Chief Operating Officer
About the role
Chief Operating Officer role at Wefunder, reporting to the founder/CEO, with potential to transition to CEO of the Retail division within 12–18 months. Focus on operational excellence, lean growth, AI-driven automation, and regulatory readiness in a mission-driven fintech marketplace.
Responsibilities
- Lead with operational excellence. Lead Wefunder's Retail division, ensuring focus, discipline, and accountability across the business. Deliver strong growth and profitability, with success measured by significant year-over-year revenue expansion and sustained profitability.
- Keep the team lean and aligned. Align a small team around a clear strategy while fostering a strong in-person culture — minimum four days per week in San Francisco. Attract and develop exceptional talent while maintaining a high-performing team.
- Master the details. Deeply understand the current Regulation Crowdfunding business and identify areas for immediate improvement in execution. Make decisive calls, including hiring and performance management, to ensure a culture of ownership and accountability.
- Leverage AI and automation. Use product innovation, AI, and automation to improve efficiency and scalability without significant headcount growth. Over 70% of our new code is AI-generated — you'll embrace this and push it further.
- Champion the mission. Champion Wefunder's mission and PBC charter, ensuring ethical treatment of individual investors. Work closely with Nick and the board on long-term strategic bets while ensuring current operations remain profitable and mission-aligned.
- Prepare for what's next. Regulation is about to change in a big way. Get us ready — figure out what's coming and make sure we're positioned to move fast when everyday investors get more access.
Qualifications
- Mission-driven: Deeply committed to democratizing access to startup investing. High-integrity leader who prioritizes ethical treatment of individual investors and long-term trust over short-term KPIs.
- Proven operator: Experience leading high-impact teams in fast-changing environments, ideally within marketplaces, fintech, or other complex, regulated industries. Senior executive background with demonstrated exposure to capital raising and investor engagement is strongly preferred.
- Instills urgency: Demonstrated ability to align teams and inspire through action rather than rhetoric. Exceptional judgment — able to move quickly without sacrificing wisdom or context.
- Lean and scrappy: Thrives in a lean, mission-driven startup environment where autonomy, accountability, and smart execution matter more than process and headcount.
- Talent magnet: Track record of attracting and developing outstanding talent. Protects unconventional thinkers. Product-oriented mindset, with a bias toward substance and scalable execution over surface-level marketing.
Skills
Benefits
- Competitive executive compensation plus significant equity
- Unlimited vacation days (mandatory 3 weeks off)
- Medical, dental, & vision insurance
- 401K
- Unlimited AI tokens & tool budget — Cursor, Claude, Codex, you name it
- Apple equipment — whatever you want
- Lots of free food and drinks
- Reimbursement for classes and conferences
About Wefunder
We're Robinhood for pre-IPO startups. Everyone can invest $100.
We help everyone invest in startups that they care about. We believe that when all Americans can invest in innovation, the world will be a better place. And soon, our dream will become a reality. Thanks to the JOBS Act, everyone — not just the wealthy — can invest as little as $100 in the startups they care about. Not only does this open up the pool of investors, and increase the amount of great ideas that get funded, but it allows startups to grow an army of passionate investors who truly want to see them succeed. Second tier VC’s will become obsolete as startups tap their lead users and customers for quick early investments.
More open roles at Wefunder
- Internship - Customer Success6mo agoHybrid (San Francisco, CA)
- Full Stack Product Engineer6mo agoHybrid (San Francisco, CA)
- Head of Sales, Syndicates6mo agoHybrid (San Francisco, CA) · Sales
- Curator of Gatherings6mo agoHybrid (San Francisco, CA)
- Visual & Micro-Interaction Designer6mo agoHybrid (San Francisco, CA)