Job Overview
Location
Remote
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Management
Date Posted
April 30, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • As CEO-in-Residence at Up Labs Inc., you will lead the creation and scaling of a vertical AI startup focused on transforming industrial and manufacturing operations through intelligent maintenance knowledge systems. This role is pivotal in launching a venture backed by a leading heavy machinery and industrial manufacturing partner, offering structural advantages rare in early-stage startups.
- • You will own and drive strategy, operations, and execution—including P&L, go-to-market, and beyond—while recruiting and leading a top-tier team across engineering, product, and sales. Your day-to-day involves translating complex supply chain and logistics challenges into world-class software solutions and building deep partnerships with customers within the corporate partner ecosystem.
- • You will collaborate closely with Up Labs’ product, venture, engineering, legal, recruiting, and GTM teams to shape the MVP, refine the product, and prepare for post-incubation scaling. The role begins with shaping the venture as a founder-in-residence and culminates in leading the company to exit within a 3–4 year horizon.
- • This position offers the opportunity to build a company from zero to scale with urgency and clarity, leveraging pre-validated market demand, enterprise traction, and founder-level equity. You will gain hands-on experience in venture building, capital raising, and scaling deep-tech startups under the guidance of institutional investors and industry leaders.
🎯 Requirements
- • Proven experience founding or scaling a B2B SaaS or data platform, preferably in industrial manufacturing, heavy machinery, or related sectors
- • Track record of selling into or working with complex enterprises, including OEMs, distribution networks, or partner ecosystems
- • Experience building AI/ML-enabled platforms or identifying and constructing defensible data moats in industrial contexts
- • History of closing enterprise customers and maintaining long-term commercial relationships
- • Demonstrated success leading a company through Series A+ funding or to a successful exit
- • Proven ability to build, inspire, and lead exceptional, diverse teams under pressure
🏖️ Benefits
- • Founder-level equity from day one, combined with a competitive base salary
- • Access to Up Labs’ world-class infrastructure, including product, engineering, legal, recruiting, and go-to-market support
- • Direct partnership with a leading heavy machinery and industrial manufacturing corporate partner, ensuring enterprise traction from inception
- • Accelerated path to exit, with portfolio companies targeting liquidity in 3–4 years through capital-efficient scaling
- • Opportunity to work alongside top-tier institutional investors and corporate limited partners
- • Full autonomy to bring in your own Tier-1 investor and shape the company’s capital strategy
Skills & Technologies
About Up Labs Inc.
Up Labs is a digital product studio that specializes in building custom software solutions for businesses. They focus on creating user-centric applications, websites, and mobile apps that drive growth and innovation. Their services include product strategy, UI/UX design, front-end and back-end development, and ongoing support. Up Labs works with startups and established companies across various industries, helping them transform ideas into successful digital products. They emphasize collaboration, agile methodologies, and a commitment to delivering high-quality, scalable solutions tailored to each client's unique needs and objectives.
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