President, ELITE (AI Productivity App)

Lead it like an owner, because you’ll own a real share of it.
About ELITE
ELITE is an AI work app built with privacy first. Kit, its assistant, gathers your notes, voice memos, screenshots and links, turns them into tasks, and shows you every morning what to focus on. ELITE also keeps a private log of your work and builds a verified skills profile that only the people you pick get to see. In the desktop app, your conversations with Kit stay on your device and your private notes are encrypted.
The product is finished and about to open an invite-only beta on Mac and the web. ELITE belongs to Just Badge, a venture studio that builds, brands and launches products.
The role
We’re hiring a President to run ELITE and turn it from a beta into a business. Our CTO stays in charge of product and engineering. Everything else is yours: the launch, the first paying customers, the first funding round, and the partners who bring in students and professionals.
What You’ll Own
Manage the beta, then lead the public launch
Choose ELITE’s first market (students or independent professionals) and win it
Get free users to upgrade to paid subscriptions
Secure ELITE’s first round of funding
Own how ELITE handles privacy and safety, including what has to be in place before teens can sign up
Sign partners among schools, bootcamps and online communities
Recruit and lead ELITE’s first sales and marketing team
What You Bring
You’ve taken a consumer or prosumer app from launch to paying users, whether as a founder, CEO, general manager, or head of growth or product
You’ve raised startup funding yourself, or worked closely on a raise
You’re able to start on equity first while ELITE raises
You live in the United States
Bonus Experience
Work on products for education, careers, credentials or students
Time in productivity, AI or privacy software
A history of growing communities or running ambassador programs
A trust and safety background, ideally on teen-facing products
Who You’ll Work With
Matthew LaCrosse, ELITE’s founder, brings 17 years of building early-stage startups and has helped 12 startups raise $100 million. Mimi Phan, the CTO, spent 21 years at Northrop Grumman before turning to startups.
Pay and ownership
This is a senior, equity-first role until ELITE closes its first round. You get meaningful ownership in the business you run, earned over time and tied to milestones. We work out equity directly with serious candidates.
Want a stake from the first day? You can also buy in: invest alongside the studio and own a piece right away, instead of only earning it over time. We set those terms directly with serious candidates.
Why join
The product already exists, so your work starts with growth, not code
You run the company, and your ownership reflects that
The Just Badge studio backs you with design, engineering and launch support
Fully remote, anywhere in the US
How It Works
Apply: fill out a short form and answer five questions
30-minute call: a conversation between operators, not a résumé review
Scope: together we plan the launch and the first raise
Run: you own the business, and we keep building the product alongside you. Partners from day one.
Not the right person to run it?
If you know a consumer app operator who’d be a better match, refer them. We pay 15% for life on anything that closes. No equity, no obligation: justbadge.com/partners
Skills: c level management,leadership,communications,fundraising,partnerships,growth acceleration,sales,business development,team building,operations

Skills
Business Development

Experience
17+ yrs

Work arrangement
Yes