CEO, Co-Founder

Montauk Capital

. Set Outpost's category, positioning, initial beachhead, and market-entry strategy .

Posted 9/22/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and scaling innovative hardware-enabled and AI-enabled products, with a strong focus on strategy, partnerships, and fundraising in industrial and defense sectors. Proven ability to translate complex technical capabilities into clear customer value while leading teams and establishing company culture.

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Product Strategy DevelopmentFundraising ExperienceMarket ValidationPartnership DevelopmentTeam Building

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Hard Skills

Product LaunchMarket Entry StrategyAI CapabilitiesRobotics DeploymentEnergy SystemsEdge ComputeAutonomyCommercial OutcomesBusiness Unit LeadershipZero-to-One Company Building

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunicationInspirationStrategic ThinkingCollaboration

Industry Keywords

Industrial ManufacturingLogisticsDefense TechnologyAerospaceEcosystem RelationshipsFounding Team RecruitmentComplex Physical OperationsHardware-Enabled ProductsAI-Enabled ProductsMarket Wedge

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Assembly

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set Outpost's category, positioning, initial beachhead, and market-entry strategy
Partner with the CTO to take the platform from concept through MVP, pilots, and repeatable deployments
Translate complex hardware, energy, compute, and AI capabilities into clear customer value
Develop industrial, logistics, defense, aerospace, and ecosystem relationships
Secure design partners, pilots, strategic partnerships, and early revenue
Create and communicate Outpost's immediate and long-term company narrative
Lead future financing rounds, including fundraising narrative, milestones, operating plan, and investor process
Recruit and inspire the founding team and establish company culture
Own strategy, product and commercial prioritization, partnerships, fundraising, operations, and company-building
Create systems needed to scale the company

Requirements

What you’ll need

Track record of building, launching, and scaling innovative hardware-enabled or AI-enabled products deployed in industrial, manufacturing, robotics, autonomy, energy, compute, or defense environments
Experience owning a business, product line, market, or major initiative from strategy through execution, with measurable commercial outcomes
Founder, GM, business unit leader, or early-stage operating experience is highly relevant
Ability to operate in zero-to-one company building: validating the market, narrowing the wedge, shaping product, winning first customers, raising capital, and recruiting a foundational team
Deep network among buyers and partners in industrial manufacturing, assembly, warehouse automation, logistics, energy, or adjacent sectors
Strong understanding of energy, power systems, edge compute, AI, robotics, and autonomy in real-world deployments
Ability to make a complex technical platform intuitive, urgent, and investable
Experience in forward-looking industrial and defense technology businesses deploying robotics and ambitious platforms into complex physical operations

Benefits

Comp & perks

Pre-seed funding secured
Access to Montauk Capital's resources, network, and company-building expertise
Opportunity to shape the product, market, culture, and category at true company formation
Strong CTO partnership and MVP already moving forward