Entrepreneur-in-Residence - Industrial Manufacturing SaaS

Please Note: • At this time, the company does not sponsor applicants for work visas. • This is an Industrial Manufacturing Entrepreneur-in-Residence role. • Ideal candidate has a strong entrepreneurial spirit and is an operator with deep experience in manufacturing and SaaS • Minimum 7 years of experience required, ideally in SaaS or industrial engineering About the Company The Client is a NYC-based venture capital platform that builds and invests in early-stage companies. It partners with entrepreneurs from the earliest stages to build breakout businesses at its Studio and invest in Pre-Seed to Series A opportunities from its Fund. The team comes from a diverse set of companies like Flatiron Health, Snap, Lyft, LinkedIn, Google, Goldman Sachs, and Daily Harvest, but they share a common background as builders and operators, with a drive to help entrepreneurs move fast and build generational companies. The Client's in-house platform team spans product research, product design, software development, business development, acquisition marketing, brand marketing, legal, back office, and more. The Supply Chain vertical studio within The Client invests in and incubates software and tech-enabled services for today’s supply chain and industrial challenges. Position Summary Entrepreneurs-in-Residence will ideate, test, and validate new ideas in the supply chain, logistics, and industrials spaces with the support of our Venture Development team. You’ll work closely with the team of experienced operators and executives to build and scale a new venture the team has validated with a signed corporate design partner. Work has already begun to establish and de-risk the product space and business strategy, however, this is only the earliest of stages and the Founder will take this from “0.5 to 1 and beyond” – leveraging people, playbooks, process and network. The Venture Studio will provide you with the initial capital to get going, hands-on support in the building process (discovery, UX, engineering, product, marketing, strategic corporate partners), and continued advice and guidance as you launch and scale the company. The role can be remote, but a preference is for NYC. Some travel may require some travel. Key Responsibilities Alongside the support of our team, you will be responsible for continuing to validate a concept in industrial manufacturing software for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that solves for pain points in requisitions, contracting, and other back-office tasks that can benefit from workflow management and automation. You’ll ultimately bring this company to market after refining the concept. Key responsibilities throughout the incubation will include: • Conduct primary and secondary research on hypothesized innovation (software for industrial manufacturing) • Test desirability, feasibility, and viability of hypothesized solutions • Build the investment case for the hypothesized solution • Develop and execute on a business model, go-to-market strategy, and product roadmap for the hypothesized solution • Work with a corporate partner to design and execute pilots that test the MVP • Build and manage the company P&L to ensure financial targets are met • Hire A+ teammates • Lead fundraising efforts • Take the company from idea to unicorn! Candidate Profile Successful candidates will be exceptional business leaders with a strong operational and client orientation. They will have served as a senior leader and possess the gravitas required to engage with clients and lead a company as Founder and CEO. IDEAL EXPERIENCE • 7+ years of proven experience leading, project managing and building teams in a relevant business industry • An operator and executer who is highly motivated to wear many hats and scale a business from the ground up, from 0 to 1 • A strategist with a strong entrepreneurial spirit – you may have been a startup founder in the past, held a leadership role at a fast-growing, venture-backed startup, or been an early employee • Deep experience in manufacturing with a clear understanding of industry dynamics. This could be demonstrated by having built OEM products, led teams in mechanical engineering roles or related manufacturing production, or delivered products to market. • Product management and/or software-oriented experience a plus • Preference for an individual with an engineering or original equipment manufacturing background • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Experience with the tech stack at industrial businesses also a bonus LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES Entrepreneurial Builder • Comfortable with breaking through walls, failing and finding solutions People Leader & Mentor • Thrives in building and growing people No Ego / High EQ • You are equally as humble and down to earth on “High St” as “Main St”