# Industry Strategy Lead - Supplier Ecosystem at CoLab

- Company: CoLab
- What the company does: Run AI-powered design reviews, capture expert feedback, and turn engineering knowledge into faster decisions. Backed by Insight and Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.colabsoftware.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: North America, Remote
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-10-23
- Apply by: 2026-12-07
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/colabsoftware/jobs/5462049008?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/colab-industry-strategy-lead-supplier-ecosystem/

## About the role

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## What they're looking for

- You've worked inside an OEM, and you understand the supplier side of the relationship
- You know what an OEM feels when a part misses PPAP and what a supplier feels when a late change lands on a quote, and you can speak credibly to both
- High emotional intelligence and the ability to read a room of executives in real time. You know when to push, when to pause, when to ask the harder question, and when to take the win and move on
- Competitive by nature. You are wired to play to win, you put in the reps, and you run at high cadence. You take losses personally enough to learn from them and not personally enough to slow down
- Sharp sense of time value. You understand which work compounds, which work is throwaway, and which conversations are worth a calendar hold versus a quick Slack. You make calls and you move
- Fluent with AI tools as a force multiplier. You know how to use AI to compress research, sharpen messaging, and build faster. You don't just tolerate the tools, you intentionally reach for them to do more with less

Tags: Sales

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/colab-industry-strategy-lead-supplier-ecosystem/