Chief Operating Officer - Technical & Operations

Mind Friend; Georgia; On-site; USD 180,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity/Stock options

Job summary

Mind Friend is seeking a hands-on COO to help build, fund, operate, and scale the company. You will work closely with the founder to drive strategy, manage cross-functional teams, and lead execution across product, engineering, and operations.

The role offers meaningful equity and the opportunity to become Co‑Founder & COO for an exceptional candidate with strong traction or exits, with relocation to Austin or current Austin base.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of leadership in a tech startup at executive level.
• Proven track record scaling revenue, funding, or exits.
• Founder experience with a commercially successful or operational company.
• Strong understanding of digital platforms, marketplaces, AI, or SaaS.
• Experience with fundraising, investor relations, budgeting, operations, and governance.
• Ability to work with product and engineering teams while executing company-wide.
• Based in Austin or willing to relocate.
• Equity-based compensation Negotiations.
• Opportunity to become Co‑Founder & COO for exceptional candidates with successful exits or strong founding-team traction.

Responsibilities

• Lead COO responsibilities to build, fund, operate, and scale Mind Friend.
• Collaborate with the founder and executive team to drive strategy and execution.

Skills

Startup leadership

Scaling expertise

Founder experience

Tech platforms/AI/SaaS

Fundraising

Cross-functional collaboration

Relocation to Austin

Job description

Austin, Texas, or willing to relocate

About Mind Friend

Mind Friend is a mental health technology platform combining education, a professional marketplace, and AI-powered products.

We need a hands‑on COO who can help build, fund, operate, and scale the company.

Please apply only if you meet these requirements

• 5+ years of proven leadership experience in a valuable, technology-driven startup as a Founder, CEO, COO, or core founding-team executive.
• A successful track record building and scaling a company that achieved meaningful revenue, funding, market value, or a successful exit.
• Founder experience must be from a company that became commercially successful or remains operational—not simply a launched startup that failed to raise funding or gain traction.
• Strong technical understanding of digital platforms, marketplaces, AI products, or SaaS businesses.
• Proven experience with fundraising, investor relations, startup finance, budgeting, operations, and basic legal and governance matters.
• Able to work closely with product and engineering teams while leading company-wide execution.
• Based in Austin or prepared to relocate.
• Meaningful share options or equity, based on experience and contribution.
• Opportunity to lead the growth of a mission‑driven mental health technology company.
• Significant decision‑making authority and direct partnership with the founder.
• Opportunity to become Co‑Founder & COO for an exceptional candidate with a successful exit, major founding‑team achievements, or the ability to bring credible investment into Mind Friend’s funding rounds.
• Compensation and equity structure negotiated according to the value, experience, network, and commitment the candidate brings.