Chief Revenue Officer

Job Description About the job Important Note on Compensation: This is a full-time co-founder role and an equity-first opportunity to join a senior leadership team. This is not a salaried position until we complete our planned seed funding round (targeted for end of Q1 2026). Until then, your full-time commitment will be compensated through a substantial sweat equity package, which will form a significant part of your foundational ownership in the company. About Us: Stafio.ai is a Dubai-born, region's first, AI-native Talent Intelligence startup. We have successfully de-risked our model, proven our technology, and secured our first major enterprise customers. Our mission is to fix the broken, inefficient $240B global recruitment industry with a unified, intelligent solution. - Commercially Validated: We are a revenue-generating business with 3 major paid enterprise clients and a blue-chip pipeline that includes some of the region's most respected companies. - A True Tech Moat: With 24 proprietary AI Services and a cutting-edge tech stack, our end-to-end AI-native platform is built to scale globally on our own technology. - Unique Differentiation: Our competitors license AI wrappers for a piece of the puzzle; we have built an all-in-one solution where we invent foundational AI for talent intelligence. The Opportunity: A Partnership, Not a Position We have a strong founding team in place and are now looking for a force-multiplier to become a foundational pillar of our company. This is a hands-on C-suite opportunity to architect our commercial success from the ground up. This role will have full autonomy to drive distribution and expand our GTM / Sales team. Key Responsibilities - Commercial Leadership: Take full ownership of the commercial strategy. Lead, mentor, and scale our existing commercial team of four, fostering a culture of high performance and accountability. - Go-to-Market Strategy & Execution: Architect and execute a multi-channel go-to-market strategy to accelerate growth, initially focused on regional dominance before leading international expansion. - Enterprise Sales: Personally drive the sales cycle for key enterprise accounts, demonstrating a hands-on, player-coach mentality to close high-value deals. - Revenue Architecture: Build and optimize a scalable, repeatable sales process and revenue engine. - Strategic Collaboration: Work directly with the founding team to shape product strategy, market positioning, and play a key role in future fundraising activities. Mandatory Requirements: Who You Are We are seeking a seasoned executive with 10+ years work experience, minimum 3+ years in the UAE, with the ambition to co-lead a disruptive AI venture. You must bring the following: - Deep Domain Expertise: A deep and practical understanding of Enterprise ERP tech stacks and the intricacies of corporate HR / Talent Acquisition workflows is a non-negotiable requirement. You must speak our customers language fluently. - Proven HR Tech Sales Leadership: You have a demonstrable track record of successfully selling and leading commercial teams within the Enterprise B2B SaaS segment. - Established Network: You bring a relevant and active network of C-level and senior decision-makers within the UAE and the broader region. - Startup DNA: You are an entrepreneur at heart. You have experience in an early-stage environment and thrive on the challenge of building something from the ground up. - Strategic & Hands-On: You possess the ability to create a long-term commercial vision while remaining deeply involved in the day-to-day execution needed to achieve it. Our Offer & The Path to Joining Your expertise and strategic value are what matter most. We have two primary paths for the right partner to join our founding team: 1. The Investor-Operator Path (Preferred): For partners able to make a strategic investment (e.g., as a lead angel), this provides an accelerated path to a larger equity stake and helps fuel our go-to-market scale-up ahead of our Seed round. This is an opportunity to maximize your upside potential by contributing both capital and expertise. 2. The Strategic Co-Founder Path: For an exceptional candidate with a world-class, demonstrable track record of scaling Enterprise SaaS revenuespecifically in the HR Tech spacewe are enthusiastic to offer a significant, co-founder level equity position without a mandatory initial investment. Your network, strategic vision, and ability to execute will be your primary contribution. Next Steps This is a unique opportunity for an Entrepreneurial Sales Leader to make a foundational impact on a high-growth AI company. If you are ready to build your legacy, we invite you to a confidential, one-on-one discussion to dive into our traction, technology, and the equity stake available for the right partner. Please reach out directly to Onur Kirazci via LinkedIn DM or send your expression of interest to Jyotsana at [Confidential Information], and please CC Onur at [HIDDEN TEXT] #Founder #CoFounder #Hiring #UAE #Dubai #HRTech #AI #SaaS #CRO #ChiefRevenueOfficer #ERP #TalentAcquisition Required Qualifications: - 3+ years of experience in Enterprise Software Sales - Bachelor's Degree - 10+ years of overall experience in Sales