Co-founder and CEO.

Job Description

Hi anyone.

Whipair

Faster, standardized car deals, finalized in minutes rather than hours. Whipair improves the approach of people and companies to the car market, making it easier and quicker to get the deal done from both sides. Whether the approach is online, in-person, or across hybrid paths, our solution suits anyway. Whipair doesn't change the path, it offers a standard and clear way to get it done, regardless of how people and companies want to approach it. Even better, it's completely based on current habits of sellers and buyers, avoiding to disrupt what they are used to.

The role

We are looking for a co-founder to join the team early to hold the CEO role, especially helping to shape the business around partnerships and sales. Someone able to bridge what's being done with car dealerships. Furthermore, investor exposure will be part of the job as required based on business needs.

You will operate with:

- High ownership.

- Strategic and operational involvement.

- Direct business impact.

The goal is to structure and support the MVP launch by building the foundations of partnerships with car dealerships as users of the platform and biggest revenue source, besides possible investor outreach.

What you’ll work on, together with other co-founders:

- Partnership development and car dealership network establishment.

- Operational planning.

- Early go-to-market execution.

- Investor exposure.

What we’re looking for:

- Startup lover and willing in working from scratch.

- Highly capable in establishing solid relationships.

- Strong analytical and organizational skills.

- Execution-oriented mindset.

- Strong communication and presentation skills.

- Ability to operate independently and in group, with high ownership.

- Interested in SaaS, marketplaces, fintech, mobility, automotive industry, or even in industries which models could be replicated and adapted to Whipair.

Strong Plus:

- Easy to speak, discuss, work, and enjoy with.

- Car dealership network in the US.

- Car dealership operations and management experience.

- Experience with startups.

- Network within startups or investment ecosystems.

We are not looking for:

- Low-commitment advisory participation.

- Purely theoretical business involvement.

- 9-5 job seeker.

The MVP phase requires:

- Practical decision making.

- Hands-on involvement.

- Business-focused execution.

- High adaptability.

Compensation:

- Salary to be defined by all co-founders before starting working together.

- Early-stage equity participation: 25% up to 30%, vested through 1-year cliff followed by a 4-year period to reach the overall amount.

Why join early:

- Build from day one.

- Direct impact on business strategy and growth.

- High ownership environment.

- Real execution responsibility.

- Long-term leadership role as the company scales.

- Higher equity of any other stockholder.

Current Status:

- Platform demo already built.

- Pre company registration, to be established shortly.

If you’re interested in building a high-potential infrastructure from the earliest stage in the car market, we’d like to talk.

Get to know us:

Lorenzo has multi year expertise in mobility and automotive, as his strengths are crafting businesses by adopting unconventional approaches, besides team building and teamwork.

Travis, the CTO, is currently working on the platform development. He is a technical founder and engineering leader with 10+ years of experience architecting and scaling custom software systems, building platforms for a high-growth company that broke through $50M in revenue before acquisition.

Hybrid

The company will be registered in the US once proprerly valued by the co-founders. The work requires hybrid approach, currently from remote, as any co-founder can manage it across personal and business needs.