Head of Growth and Strategy

I'm the founder of a US-based company (LLC, Miami) building technology and AI-driven services for small businesses across North America — starting in Florida, then expanding through the US and Canada. I'm looking for one exceptional person in India to be my right hand: a strategist and operator who thinks like a partner, not an employee.
This is not a role that already exists with a tidy job description. We'll shape it together. If you've spent a decade in corporate life building real things and there's a quiet voice asking “shouldn't I be building something of my own?” — read on.

Two non-negotiables (please read before applying)
Full US Eastern Time overlap. This role runs on US EST hours, every working day — not a couple of overlapping hours, the full day. In India, that means a 6:30 PM to 2:30 AM IST working day. Our clients, our momentum, and our future are in North America, so your day is aligned to theirs. This is non-negotiable, so please apply only if this schedule genuinely works for your life.
All in, or not at all. I want someone ready to commit 100% — not someone holding on to a current job and testing this on the side to see if it works out. That mindset can't build a company; it keeps one foot on the shore. Building this needs your full focus, energy, and conviction. If you're not ready to go all in, this honestly isn't the role for you — and that's completely okay.

Who I'm looking for
• 30–35 years old, roughly 10+ years of experience, and restless for your next chapter.
• Software + MBA background. You've actually built things — apps, systems, platforms — and then went deeper into the business side. You speak engineering and strategy fluently.
• Strong with numbers. P&Ls, pricing models, unit economics, forecasts — you're comfortable, even happy, living inside a spreadsheet, and you catch the mistake in the model.
• Experience with US / Canada / global clients. You know the rhythm, standards, and trust it takes to work with North American businesses.
• A genuine AI enthusiast who's past the hype and has real opinions on where AI creates leverage for a lean services business.
• Ex-corporate but wired to build. You've delivered inside big companies and now want to create something of your own — with the grit to build even on hard days.
• Conviction to sell. You believe small businesses in North America are underserved by technology, and you want to help win and grow that market, Florida first.

What you'll do
• Turn vision into strategy, milestones, and a real execution roadmap.
• Own the numbers — build and run the models and tell me the truth about what's working.
• Help build our North America engine: how we find, win, and keep small-business clients.
• Bring order to early-stage chaos as we grow — systems, standards, hiring, culture.
• Be my thinking partner: stress-test my ideas, argue with me, and never be a yes-person.

Compensation
• Base: ₹1,00,000 per month (independent contractor), with clear intent to grow it as the company grows.
• Ownership: a meaningful equity stake in the company, earned and vested over time — real ownership, not a token.
• Profit share: a defined share of company profits once we're profitable.
• Full specifics (equity %, vesting, profit-share, buyback) are shared privately with shortlisted candidates.
This is a deliberate early-stage trade: modest cash today, real ownership and upside in what we build together.

This probably isn't for you if…
• You want to keep your current job and try this on the side.
• You can't (or don't want to) work full US Eastern Time hours.
• You want defined boundaries and a predictable week.
• You need someone to tell you what to do next.
• “Early-stage ambiguity” makes you anxious rather than excited.
• You want a title for LinkedIn more than a company to build.
…and it might be exactly for you if
You read the top of this and felt something click — even if your résumé isn't perfect.

How to apply
Don't just send a CV. In a short note, tell me:

1. The thing you built that you're proudest of.
2. The thing you wish you'd built but never got the chance to. That second answer tells me more than any résumé ever could.