A seed-funded, AI-native startup building for the private equity market, adding a Founding Principal to its team in San Francisco.This is a founding team hire at an early-stage business that uses AI agents to help private markets investors gather insight at scale. You would work directly with the founders to shape the core workflows, run customer engagements end to end and take on more of the client relationships over time. It suits someone from a commercial due diligence background who wants to build the product and the company, not just advise on it.Role: Founding Principal (Deployment Strategist)Salary: $200K to $250K plus competitive equity
Location: San Francisco, on-site, 6 days a week in the officeWhat you’ll be doing:Work directly with the founders to design and refine the core AI agent workflowsLead customer engagements end to end, from scoping through to deliveryTake increasing ownership of client relationships as the business growsUse what you learn from clients to feed into product development and strategyGet involved in sales processes to win new clients and recurring engagementsWork from first principles with a high degree of autonomyHelp shape company culture as part of the founding teamWhat you’ll need:At least 1.5 to 2 years in management consulting at a top-tier firm (Bain, McKinsey or BCG)A significant focus on commercial due diligence during that timeConfidence working directly with founders and senior clientsThe ability to run client work end to end with little supervisionA comfortable, commercial approach to sales conversationsRight to work in the US without sponsorship (the client is not open to candidates who would need a visa)Willingness to work from the San Francisco office six days a weekNice to have:1 to 2 years as a private equity associate or investor (ideally 2+ years)Exposure to AI products or working with AI-enabled tools in a client settingExperience in an early-stage startup or a founding team environmentThis role would suit a former MBB consultant with a due diligence background, ideally with time on the buy side, who wants to move from advising on deals to building the product and the business that private equity firms rely on.