Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) - Contractor

Birg; Singapore; Remote; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Job summary

Birg is seeking an Entrepreneur in Residence to lead one venture from early build to a standalone business in a fully remote capacity. You will manage a small cross-functional team across product, growth, sales, and engineering, shipping rapidly with AI and no-code tools, and handing over to a long‑term CEO when ready for fundraising.

The role emphasizes end-to-end ownership, evidence-led decision making, and hands-on execution from day one, with a focus on building and de-risking new ventures

Qualifications

• Built or led a venture from zero as founder, early operator or EIR.
• A track record of fast, disciplined execution against a plan.
• Daily, practical use of AI tools to build, research and ship.
• Led small cross-functional teams, including contractors and external partners.
• Experience designing or operating a structured process for de-risking new initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Build, take a validated concept and start executing from week one.
• Lead the product build with a small cross-functional team.
• Use AI and no-code tools to ship product, research and assets quickly.
• Set clear owners, deadlines and weekly milestones for every workstream.
• Validate and launch an MVP with measurable usage, conversion, and retention.

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are a venture studio. We research and validate ideas in-house, then bring in an Entrepreneur in Residence to turn the strongest of them into real companies. Each venture starts with a clear thesis, a budget and a small team already in place. As EIR , you lead one venture from early build to a standalone business. You work with a small cross-functional team across product, growth, sales and engineering, test quickly with real customers, form the company, and hand it to a long-term CEO once it is ready to raise. You are the single accountable owner from start to handover. This is a hands-on operating role, not an advisory one. You push forward when the evidence supports the venture and recommend stopping early when it doesn't.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build Take a validated concept and start executing from week one
• Lead the product build with a small cross-functional team
• Use AI and no-code tools to ship product, research and assets quickly
• Set clear owners, deadlines and weekly milestones for every workstream
• Validate Launch an MVP and measure real behaviour: usage, conversion, payment and retention;Run short test-and-learn cycles and drop what the data doesn't support
• Build the evidence case for continued investment Recommend stopping the venture early if traction isn't there
• External Relationships Lead conversations with partners, early customers, suppliers and service providers Drive early business development and first commercial deals Manage contractors and specialists who don't report to you directly Keep leadership and investors informed with regular, concise updates
• Company Formation Set up the legal entity, payments and core operating systems Put basic finance, legal and reporting processes in place
• Recruit the venture's first hires Document decisions, systems and metrics so the business can run without you
• Transition Help recruit the venture's long-term CEO Hand over the business cleanly and on schedule Flag risks early to studio leadership before they cost time or money Share lessons learned to improve how the studio builds future ventures

SUCCESS METRICS

• MVP live with paying or active users within the first 90 days. Clear traction evidence that supports further investment, or an early, well-reasoned stop recommendation
• Consistent weekly delivery across all work streams
• Entity, payments and first hires in place on schedule
• Long-term CEO hired and handover completed within the agreed timeline

MUST-HAVE EXPERIENCE

• Built or led a venture from zero as a founder, early operator or EIR
• A track record of fast, disciplined execution against a plan
• Daily, practical use of AI tools to build, research and ship
• Led small cross-functional teams, including contractors and external partners - Made the call to stop or pivot a product when the data required it

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Execution Speed with structure
• End-to-end ownership of outcomes
• Judgement Decides on data, not opinion
• Comfortable making hard calls early
• Leadership & Communication Leads without formal authority
• Clear, proactive written communication
• 6+ years of experience in startup operations, venture building, general management, or a comparable operating role, ideally spanning more than one company.
• Direct, hands-on experience taking at least one company from zero to launch, not just supporting someone else's launch, but owning it.
• Strong working knowledge of AI tools and agentic workflows, with a track record of using them to replace team-based work, not just accelerate individual productivity.
• Experience designing or operating a structured process for de-risking new initiatives-stage gates, funnel management, or comparable venture-building systems.
• Hands-on experience managing execution across multiple work streams, products, or business lines simultaneously without relying on a large team.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to provide concise, honest assessments of portfolio or business health.
• Comfortable operating as an independent contractor, with compensation aligned to scope and impact rather than a traditional salary ladder.

WHAT GREAT LOOKS LIKE

• Starts shipping in the first week
• Brings evidence, not opinions
• Every work stream has an owner and a deadline
• Surfaces problems before they grow
• Stops a venture early when the data says so
• Hands over a business that runs without them

CANDIDATE SNAPSHOT

• A former founder or early operator who has taken a product from zero to paying customers - Builds with AI tools every day and ships before polishing
• Comfortable leading people they don't directly employ
• Wants to build multiple companies, not just one
• Motivated by results, not titles
• Fully remote. No office, no commute, just you, the operating system, and wherever you do your best work.
• This isn't about inheriting an established company. It's about building and continuously evolving the operating system that future ventures will run on.
• Core collaboration hours: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM PST , ensuring consistent overlap with the foun