CEO/Co-Founder, AI Medicaid Patient Retention, Care Navigation

Role Overview

• Serve as the founding CEO and company leader, shaping overall strategy, revenue generation, product vision, and company direction while building conviction with customers, investors, and the broader healthcare ecosystem
• Lead development of an AI-powered compliance and patient engagement platform from MVP through product-market fit, with strong personal involvement in both the sales and product development motions
• Build consumer-grade user experiences that translate complex Medicaid compliance workflows into simple, intuitive tools for healthcare staff and Medicaid recipients
• Design and execute a scalable B2B2C go-to-market strategy targeting FQHCs and healthcare organizations serving Medicaid populations
• Develop repeatable sales and onboarding motions focused on smaller healthcare organizations operating with limited IT infrastructure and approximately 60-day sales cycles
• Partner closely with design partners and pilot customers to validate ROI, refine product functionality, and convert pilots into long-term commercial relationships
• Recruit, hire, and lead early team members across engineering, product, and customer success while establishing a high-performance, mission-driven company culture
• Own operational planning, financial strategy, and resource allocation, including managing burn rate, runway, and milestone execution
• Create and execute a venture capital fundraising strategy to support company growth and scaling
• Define and monitor key performance metrics across product adoption, customer success, and business growth
• Evaluate and determine optimal co-founder or early executive leadership structure based on company needs and growth trajectory
• Serve as the primary spokesperson and strategic leader representing StealthCo to customers, investors, partners, and industry stakeholders
• Report company progress and strategic updates to the Board of Directors and studio partners

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience building or scaling early-stage venture-backed startups, preferably as a founder or in a key leadership role
• Strong product orientation with demonstrated ability to design or influence consumer-grade software experiences that simplify complex workflows
• Technical fluency and ability to actively contribute to early product architecture, prototyping, or development decisions
• Experience building or launching AI-enabled, workflow automation, or compliance-focused software products is highly desirable
• Experience selling or deploying SaaS products into SMB or mid-market customers, with familiarity navigating shorter sales cycles and product-led growth models
• Creative go-to-market instincts and comfort building non-traditional distribution strategies, including self-serve onboarding and patient-facing engagement tools
• Healthcare or adjacent regulated market experience preferred but not required
• Proven ability to build, motivate, and scale high-performing teams in fast-paced startup environments
• Venture capital fundraising experience preferred, or demonstrated ability to drive capital formation through partnerships, business development, or strategic sales
• Strong resilience, ownership mindset, and willingness to operate in ambiguous, early-stage company environments
• Deep mission alignment around improving healthcare access and reducing administrative barriers for vulnerable populations

Benefits

• Competitive salary of $175-200k, plus meaningful founder equity
• Pre-seed funding committed by the 1842 Fund
• Deep support from Alloy Partners’ proven venture studio playbook and GTM team
• Strategic partnerships with the University of Notre Dame and early design partners
• Flexible work location within the United States
• The opportunity to build a category-defining company with real, measurable impact on rural healthcare access