About Us

At 1848 Ventures, we're not just building companies—we're shaping the future. As a venture studio focused on B2B SaaS startups powered by data and AI, we're on a mission to transform the SMB market in industries that are the backbone of the economy, such as construction, real estate, hospitality, retail, and restaurants. Our team of venture builders, data scientists, engineers, and designers leverage cutting-edge AI to build products that empower SMB businesses to succeed.

We're not following traditional playbooks; we're creating our own. Join us and help drive innovation in industries where data and AI can make a real impact.

The Opportunity

At 1848 Ventures, we launch and test early-stage business models to identify the most promising opportunities. Ventures with strong market demand receive investment and a Venture Leader to drive growth and product-market fit.

We’re now building an AI-powered SaaS marketplace for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), tackling key market gaps with scalable solutions. As a Technical Venture Leader, you’ll own the tech vision and execution, leading product development, building a secure and scalable platform, and rapidly iterating based on market feedback.

This role is perfect for a hands-on technical leader who thrives in uncertainty, embraces experimentation, and balances big-picture strategy with practical execution to shape new markets.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Venture Leader to bring this new build to life as you each complement each other in skill sets
• Accountable for the success of the venture through leadership and execution of the venture’s technical needs aligned to enabling launch and growth strategy
• Leadership and execution of the activities required for the venture’s success including:
• Technical team leadership
• Product development process management
• Infrastructure
• Software engineering
• Data science experimentation and deployment
• Works with the venture leadership team and 1848 Ventures’ leadership to translate high-level technical strategy and vision into annual and quarterly objectives and key results with a focus on:
• Top-line growth of the venture
• Improvement in accuracy of key data science models
• Financially responsible scaling of required tech infrastructure
• Exemplify exceptional people leadership by cultivating the 1848 Ventures culture, providing ongoing coaching and development opportunities, and fostering a supportive environment where individuals thrive through effective communication and strategic guidance
• Regularly evaluates the venture’s progress on key technical metrics like data science model accuracy, app traffic volume, app uptime, and development velocity
• Acts as primary communicator and link between stakeholders, executional team, advisory groups, end users, vendor partners, etc., gaining buy-in on all major strategies and decisions related to the technical development of the venture
• Ensures adherence to legal and regulatory standards for data privacy and customer information protection, while also overseeing and enforcing industry-specific business decisions and practices 

Qualifications

• Has built with a co-founder/commercial leader in a zero to one execution
• Previous experience leading a technical function in an early-stage SaaS company from early traction to $1M+ ARR and product market fit
• Developed, executed, and iterated a technical growth plan informed by market learnings rooted in either Python or Node technologies
• Proven ability to develop and execute strategic plans that align with the specific growth needs of a new venture or startup business
• Experience in delivering software solutions that include artificial intelligence and machine learning
• Evidenced strength and experience in the following: software engineering (back end or full stack), DevOps, data science, technical infrastructure
• Built early-stage teams optimized for flexibility and growth in digital, data driven companies
• Experience working at the forefront of an emerging business trend driven by new technologies or a shift in customer preferences (E.g., product powered by machine learning/AI)  
• Collaborative, results-driven critical thinker capable of leading development and refinement of the new venture based on deep customer insights
• Previous technical venture leadership experience partnering and sharing accountability with other influential leaders – business, product – to develop direction, formulate plans, and drive results to achieve product-market fit and scale an early-stage venture
• Ability to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of various technical model decisions including:
• Amount / type of data required
• Ideal type of model
• How to assess accuracy / impact
• How to productize / deploy within the venture’s ecosystem
• Metrics driven day-to-day operational leadership including building and monitoring OKRs to evaluate success against the strategy 
• Demonstrated ability to grow and maintain a team; to create and manage a culture of collaboration and high performance; to influence without authority; to rally a team around a compelling vision  
• Evidence of applied thought leadership:
• Attending industry conferences and reading relevant publications to learn about cutting edge developments
• Bringing in outside learnings to the organization to foster further development of the team and practices
• Delivered learnings from within the organization to outside audiences to foster the advancement of the broader industry
• Proven track record in outstanding people leadership, demonstrated through the cultivation of teamwork, establishment of a supportive environment, and dedication to coaching and developing individuals to realize their full potential. Proficient in effective communication and strategic guidance to achieve organizational goals
• Proven ability to successfully communicate across a variety of diverse stakeholders (team, board of directors, advisory groups, customers, vendor partners, etc.) via both detailed written and verbal communications   

Travel

This role is remote or hybrid, based on your location. While flexibility is key, we also value in-person connections. Whether you're remote or hybrid, travel may be needed for customer discovery, team building, and/or networking.

Compensation & Benefits

We offer a competitive salary, incentive program, pension, and a comprehensive benefits package.