Issue No. 16 —The Talent Foundry

Bridging the gap between talent and startup gems in the hidden job market. 

Check out the latest roles below. This week we have some interesting roles in Data / Analytics in addition to the usual areas. In this edition:

• Who’s hiring: ~50 roles across Biz Ops & Strategy, Chief of Staff, Product, Marketing and Data Science

• Who’s raised: 10+ new raise announcements

• What we’re reading: 6 articles to help you operate successfully in the startup world and find your next thing.

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Who’s hiring

Product 

VP of AI Product at Cohere (Enterprise AI model platform, Early Stage, Remote) – Lead AI product vision and roadmap for enterprise LLM and agent platform

Product & Solutions Lead, Safety and Security at OpenAI (Frontier AI research and deployment, Early Stage, SF) – Build 0-to-1 safety products enabling secure AI adoption across public institutions

Senior Data Scientist, GTM at Harvey (AI platform for legal professionals, Early Stage, SF) – Build the GTM data science function powering revenue growth and sales strategy

Product Manager at Console (AI agents automating IT support, Early Stage, SF) – Own product roadmap and ship features expanding beyond IT into enterprise automation

Product Marketer at Adaptive Security (AI-powered cybersecurity defense, Series B, NYC) – Shape product positioning and GTM strategy for AI cybersecurity platform

General Manager, New Product Commercialization at Tapcheck (On-demand pay and earned wage access fintech, Growth Stage, Remote) – Lead end-to-end commercialization of new products from launch to full-scale market penetration

Product Manager, Growth at Zapier (AI-powered workflow automation platform, Growth Stage, Remote) – Drive revenue growth and retention through product-led experimentation and monetization

Sr. Product Manager, AI Capabilities at Zapier (AI-powered workflow automation platform, Growth Stage, Remote) – Lead vision and execution of AI orchestration capabilities powering next-gen automation

Director of Product, Maps at Mapbox (Real-time location platform for 300M+ daily users, Growth Stage, DC) – Own the Maps product line spanning SDKs, 3D rendering, and AI-powered mapping experiences

Principal Product Manager, Navigation at Mapbox (Real-time location platform for 300M+ daily users, Growth Stage, DC) – Drive product strategy for navigation services across consumer, automotive, and logistics

Principal Product Manager, Search at Mapbox (Real-time location platform for 300M+ daily users, Growth Stage, DC) – Lead Search product powering geocoding and in-vehicle search for Toyota, Porsche, and more

Product Manager at 1inch (DeFi ecosystem and DEX aggregator, Growth Stage, Dubai) – Own product development for core DeFi trading and aggregation protocols

Director, Product Management at Bestow (Life insurance infrastructure platform, Series B+, Remote) – Lead product strategy for AI-powered insurtech platform modernizing life insurance distribution

Technical Product Manager at Paragon (Integration infrastructure for AI agents, Early Stage, Remote) – Drive strategy and execution to make Paragon the leading integration layer for AI applications

GTM/Growth/Marketing

Principal Growth Marketer at Zapier (AI-powered workflow automation platform, Growth Stage, Remote) – Own growth marketing strategy and experimentation to scale user acquisition and activation

Founding Growth Marketer at Clipbook (AI category leader for PR and communications, Seed, Remote) – Build the growth engine from scratch at a profitable, 10%+ MoM growing AI startup backed by Mark Cuban

Senior Data Scientist, Marketing at Harvey (AI platform for legal professionals, Early Stage, SF) – Own marketing analytics and measurement to scale demand generation engine

Commercial Account Executive at Replit (AI-powered software creation platform, Early Stage, Remote) – Drive new business acquisition and expansion across commercial segments

Head of Professional Services at OpenAI (Frontier AI research and deployment, Early Stage, SF) – Build the professional services org turning frontier AI into enterprise impact

Head of Sales Development  at OpenAI (Frontier AI research and deployment, Early Stage, SF) – Build and lead the sales development org fueling enterprise pipeline growth

Founding Account Executive at Rime Ai (Enterprise voice AI models, Early Stage, SF) – Own the full sales cycle as founding AE selling to telcos and enterprise brands

Regional vice president, strategic sales (West) at Writer (Enterprise generative AI platform, Early Stage, Remote) – Lead strategic sales team driving seven-figure enterprise deals across the West

Head of Growth  at Unify (Warm outbound sales platform, Early Stage, Remote) – Own and scale the growth engine across acquisition, activation, and expansion

Enterprise Sales Leader at Sierra (AI customer experience platform, Early Stage, SF) – Drive enterprise revenue by landing and expanding Fortune 500 AI deployments

Business Development at Sierra (AI customer experience platform, Early Stage, SF) – Build strategic partnerships and new business channels to accelerate growth

Enterprise Account Executive at Retell AI (AI voice agents for contact centers, Early Stage, SF) – Drive enterprise deals for AI voice platform scaling from M ARR

Enterprise Account Manager at Replit (AI-powered software creation platform, Early Stage, SF) – Scale enterprise accounts and drive expansion across a M+ ARR platform

Campaign Marketing Manager, AI Enterprise at Zapier (AI-powered workflow automation platform, Growth Stage, Remote) – Lead enterprise AI campaign strategy to drive demand and pipeline growth

