Operator-In-Residence (OIR): Vertical AI at Primary VC

New York, New York, United States

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$125,000 – $180,000Compensation

Junior (1 to 2 years), Mid-level (3 to 4 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Artificial Intelligence, Venture CapitalIndustries

Requirements

2–4 years of experience as an engineer, technical product manager, or founder; comfortable getting hands-on with tools and prototypes
Familiar with the generative AI ecosystem (LLMs, agents, embeddings, RAG, etc.) and excited about applying these technologies in specific industries
Entrepreneur’s intrinsic motivation, capable of independently running with business ideas with substantial ambiguity (self-starter)
Love talking to users, asking the second question, and building products that solve real pain (customer-obsessed)
Thrive in ambiguity and enjoy wearing multiple hats; spend weekends playing with the latest AI tools, building side projects, and studying businesses (entrepreneurial)
Able to learn rapidly, develop a strong point of view, and communicate compelling narratives (storyteller)
Comfortable with financial models and concepts and can quickly assess the feasibility and scalability of a new venture idea (commercially-minded)
Product-obsessed hacker with a few years of engineering or product experience and a deep grip on the modern AI stack; curious, fast, and fearless
Believe that the current AI-driven technological shift presents a unique opportunity to build multi-billion-dollar businesses

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the Primary Labs team to source, vet, and pressure-test startup ideas across vertical AI sectors
Conduct deep customer discovery, market analysis, and competitive landscaping to identify high-conviction problems
Build MVPs and prototypes to validate key assumptions and iterate quickly toward a solution
Develop go-to-market strategies, run early experiments (including outbound and growth hacks), and support customer onboarding
Create pitch decks and other investor materials
Join the company in its launch phase as a founding team member responsible for gaining initial traction, building out the rest of the team, and supporting business operations or go back to the drawing board with the Incubation program all over again

Skills

Generative AI

AI Prototyping

Product Engineering

Customer Interviews

Landing Pages

Cold Emailing

Workflow Analysis

Outbound Sales

Primary VC

Seed stage VC for SaaS, ecommerce

About Primary VC

Primary VC specializes in seed-stage investments, primarily targeting two sectors: enterprise software as a service (SaaS) and e-commerce. Their investment strategy is geographically focused on New York City, allowing them to leverage local market insights and opportunities. Unlike many other venture capital firms, Primary VC emphasizes early-stage funding, providing support and resources to startups in their initial phases of growth. The goal of Primary VC is to nurture and develop promising companies in their chosen sectors, helping them to scale and succeed in a competitive landscape.

New York City, New YorkHeadquarters

2015Year Founded

$2,742.6MTotal Funding

UNKNOWNCompany Stage

Venture Capital, Enterprise Software, Consumer GoodsIndustries

51-200Employees