Board Member - Enterprise AI & Software : Advisory Board

Graphora is an AI-native private-capital platform connecting founders and emerging companies with investors, strategic customers, experienced operators and advisors. We help companies access not only capital, but also the expertise, relationships, customer insight and operating support needed to grow. Our ecosystem brings together private-market opportunities, syndicated and fund programs, company intelligence, strategic relationships, and advisory and operating opportunities. Advisors contribute their professional judgment and networks to help Graphora and the companies in its ecosystem make better-informed decisions and build meaningful partnerships. About the role We are seeking technology executives, founders, enterprise buyers, software operators and industry leaders to help emerging AI and software businesses connect with customers, implementation partners and strategic relationships. The specialty covers enterprise AI deployment, AI agents, production reliability, identity and data platforms, and software serving legal, talent, security and marketing teams. Advisors help translate technical potential into a credible commercial proposition and practical customer adoption. The most useful contribution is specific: helping an AI founder understand a buyer’s problem, introducing an appropriate implementation partner, or bringing practical experience of deployment at scale. Applicants can contribute through commercial expertise, technical insight, strategic relationships or a combination of these. Responsibilities Strategy, company evaluation & founder support Provide strategic guidance on Graphora’s growth, market development and the opportunities within your specialty. Share industry insight and help evaluate companies, markets, emerging technologies and commercial opportunities. Support founders and company leaders with practical advice on market entry, product positioning, customer needs and execution. Identify and introduce relevant customer decision-makers, commercial partners, industry experts and sector-aligned capital relationships through Graphora’s agreed process. Participate in selected advisory discussions, founder conversations, events and regional initiatives appropriate to your expertise and agreed commitment. Your specialty Advise on enterprise AI and software positioning, customer needs, procurement and deployment strategy. Help founders understand enterprise buying processes, implementation requirements, integration challenges and operating constraints. Introduce relevant enterprise technology buyers, engineering and platform leaders, implementation partners and commercial decision-makers. Support appropriate customer discovery, pilot opportunities and partnerships that can help founders validate a product’s commercial value. Contribute expertise in legal technology, recruitment and career platforms, cybersecurity, marketing technology, or identity and data infrastructure where relevant. Help evaluate emerging technologies and company opportunities, including the relationship between AI infrastructure and the applications built on it. Connect founders with enterprise-software and AI investors, corporate venture teams and experienced operating partners through Graphora’s agreed process. Relationships you can bring Enterprise customers Technology and security leaders, engineering and AI teams, legal operations, talent and career-service leaders, brand marketers and enterprise buying teams. Commercial and technical partners Software platforms, implementation firms, data and identity partners, professional-services organizations and AI infrastructure providers. Strategic capital Enterprise-software and AI investors, corporate venture teams and operators with relevant company-building experience. Preferred experience Significant experience building, buying, operating or commercializing enterprise software, AI, data platforms or related technology. A record of leadership as a technology executive, founder, senior operator, enterprise buyer, advisor or investor. Practical knowledge of customer adoption, enterprise procurement, deployment and implementation. Relevant decision-maker relationships and evidence of commercial partnerships, product adoption or company-building outcomes. Depth in one or more of legal, talent, security, marketing, identity, data or AI infrastructure is valuable; expertise across all areas is not expected. Your regional contribution This application focuses on the Chicago, IL professional ecosystem. Contribute local market knowledge, help identify relevant founders, customers, operating leaders and partners, and support relationships that can benefit companies nationally. Meaningful professional experience or relationships in this market are valuable. You can indicate openness to other cities without submitting a separate application to every market. Commitment & compensation Advisory engagements start at 2–4 hours per month and may increase to 40 hours per month for advisory and board engagements, depending on the agreed scope. Work is primarily remote, with any local meetings or hybrid participation agreed separately. The city identifies the professional market you can support; it does not imply a Graphora office or a fixed in-person schedule. Role-specific compensation Compensation varies by role and engagement. Venture scouting, capital formation support, portfolio-company advisory, board and operational engagements have different arrangements. Depending on the separately agreed engagement, compensation may include cash, carried-interest or equity participation; no universal hourly rate, award or participation amount is promised by this listing. Scope, compensation, any vesting and other terms are agreed in writing before the engagement begins. Other engagement types Separate Operating Partner engagements with certain portfolio companies may require 10–40 hours per week. Venture scouting, capital formation support, company advisory, board and operating opportunities are separately scoped. Applying here is for the named advisory specialty and does not appoint you to a company board or an operating position. Work alongside founders, investors, customers and experienced operating leaders to help promising businesses access the relationships and expertise they need. This is an opportunity to contribute to an AI-native private-capital ecosystem, share your experience with emerging companies and build relevant professional relationships. Graphora welcomes qualified applicants from all backgrounds. #J-18808-Ljbffr Graphora