[Remote] Founding Partner & Chief Growth Officer (CGO)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ceylonry POS is building a point-of-sale and business management SaaS platform for restaurants, hospitality operators, retailers, and growing businesses. The Founding Partner & Chief Growth Officer will scale customer acquisition and revenue, lead pre-seed fundraising, and help develop the company’s U.S. market entry.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute our customer acquisition and revenue growth strategy
• Build a repeatable B2B SaaS sales process focused on restaurants, hospitality operators, and retail businesses
• Establish strategic partnerships and distribution channels within Sri Lanka
• Improve lead generation, customer conversion, retention, and recurring revenue
• Work directly with the founding team to accelerate commercial traction
• Build scalable sales processes, performance reporting, and revenue forecasting
• Take ownership of coordinating and executing our targeted USD 100,000–250,000 pre-seed fundraising round
• Identify and engage US-based angel investors, venture capital firms, startup accelerators, and strategic investors
• Lead investor prospecting, outreach, relationship management, and fundraising pipeline development
• Work with the founders to refine our investment narrative, pitch deck, financial projections, and fundraising strategy
• Coordinate investor meetings, follow-ups, due diligence, and investment discussions
• Develop a structured fundraising roadmap with clear milestones and measurable progress
• Research and validate US market opportunities
• Develop strategic partnerships and distribution channels
• Lead early customer discovery and pilot acquisition
• Establish and execute our US go-to-market strategy
• Build relationships with US hospitality groups, restaurant operators, technology partners, and potential enterprise customers
• Leverage investor and industry networks to accelerate market entry
• Support the establishment and commercial development of CEYLO Limited, our planned US entity
• Build the commercial foundation for international expansion

Skills

• Experience in B2B SaaS, technology sales, hospitality technology, or startup growth
• A proven track record of acquiring customers and generating revenue
• Strong commercial judgment, entrepreneurial ambition, and a founder's mindset
• The ability to execute independently without an established marketing department
• Experience building strategic partnerships and scalable sales pipelines
• Experience with early-stage startup fundraising, investor relations, venture capital, or angel investor networks
• The confidence and capability to lead a structured pre-seed fundraising process alongside the founding team
• Strong communication, negotiation, and investor presentation skills
• An interest in building businesses across international markets
• The willingness and ability to participate in an equity-based venture without guaranteed initial cash compensation
• Previous founder experience, successful fundraising involvement, or established US investor relationships

Benefits

• Equity-based compensation: up to 10%, subject to negotiation, vesting, and a formal agreement.
• Remote work in the United States.
• The opportunity to join an early-stage SaaS company as a founding commercial partner.
• Direct involvement in company strategy, commercial decisions, and fundraising.
• The opportunity to take a leadership role in the targeted USD 100,000–250,000 pre-seed fundraising round.
• The opportunity to build an international SaaS business alongside its existing founders.
• A long-term leadership role in shaping the US expansion.

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