Co-Founder & Senior Vice President, Operations

The Opportunity
iThrive is seeking a Co-Founder & Senior Vice President, Operations to work alongside the Founder & CEO and help lead the company through its next stage of growth.
We are looking for the right steward, someone who leads with integrity, has a heart for service, and finds purpose in building communities.
For the right person, this could be their First Act or their Second Act. They could be an internet entrepreneur, experienced operator, or business leader ready to put what they have learned to work as an owner and help scale something meaningful.
Our purpose is to help people achieve a better quality of life by creating greater income security in a world where job security no longer exists.
This is initially an equity-based entrepreneurial opportunity with meaningful ownership in iThrive and the opportunity to assume increasing leadership responsibility as the company grows.
About iThrive
iThrive is the Market Network for the Workforce, powered by a proprietary Workforce Operating System and operating the infrastructure of the World’s First Workforce Sharing Economy.
Airbnb members monetize homes. Uber members monetize cars. iThrive members monetize the talent supply chain.
The talent supply chain is the series of participants, relationships, activities, and roles that connect talent with opportunity and produce a successful outcome.
iThrive orchestrates that supply chain by identifying participation, assigning value to the roles performed, and sharing the economics among the participants who help create it.
iThrive has been bootstrapped by its Founder. The technology, infrastructure, business model, Market Network, and initial applications are built. The predecessor business proved the underlying economic model, paying out millions of dollars in commissions.
Our first application is the Staffing Marketplace, with millions of dollars in shareable staffing commissions.
Our Gigs Marketplace is launching, with additional applications and services on the roadmap.
Operating within two massive global markets, staffing and the gig economy, each projected to surpass $2 trillion by 2030, iThrive helps Hiring Companies save money, Staffing Firms and Channel Partners increase their income, and People earn money.
The Opportunity to Scale
The foundation is built. Now we are ready to scale.
We are preparing to grow marketing, go-to-market, engineering, AI capabilities, membership, strategic partnerships, applications, services, revenue, and economic activity across the platform.
Our membership growth will span Hiring Companies, Staffing Firms, Channel Partners, Recruiters, and People throughout the workforce.
We will expand AI throughout the Workforce Operating System, Market Network, Staffing Marketplace, Gigs Marketplace, and future applications and services where it increases volume, productivity, intelligence, automation, and member value while preserving human relationships, judgment, accountability, and trust.
The Market Opportunity
LinkedIn built a Professional Network. Facebook built a Social Network. iThrive is building a Market Network.
A Market Network goes beyond connecting people. It connects participants around opportunities, applications, services, transactions, collaboration, and shared economics. iThrive members participate, collaborate, find opportunities, create opportunities, and earn.
The next stage is about building the organization, capital structure, technology, go-to-market engine, partnerships, and membership required to scale iThrive globally.
Requirements
We are looking for an experienced operator and business leader who understands how to create value with limited resources, translate strategy into execution, build relationships, generate revenue, access capital, and scale an organization.
The ideal candidate understands the journey from 0 → 1 and 1 → N: how to build and prove something new, and how to take an established foundation and scale it.
Demonstrated success building, operating, funding, acquiring, growing, or scaling entrepreneurial companies.
Experience developing operating plans, processes, systems, organizational structures, KPIs, and accountability across a growing company.
Experience with capital formation, fundraising, investor relations, strategic investment, or developing relationships with sources of capital.
Experience with mergers and acquisitions, corporate development, strategic investment, joint ventures, transactions, negotiations, deal-making, or other strategic alternatives.
Strong go-to-market, sales, marketing, business development, revenue growth, strategic partnership, customer acquisition, or membership growth experience.
Experience with staffing, recruiting, talent acquisition, workforce technology, marketplaces, SaaS, platforms, AI, product, engineering, or related technology-driven business models.
Strong financial and operating judgment, including P&L management, forecasting, KPIs, resource allocation, and the ability to operate entrepreneurially before significant resources are available.
Most importantly, we are looking for someone who can help turn the Founder & CEO's vision into operating execution, create the resources required to scale iThrive, deploy those resources effectively, and build the operational foundation required for growth.
Responsibilities
The Co-Founder & Senior Vice President, Operations will initially focus on operating execution, capital, strategic alternatives, revenue growth, and the relationships required to fund and scale iThrive.
Work alongside the Founder & CEO to translate vision and strategy into focused operating priorities, measurable objectives, and execution.
Develop and manage operating plans, priorities, processes, KPIs, accountability, and resource allocation across the organization.
Develop funding and strategic alternatives, engage potential sources of capital and strategic partners, and communicate the iThrive growth and financial story.
Evaluate and pursue investment, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic combinations, and partnerships that could provide capital, capabilities, distribution, technology, or scale.
Strengthen go-to-market execution, develop revenue opportunities, grow membership, and increase economic activity across the Market Network.
Develop relationships with enterprises, technology companies, investors, distribution partners, and other strategic participants.
Help establish priorities for product, engineering, technology infrastructure, AI, marketing, and go-to-market while maintaining financial and operating discipline.
Coordinate across the company's major operating functions to keep priorities aligned and initiatives moving forward.
As resources expand, help recruit, organize, and lead the teams required to scale iThrive.
Why This Is Different
Most co-founder opportunities begin with an idea. This one begins with years of development, market experience, and an operating foundation.
The company has been bootstrapped. The technology and Workforce Operating System are built. The Market Network and Staffing Marketplace are operating. The predecessor business paid out millions of dollars in commissions. The Gigs Marketplace is launching.
The foundation is here. The opportunity is to scale it.
How to Apply
Please submit your LinkedIn profile or resume along with a brief note explaining why this opportunity aligns with your experience, what you could bring to iThrive, and why you are interested in building as an owner rather than joining as a traditional executive.
We will move quickly for the right person.
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