a related field.
  • Strong interpersonal skills to communicate complex ideas clearly.
  • Knowledge of generative AI and emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Lead customer discovery and validate product-market fit.
  • Engage with engineering to develop an MVP.
  • Develop relationships with industry stakeholders for market validation.

Skills

Product management
Customer development
B2B software
Generative AI concepts
Interpersonal skills

Tools

No-code/low-code tools
Simple scripts

Job description

About Nexus3 Capital

Nexus3 Capital builds and invests in transformative enterprise SaaS companies that are powered by artificial intelligence, focusing on large vertical markets where AI can materially improve decision‑making and operational efficiency.

Nexus3 Capital is founded and led by Tim Stojka, a serial entrepreneur with 25+ years of experience building cutting‑edge software companies across multiple industries.

Role Overview

We are seeking a proactive entrepreneur who can sit at the intersection of customer discovery, product management, and technical development. You will work directly with the founding CEO—as well as the engineering and business development teams—to validate product‑market fit, shape the MVP, and drive early customer pilots.

This role will be focused on our newest portfolio company, which will leverage generative AI in the energy industry.

Your Mission Will Be To
  • Lead customer discovery to validate the problem, current workflow, and willingness to pay
  • Understand the energy landscape and the ways in which a genAI product in that space can be monetized
  • Engage with the engineering team and quickly move from hypothesis, to MVP, to product
Customer Discovery & Market Validation
  • Develop relationships with industry stakeholders and conduct customer interviews across key segments to conceptualize and refine product functionality
  • Synthesize qualitative feedback into actionable insights
  • Identify workflows and processes that can be radically disrupted by generative AI
  • Run structured validation loops with concept tests and demo walk‑throughs, while documenting learning and identifying next steps
Product Strategy & MVP Definition
  • Refine the product thesis and prioritize use cases for different customer segments
  • Translate customer needs into product requirements
  • Partner with engineering to define and develop an MVP
Early Go-To-Market Support
  • Develop ROI narratives tied to customer outcomes and engage potential customers in pilot tests
  • Maintain a living view of the regulatory data landscape, as well as the AI application layer at large
Skills/Experience Required
  • 2–4+ years of experience in product management, customer development, strategy/consulting, business development, or a technical role in B2B software
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to synthesize complex ideas into concrete and concise insights
  • Working knowledge of generative AI concepts (LLMs, prompt design, retrieval/evaluation) and curiosity about emerging technologies
  • Comfort building demos/prototypes using no-code/low‑code tools (Replit, Lovable) and/or simple scripts
  • Comfort in ambiguity and moving fast in a 0‑to‑1 environment
We Offer
  • Direct mentorship and partnership with the founding CEO
  • A highly leveraged role shaping the initial product thesis, MVP, and early customer pilots
  • Competitive compensation and potential equity
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