Chief Operating Officer (COO) — Founding Team

Summary

**Location:**  New York (Hybrid) **Company:**  Corelink AI **Stage:**  Seed (Product built, pilots in advanced stages) **Equity:**  Meaningful co\-founder–level equity \+ competitive cash (post\-raise) **About Corelink AI** Corelink AI is building the trusted AI brain for enterprises, a compliance\-grade intelligence and workflow layer that connects fragmented systems, understands organizational context, and executes actions securely. We are purpose\-built for regulated industries (e.g. finance, healthcare, insurance), where trust, auditability, and deep integrations are non\-negotiable. The platform is fully built, launch\-ready, and entering commercial rollout with multiple pilots in advanced stages. This is a rare opportunity to help define a new enterprise software category at the moment of market inflection. **The Role** We are seeking a COO / Co\-Founder to partner closely with the CEO and CTO to scale Corelink from launch through Series A and beyond. This is not a back\-office operations role. You will own execution at scale, turning vision into revenue, pilots into flagship enterprise contracts, and partnerships into durable distribution channels. You will be a core member of the founding leadership team, with real influence over strategy, capital, and company direction. **What You'll Own** *Go\-to\-Market \& Revenue Execution* * Lead enterprise GTM execution alongside the CEO * Convert advanced pilots into multi\-year enterprise contracts * Build and scale a repeatable land\-and\-expand motion in regulated industries * Oversee customer success to ensure measurable ROI and high retention *Strategic Partnerships \& Ecosystem* * Develop and manage partnerships with platforms like Salesforce, Microsoft, ServiceNow, and SI partners * Turn alliances into co\-sell motions and real pipeline * Reduce CAC through ecosystem\-led distribution *Operations \& Scaling* * Build the operating cadence, KPIs, and execution discipline of the company * Scale cross\-functional teams across GTM, customer success, and delivery * Ensure enterprise\-grade operational maturity without slowing velocity *Capital \& Investor Execution* * Partner with the CEO on fundraising, investor relations, and capital strategy * Help align milestones, hiring, and spend with funding stages * Support the company through Seed → Series A → Series B readiness **Who We Are Looking For** You likely have 5–10\+ years of experience and several of the following: * Senior leadership experience scaling enterprise SaaS or AI platforms * Proven success selling to or operating within regulated industries * Experience with enterprise procurement, pilots, and long sales cycles * Strong background in strategic partnerships or platform ecosystems * Exposure to venture fundraising and board\-level execution * Builder mindset \- comfortable in ambiguity, decisive, and execution\-driven Most importantly, you want to build, not just operate. **Why This Role Is Special** * **Product is built**  \- this is about execution, not ideation * **Market timing is right**   \- enterprise AI is moving from experimentation to trusted deployment * **Founder\-level impact**   \- real ownership, real influence * **Category\-defining ambition**   \- not another AI feature, but foundational enterprise infrastructure **Compensation** * Competitive cash (post\-seed) * Meaningful co\-founder equity * Long\-term upside aligned with building a category leader