Job Description

🚀 CEO – EdTech Startup

Location: Remote (US-based preferred)

Compensation: Equity-first, generous founding-level package

Industry: EdTech | University Recruitment | AI-Powered Student Engagement

Stage: Seed | Pre-Series A | Product Launched

🔍 Who We Are

OptN is an AI-driven EdTech startup revolutionizing how universities connect with high school students—before they apply. Our platform, joinoptn.com, is live with a number of partner institutions and over 20,000 students, helping enrollment teams identify, engage, and convert prospective students with personalized outreach, predictive analytics, and mobile-first experiences. With a full product in market, and a powerful technical foundation, we are now seeking a visionary CEO to scale the business, help close a Series A, and lead OptN into its next phase of growth.

💼 The Role

We’re looking for a founder-type leader who thrives in zero-to-one environments and is passionate about transforming the future of education through technology. This is a rare opportunity to take the reins of a venture-scale business with an established technical platform and traction.

As CEO, you will:

• Own and drive company strategy, fundraising, and vision execution
• Play a key role in investor outreach and close our next round of financing (Series A)
• Build out a strong go-to-market function (sales, marketing, partnerships)
• Serve as the face of the company to institutions, press, and the broader EdTech community
• Collaborate closely with the founding technical team and board

✅ You Might Be a Fit If You:

• Have experience as a founder, co-founder, GM, or growth-stage operator in a tech or EdTech startup
• Understand the higher education buyer journey, especially in admissions or enrollment
• Have raised or helped raise venture capital and are eager to do it again
• Are obsessed with product-market fit, unit economics, and customer love
• Are comfortable with equity-forward compensation while building value

🎁 What We Offer:

• Founding-level equity stake
• A built product with real users and early institutional revenue
• Complete technical leadership and engineering support
• Opportunity to build your own team as we scale
• Mission-driven work that meaningfully improves access to higher education

If you want to be the driving force behind the next big EdTech company—and you’re ready to earn your stake by executing—let’s talk.

📩 To apply, email info@joinoptn.com with your background and why you’re excited about OptN.

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