Head of Sales at Mapbox (Real-time location platform for 300M+ daily users, Growth Stage, US) – Own ARR growth and lead new logo acquisition across logistics, mobility, and automotive

Head of Revenue Operations at Mapbox (Real-time location platform for 300M+ daily users, Growth Stage, US) – Build the RevOps function driving deal execution, forecasting, and revenue scale

Biz Ops & Strategy

Strategy & Ops Generalist at Reflection (Building open-source AI models, Early Stage, SF) – Drive cross-functional operations to rapidly scale an open-source AI lab

Strategist, Agent Development at Sierra (AI customer experience platform, Early Stage, SF) – Shape AI agent strategy and drive product quality for enterprise CX deployments

Head of Operations at Eli Health (Instant hormone monitoring device, Early Stage, NYC) – Scale operations from R&D to commercial launch of breakthrough health device

Head of Communications at Suno (AI-powered music creation platform, Early Stage, Boston) – Build the communications function from scratch as founding team member

Pricing Strategy and Operations at Sierra (AI customer experience platform, Early Stage, SF) – Shape pricing strategy and deal structures for a rapidly scaling AI platform

Strategic Finance Associate  at Reflection (Building open-source AI models, Early Stage, SF) – Own financial modeling and strategic capital allocation for frontier AI lab

Business Operations at Column (Nationally chartered bank and fintech infra, Early Stage, SF) – Partner with leadership to scale operations across banking and software

Head of Financial Communications at Cohere (Enterprise AI model platform, Early Stage, Remote) – Lead financial communications and investor relations through IPO readiness

Global Policy Lead at Character.AI (Conversational AI companions, Early Stage, SF) – Build the content policy function and lead global trust and safety efforts

Director of BizOps at Notabene (Crypto compliance and payment infrastructure, Series B, Remote) – Design and run the operating system of a fast-scaling fintech spanning OKRs, planning, and strategic projects

Chief of Staff 

Chief of Staff to the CEO at Clipbook (AI-powered video content platform, Early Stage, SF) – Partner with the CEO on strategy, operations, and cross-functional execution

Chief of Staff at TriEdge Investments (AI operating system for asset management, Early Stage, Remote) – Run CEO operations and drive execution across communications and planning

Data & Analytics

Director of Machine Learning  at EvenUp (AI for personal injury law firms, Early Stage, Remote) – Lead ML engineering teams building AI systems that close the justice gap

Senior or Staff Data Scientist, Recommendations at Suno (AI-powered music creation platform, Early Stage, Remote) – Build recommendation and discovery systems shaping how millions find music

Researcher, Synthetic RL at OpenAI (Frontier AI research and deployment, Early Stage, SF) – Drive novel reinforcement learning research using synthetic data and self-play

Data Scientist at OpenAI (Frontier AI research and deployment, Early Stage, SF) – Build foundational data science models powering strategic finance decisions

Applied Data Scientist, Unit Economics Understanding at OpenAI (Frontier AI research and deployment, Early Stage, SF) – Own unit economics modeling and LTV frameworks driving sustainable growth

Applied Data Science & Machine Learning Leader - Global Forecasting at OpenAI (Frontier AI research and deployment, Early Stage, SF) – Lead global forecasting platform for revenue, growth, and compute planning

Who’s Raised

Seed

• $8.5m for Open from Middletown, US (AI, Consulting)

• $35.1m for Infinitopes from Oxford, UK (Biotech, Biotech R&D)

Series A

• $55m for Think Bioscience from Boulder, US (Health/Medical, Medicinal Chemistry)

• $12m for Eolas Medical from Belfast, UK (Health/Medical, Healthcare)

• $110m for Zarminali Health from Chicago, US (Health/Medical, Healthcare)

• $10.4m for BIOMAKERS from San Francisco, US (Biotech, Biotech R&D)

• $15m for Cosmos from New York City, US (AI, Entertainment)

• $11m for Ultra from Brooklyn, US (Fitness, Fitness Apps)

Series B

• $60m for BenePass from New York City, US (B2B/Enterprise, Corporate Wellness)

Series C

• Pomelo Care (NYC) raised $92m to expand virtual care services for expectant parents and young families.

• $114m for BrightInsight from San Jose, US (Biotech, Digital Health)

Series D

• Vizgen (NYC) raised $48m to build advanced tools that help researchers better understand how diseases work.

• $83.5m for L Nutra from Los Angeles, US (Biotech, Health Sciences)

Acquisition

• Design Science Group, LLC from Philadelphia, US (Data & Analytics, Interaction Design) acquired by BlueRidge Life Sciences.

• Cardinal Digital Marketing from Atlanta, US (Consulting, Digital Marketing) acquired by Power Digital Marketing.

• J.A. Watts, Inc. from Chicago, US (Construction Management, Consulting) acquired by Arora Engineers.

• BESTECH from Ontario, US (Energy, Engineering) acquired by Englobe Corporation.

• Memetica LLC from Boston, US (Cyber Security, Journalism) acquired by FGS Global.

• Reliant Immediate Care from Los Angeles, US (Consulting, Health) acquired by Concentra.

• Edge Insights from Wyomissing, US (Cost Reduction, Finance) acquired by Netspark IP & Telecom.

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More soon,

Team @ The Talent Foundry