Founder Research Consultant
Keystone Recruitment
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Job Description
Founder Research Consultant
We are hiring on behalf of a leading global AI player for a unique, private engagement. This short-term opportunity is designed for experienced founders and early operators to contribute their insights into complex data systems.
The Mission
As a Founder Research Consultant, you will help us document and review data systems you’ve built or managed at mid-size startups (20–150 people). We aim to analyze the architecture behind:
- Core BI Layers: Dashboards, metrics, cohorts, and funnels.
- Operational Reporting: 30+ key queries across Product, Ops, and Finance.
- Stakeholder Logic: How data flows from schema to decision-maker.
Who This Is For
- Experienced Founders: You have built or managed non-trivial internal systems in high-growth environments.
- Startup Veterans: Prior experience in a high-growth startup environment (20–150 people) is required.
- Domain Agnostic: We value architectural complexity over specific industry experience.
- Availability: You can commit to a short-term, clearly scoped research engagement.
Engagement Details
- Scope: Retrospective documentation and technical review of previously built systems.
- Privacy: This is a private research effort. Full technical specs and compensation will be shared after an initial screening.
NOTICE: We will only be hiring CEOs, Founders, and Ex-Founders
We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.
Contract and Payment Terms
- You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
- This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
- Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
- Your work will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
- Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.
Key skills/competency
- Data Systems
- BI Layers
- Operational Reporting
- Data Architecture
- Startup Experience
- Founder Experience
- Data Flow
- Metrics
- Cohorts
- Technical Review
How to Get Hired at Keystone Recruitment
- Research Keystone Recruitment's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume for data architecture roles: Highlight experience building and managing complex data systems and BI layers.
- Showcase founder/operator experience: Emphasize your leadership in high-growth startup environments (20-150 people).
- Prepare for data system architecture discussions: Be ready to discuss retrospective documentation and technical review of past projects.
- Network within the AI and startup community: Connect with professionals who understand the data challenges in fast-scaling companies.
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