Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot

About the role

The Opportunity FutureSight is seeking a Co-Founder & CEO to lead Maestro, an AI-native inventory-planning intelligence venture. This is a co-founder partnership with meaningful founder equity, not a salaried executive role.

Responsibilities

• Set the venture's direction and lead its execution
• Refine the ICP, pricing model, and product positioning
• Lead pilots with VPs, operations managers, and merchandise planners at importers, distributors, and multi-channel retail brands, convert them to paid engagements, and build the go-to-market motion
• Partner with the FutureSight product and engineering team to ship V1 and iterate on user feedback
• Lead the seed raise, supported by FutureSight's network and traction
• Recruit and lead the founding team, and establish the cultural foundation of the company

Requirements

• Previous founding experience at a venture-backed company
• Demonstrated success in B2B SaaS go-to-market, including sales and customer engagement
• Fundraising fluency, with the ability to develop investor narratives and close capital
• Proven ability to attract, develop, and retain top talent
• Clear-eyed understanding of the risks and demands of co-founding a venture-backed company
• Deep, operational exposure to merchandise planning, inventory management, and multi-channel retail operations

Qualifications

No specific qualifications are listed, but candidates should have previous founding experience and demonstrated success in B2B SaaS go-to-market.

Skills

No specific skills are listed, but candidates should have deep operational exposure to merchandise planning, inventory management, and multi-channel retail operations.

Benefits

No specific benefits are mentioned, but the role involves setting the venture's direction and leading its execution, including fundraising and recruiting a founding team.

Pay

No specific pay details are provided; the role is described as a co-founder partnership with meaningful founder equity.

Schedule

No specific schedule details are provided; the role is described as a co-founder partnership with meaningful founder equity.

Co-Founder Profile

Previous founding experience at a venture-backed company
Demonstrated success in B2B SaaS go-to-market, including sales and customer engagement
Fundraising fluency, with the ability to develop investor narratives and close capital
Proven ability to attract, develop, and retain top talent
Clear-eyed understanding of the risks and demands of co-founding a venture-backed company
Deep, operational exposure to merchandise planning, inventory management, and multi-channel retail operations

How to Apply

Please submit your resume, LinkedIn profile, and a brief note on why this venture aligns with your goals as a founder. We will move quickly for the right candidate.