CEO-in-Residence - Safety Intelligence Platform

Founding CEO: Lead the AI Transformation of Aviation Safety with UP.Labs

• A real industry problem with immediate, measurable value
• A committed enterprise design partner already engaged
• Capital from tier-one VCs (with flexibility to bring your own backers)
• Full founder equity and support from the UP.Labs platform

Why Build With UP.Labs

• Enterprise traction from day one. You will be joining a startup team, with a product already in pilot/market, being built by an UP.Labs team of product, go to market, and engineering leaders. You're solving a problem validated by our corporate partner and the broader ecosystem.
• Accelerated path to exit. Our portfolio companies are structured to scale fast with capital efficiency - targeting liquidity in 3-4 years.
• Founder-level equity. A competitive base salary and a meaningful ownership stake from day one.
• Backed by the best. Work alongside institutional investors, UP.Partners, and top corporate LPs.
• World-class infrastructure. Tap into product, engineering, legal, recruiting, and GTM support from the UP.Labs operating team.

What You'll Build

The Problem

The Solution

• Voice-enabled mobile reporting replacing legacy desktop systems with an intuitive, offline-capable experience for frontline workers
• AI-powered classification across 140+ safety categories, eliminating manual triage and dramatically accelerating response times
• Predictive risk management surfacing patterns and precursor events before they become incidents
• Autonomous investigation agents that compile evidence, generate insights, draft reports & take action automatically

The Opportunity

Your Role

Responsibilities

• Own the business end-to-end: Full P&L ownership, strategic direction, and operational execution as the founder and leader of this startup
• Drive to product-market fit: Translate customer insights into product decisions, iterate rapidly, and prove value with early adopters
• Build revenue and scale: Close the first 5-10 enterprise customers, establish repeatable GTM motion, and accelerate ARR growth
• Recruit and inspire a world-class team: Build engineering, product, sales, and customer success functions from the ground up
• Forge deep customer partnerships: Start with the design partner airline and expand into new accounts across aviation and transportation
• Raise capital and tell the story: Partner with VCs, articulate the vision, and secure the resources needed to scale
• Leverage the UP.Labs platform: Work with UP.Labs product and venture teams to unlock value and accelerate time-to-market

You Might Be a Fit If You've:

• Founded or scaled a B2B SaaS, AI, or data platform - ideally in safety, operations, or aviation
• Sold into or worked with complex enterprises (airlines, transportation, or safety-critical industries)
• Built AI/ML-enabled platforms or have a sharp eye for building defensible data moats
• Experience with regulatory environments (FAA, EASA, SMS programs) is a plus
• Closed enterprise customers and maintained long-term commercial relationships
• Led a company through Series A+ or to a successful exit
• Built and inspired exceptional, diverse teams under pressure