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Run it like it's yours, because a meaningful piece of it will be.
About ELITE
ELITE is a privacy-first AI work app. Its assistant, Kit, collects your notes, voice memos, screenshots and links, turns them into tasks, and each morning shows what to focus on. ELITE also keeps a private record of your work and builds a verified skills profile you share only with people you choose. In the desktop app your Kit chats stay on your device, and your private notes are encrypted.
The product is built and heading into an invite-only beta on Mac and the web. ELITE is part of Just Badge, a venture studio that builds, brands and launches products.
The role
We're looking for a Head of Operations to help run ELITE and take it from beta to a business. Our CTO keeps product and engineering. You take everything else: the launch, the first paying users, the first raise, and the partners who bring students and professionals in.
What You'll Own
* Run the beta and lead the public launch
* Pick our first market (students or independent professionals) and win it
* Turn free users into paying subscribers
* Raise ELITE's first round
* Own the privacy and safety story, including what's needed before teens can join
* Build partnerships with schools, bootcamps and online communities
* Hire and lead the first go-to-market team
What You Bring
* You've taken a consumer or prosumer app from launch to paying users, as a founder, CEO, general manager, or head of growth or product
* You've raised money for a startup, or worked closely on a raise
* You can start equity-first, while ELITE raises
* You're based in the United States
Nice to have
* Experience with education, careers, credentials or student products
* Experience with productivity, AI or privacy products
* A track record of building communities or ambassador programs
* Trust and safety experience, especially with products for teenagers
Who You'll Work With
Founder Matthew LaCrosse has spent 17 years building early-stage startups and has helped 12 startups raise $100 million. CTO Mimi Phan spent 21 years at Northrop Grumman before building startups.
Compensation & Ownership
A founder-level, equity-first role until ELITE raises its first round: meaningful ownership in the company you run, earned over time and tied to milestones. Equity is structured directly with serious candidates.
Want ownership on day one? There's also a buy-in path: invest alongside the studio and take an immediate stake, not just an earn-in. Terms are structured directly with serious candidates.
Why join
* The product is already built, so you start on growth, not code
* A real co-founder seat, with ownership to match
* Design, engineering and launch support from the Just Badge studio
* Fully remote within the US
How It Works
* Apply: a short form and five questions
* 30-minute call: an operator conversation, not a résumé screen
* Scope: we map the launch and the first raise together
* Run: you own the business; we keep building the product with you. Co-founders from day one
Not the one to run it?
If you know a consumer app operator who fits this better, refer them. We pay 15% for life on anything that closes, with no equity and no obligation: justbadge.com/partners
Skills: growth acceleration,sales,fundraising,operations,partnerships,leadership,communications,c level management,team building,business development,strategic partnerships