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Commercial Co-Founder (CCO) — Equity Only | ChipIn | UK
Location: United Kingdom
Type: Co-founder opportunity | Equity only; no initial salary
Commitment: Around 10 hours per week initially, with scope to increase as we progress
Start: Ideally within the next few weeks
ABOUT CHIPIN
ChipIn is building an upgrade platform for phone and technology retailers. We want customers to have affordable ways to access devices and a compelling reason to return to their retailer when they upgrade.
Retailers often sell a phone once and lose the next sale. ChipIn aims to connect monthly device plans, finance partners and an easier upgrade journey so retailers can build longer-lasting customer relationships.
We have an early working platform and financial models. We're pre-revenue, without a signed retailer pilot or finance agreement. The opportunity is to turn that foundation into a real business.
THE ROLE
I'm the technical founder, with two decades of software engineering experience and a background in quantitative finance. I'm looking for a commercially experienced co-founder to take ownership of retailer acquisition and partnerships.
The first objective is to secure a signed UK retailer pilot commitment within 90 days. That's an ambitious target we'll work towards together, not a claim that the pilot is already agreed. We need someone who can create momentum quickly and reliably, not just arrange promising meetings.
You'll be responsible for:
• Using established relationships to reach decision-makers at UK mobile phone and consumer electronics retailers.
• Personally owning the journey from first conversation to offer, negotiation and signed pilot commitment.
• Building a qualified pipeline of additional retailer partners and keeping opportunities moving.
• Testing the commercial proposition with real buyers and helping shape a retailer offer that can actually be sold.
• Working alongside the technical founder on relevant finance and distribution partnerships, and providing commercial evidence to support fundraising.
WHAT YOU BRING
• Existing, relevant relationships with UK technology retailers or consumer electronics retail groups.
• Evidence of B2B partnerships you personally originated, negotiated and closed.
• Clear evidence of what you personally drove in a deal, not just what your employer or wider sales team achieved.
• Strong follow-through: you set next steps, meet deadlines and turn conversations into decisions.
• Experience in retailer partnerships, payments, embedded finance, device distribution or retail technology would be particularly relevant.
• Practical judgement about what to test, who can sign, and how to get a small pilot approved.
You could currently be a Commercial Director, Head of Partnerships, CCO or a hands-on business founder. Previous startup-founder or fundraising experience is welcome, but not essential. We're selecting for retail access and execution, not a particular title.
THE ARRANGEMENT
This is a genuine, hands-on co-founder role with equity to be agreed and formally documented after a mutually defined initial working period. There is no salary at the outset. You don't need to leave your current work before funding, but you do need to be able to commit around 10 hours a week initially, start within weeks and take responsibility for measurable progress.
This is not an advisory position. The commercial plan, responsibilities, milestones and proposed equity terms will be discussed transparently before any commitment.
TO APPLY
Please answer these four questions briefly and specifically:
1\. Which UK phone, technology or consumer electronics retailers have you worked with? Who was the buyer or decision-maker, and what did you personally achieve?
2\. What's the fastest you've taken a partnership from first introduction to signed agreement? Give the approximate timeline, deal type and your own role.
3\. How would you get ChipIn to a signed retailer pilot within 90 days? Which types of retailers would you approach first, and why?
4\. Can you commit around 10 hours per week initially, and when could you start?