Your Next Hire - Issue #2
CTO; ML Researcher; VP of Sales; early- and growth-stage Product leaders
Welcome to Issue #2 of Your Next Hire, a weekly newsletter featuring exceptional, startup-focused job-seekers šÆ
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Your Next Hire ā Issue #2
šØĀ Early-stage Product leader
Ex-founder and experienced product leader, primarily in Seed and earlier startups within HealthTech, Crypto, L&D, and Food/Beverage
What Iām seeking:
Sector/company: flexible, but with desire for an impact-driven startup
Stage: Seed to Series C
Role: Product Lead, Senior PM
Location: NYC or remote
Additionally: multi-time early employee so identifies as a āspecialized generalistā who spikes in Product while being able to figure things out across a company. Open to full time or fractional / contract-to-hire
š§® Math Ph.D. with ML Research expertise
Math Ph.D., ML/AI researcher with 5 years research and engineering experience in startups and academia. Seeking scientist-engineer role focused on ML/NLP applications at AI-centered tech company
What Iām seeking:
Sector/company: flexible; heavy utilization of AI in business model
Stage: Series B/C and later
Role: Research + Engineering
Location: NYC or remote
Additionally: experience working with government contracts / Secret security clearance
š„ Mission-driven CTO / Head of Eng
15+ years as SWE turned technical leader, most recently leading Engineering at Series A startup; previously cofounder of fintech startup
What Iām seeking:
Sector/company: mission-driven opportunities in healthtech, edtech, fintech, climate
Stage: flexible
Role: CTO, Head/VP of Engineering
Location: remote
Additionally: background leading Product + Eng functions that serve as true partners to driving growth of the business
š 20-year Sales Exec seeking high-growth opportunity
High-producing sales leader who partners with founders to significantly uplevel sales efforts at high-growth mode organizations
What Iām seeking:
Sector/company: significant fintech expertise but also open to other spaces
Stage: Series B/C and later
Role: Head/VP of Sales or CRO
Location: Chicago or remote
Additionally: adept at recruiting and nurturing high-performing sales and AM teams in a collaborative way
āØ Multi-time growth-stage Product Leader
10+ years of Product experience across B2B and B2C startups from Series A-E; started as SWE after CS undergrad before transitioning to Product; active angel investor
What Iām seeking:
Sector/company: B2B, SaaS, fintech, healthtech, open to others
Stage: loves growth-stage around Series A to D
Role: Principal/Group PM, Product Lead
Location: flexible ā based in NYC but open to relocating
Additionally: loves 0-1 on impactful new products that accelerate a companyās revenue; open to full-time or fractional roles
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