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 a deep understanding of merchandise planning, inventory management, and multi-channel retail operations is required.

Skills

Not specified in the job posting.

Benefits

No specific benefits are mentioned.

Pay

No specific pay details are provided.

Schedule

No specific schedule details are provided.

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.