Co-Founder & CEO - AI Proposal Intelligence for AEC

FutureSight • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

FutureSight is seeking a Co-Founder & CEO to lead BidOps, an AI-native proposal-orchestration platform for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms. BidOps is designed to automate requirement and compliance tracking, intelligently reuse institutional knowledge and proposal content, and streamline coordination across technical experts. The platform centralizes RFQ/RFP requirements, maps them to past project experience and qualifications, manages SME inputs, and provides AI-assisted completeness checks. It integrates with existing authoring environments like Word, InDesign, and PDF workflows. BidOps is positioned as a proposal orchestration and compliance layer to help firms increase speed, reduce submission risk, and pursue more opportunities with their existing teams. This is a co-founder partnership with meaningful founder equity, not a salaried executive role.

Requirements

• Previous founding experience at a venture-backed company.
• Demonstrated success in B2B SaaS go-to-market, including sales and customer engagement.
• Fundraising fluency, with the ability to develop investor narratives and close capital.
• Proven ability to attract, develop, and retain top talent.
• Clear-eyed understanding of the risks and demands of co-founding a venture-backed company.
• Direct exposure to AEC, government contracting, proposal management, or B2B SaaS for professional services, with familiarity in AI agents/LLMs.

Responsibilities

• Set the direction of the venture and lead its execution.
• Refine the Ideal Customer Profile (ICP), pricing model, and product positioning across the AEC vertical wedge.
• Lead pilots with mid-market AEC firms, convert them to paid engagements, and build the go-to-market motion through AEC networks, marketing associations, and industry partnerships.
• Partner with the FutureSight product and engineering team to ship V1 and iterate on user feedback, with a focus on compliance extraction, semantic mapping, and SME workflows.
• Lead the seed raise, supported by FutureSight's network and traction.
• Recruit and lead the founding team, and establish the cultural foundation of the company.

Benefits

• Founder equity with meaningful ownership from inception
• Pre-seed capital committed by FutureSight for early hires and MVP development, with potential for follow-on funding
• Studio resources, including embedded design, engineering, growth, and fundraising support from day one
• Investor and advisor network across vertical SaaS, AEC, and early-stage capital markets

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed