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We're fighting to keep America defined by optimism, innovation, and opportunity-the best place for the ambitious to turn ideas into reality.\nWe believe America is full of untapped talent, and that helping more founders get off the ground leads to a better future. Our goal is to help 20,000 more founders get off the ground. We're just getting started.\nWe're a team of founder types: enjoy autonomy, responsibility, the opportunity to learn, and no red tape. Just make it happen.\nThe Role\nWe're looking for someone to be the right hand to Wefunder's founder & CEO. You'll report directly to Nick, master how the operation works today, and position it for serious growth as regulation opens up.\nThis isn't a caretaker role. You'll set the direction, drive urgency, and keep us profitable - all while staying lean. We'd rather ship smarter with AI, automation, and great product than hire our way out of problems.\nIf it goes well, you'll step into the CEO seat for the Retail division within 12 to 18 months. Full ownership - strategy, culture, growth. The whole thing.\nLocation & Culture\nWe're strong believers in an in-person culture. Our HQ is in San Francisco - we have two offices, one in the Mission and one in Seacliff with a view of the Golden Gate Bridge.\nWe're a small team of ~30 that hires carefully. In this new AI world, one star can outcompete 10 average people. We'd rather stay lean, move fast, and spend our time building - not navigating big-company bureaucracy.\nWe're tight-knit enough to spend 10 days on a train together without killing each other. Four times over the years, we've all taken the Amtrak coast to coast, stopping in 12 cities. We're a team of doers and thinkers who are insatiably curious - not just about work, but about kickboxing, mountaineering, chess, and everything in between.\nRead our Favorite Books →Culture →\nWhat We're Looking For\nLead with operational excellence.\nLead Wefunder's Retail division, ensuring focus, discipline, and accountability across the business. Deliver strong growth and profitability, with success measured by significant year-over-year revenue expansion and sustained profitability.\n\nKeep the team lean and aligned.\nAlign a small team around a clear strategy while fostering a strong in-person culture - minimum four days per week in San Francisco. Attract and develop exceptional talent while maintaining a high-performing team.\n\nMaster the details.\nDeeply understand the current Regulation Crowdfunding business and identify areas for immediate improvement in execution. Make decisive calls, including hiring and performance management, to ensure a culture of ownership and accountability.\n\nLeverage AI and automation.\nUse product innovation, AI, and automation to improve efficiency and scalability without significant headcount growth. Over 70% of our new code is AI-generated - you'll embrace this and push it further.\n\nChampion the mission.\nChampion Wefunder's mission and PBC charter, ensuring ethical treatment of individual investors. Work closely with Nick and the board on long-term strategic bets while ensuring current operations remain profitable and mission-aligned.\n\nPrepare for what's next.\nRegulation is about to change in a big way. Get us ready - figure out what's coming and make sure we're positioned to move fast when everyday investors get more access.\n\nRequirements\nMission-driven\nDeeply committed to democratizing access to startup investing. High-integrity leader who prioritizes ethical treatment of individual investors and long-term trust over short-term KPIs.\n\nProven operator\nExperience leading high-impact teams in fast-changing environments, ideally within marketplaces, fintech, or other complex, regulated industries. Senior executive background with demonstrated exposure to capital raising and investor engagement is strongly preferred.\n\nInstills urgency\nDemonstrated ability to align teams and inspire through action rather than rhetoric. Exceptional judgment - able to move quickly without sacrificing wisdom or context.\n\nLean and scrappy\nThrives in a lean, mission-driven startup environment where autonomy, accountability, and smart execution matter more than process and headcount.\n\nTalent magnet\nTrack record of attracting and developing outstanding talent. Protects unconventional thinkers. Product-oriented mindset, with a bias toward substance and scalable execution over surface-level marketing.\n\nBenefits\nCompetitive executive compensation plus significant equity\nUnlimited vacation days (mandatory 3 weeks off)\nMedical, dental, & vision insurance\n401K\nUnlimited AI tokens & tool budget - Cursor, Claude, Codex, you name it\nApple equipment - whatever you want\nLots of free food and drinks\nReimbursement for classes and conferences","description_format":"text","description_chars":4992,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["401k plan","Equity","Vision insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Crowdfunding & P2P Lending"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-05T10:31:54Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 1","filings_12m":1,"filings_prev_12m":1,"green_card_filings_12m":0,"median_offered_wage_usd":197500,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-29T16:27:21+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":21,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.599,"p_room":0.35,"age_days":60,"expected_fill_days":30,"reasons":["conf:1","win:tail"],"computed_at":"2026-11-05T05:54:30Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":250000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/wefunder-chief-operating-officer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/wefunder-chief-operating-officer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-06T02:18:25Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":3766,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-07T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2786},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2786"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fwefunder-chief-operating-officer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fwefunder-chief-operating-officer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fwefunder-chief-operating-officer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/wefunder-chief-operating-officer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fwefunder-chief-operating-officer"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":241878}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"wefunder.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":241878},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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