Founding CEO

Girdley Enterprises, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Reasonable salary and benefits

Meaningful equity in the business

Fully remote work flexibility

Job summary

A business consulting firm seeks a co-founder and CEO to lead a new venture focused on Quality of Earnings studies in the USA. This full-time, remote role offers a chance to earn equity from day one and involves delivering high-quality results while leading a team. The ideal candidate is an experienced professional looking to partner in a de-risked venture with significant growth potential. The role involves substantial travel to clients and events.

Qualifications

• An early-stage professional with experience in QoE.
• High integrity, hard-working, and values partnerships.
• Able to learn quickly and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Lead the business as the chief rainmaker.
• Deliver high-quality studies that delight customers.
• Build systems and teams to scale the company.
• Own all aspects of the business and outcomes.

Skills

Ability to inspire trust and belief from potential customers

Knowledge of delivering QoE reports and B2B sales

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Job description

The Job

The Job: This full‑time role is the co‑founder and CEO of a new business delivering on Quality of Earnings studies for acquirers of small‑ and medium‑sized companies in the USA. We are incubating a new business to leverage our existing social media audience, go‑to‑market expertise, and experience building tech‑enabled services as unfair advantages to win over customers. We want you to be our co‑founder and CEO and to make a ton of money with us.

You Are

You Are: You are a competitive professional ready to skip the line and enter a de‑risked venture that will pay you a salary and earn equity from day one. You thrive working independently, in an environment where your rewards reflect your impact, and you have a clear goal in mind. Winning here is building a great cash‑generative company with us as partners and, eventually, exiting the business through a sale.

Responsibilities

• Chief rainmaker for the business, especially early on
• Deliver studies that delight customers
• Build systems and teams to scale all aspects of the company as you go from startup to senior executive CEO
• Overall strategy, execution, and team‑building – ultimate responsibility for all aspects of the business and results.

Key Skills

• Ability to inspire trust and belief from potential customers
• Knowledge of delivering QoE reports and B2B sales (or willingness to learn)

Ideal Candidate

• An early‑stage professional with experience in QoE.
• Wants to “skip‑the‑line” to business ownership and equity
• Dedication to high‑quality results done with the utmost integrity
• High integrity, hard‑working, and sees value in 1+1+1=5 partnership here
• Intelligent with good problem‑solving ability
• Able to learn things quickly, especially as we deploy tech/systems to streamline production of studies
• Self‑starter able to and liking to work independently
• Two Marshmallow thinker
• Detail‑oriented with a focus on accountability and correctness
• Demonstrated ability to finish things

Other Details

• Reasonable salary and benefits from day one.
• Meaningful equity in the business with upside accelerators for more equity.
• Fully Remote OK located in the USA.
• Substantial amount of travel (25% of time) to events, clients, and meetings.

Seniority Level

Executive

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Business Development and Sales