# Founding Strategy Lead at tryripline.com

- Company: tryripline.com
- What the company does: Ripline deploys AI agents so hardware teams in aerospace, defense, energy and telecom land production without operational drag. Backed by Khosla Ventures.
- Company website: https://tryripline.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $180K to $280K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-17
- Apply by: 2026-12-01
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tryripline/68c13f2b-2411-4efa-9048-b4d898db818a?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/tryripline-com-founding-strategy-lead/

## About the role

Ripline is hiring someone with the ethos and expertise within specific mission-critical industries to help turn customer relationships from initial conversation to successful deployments. You’ll work with the founders across go-to-market, field deployments, customer operations, and product feedback. You’ll meet folks in person, understand deeply how these industries operate, and make sure Ripline solves problems that matter to them. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Deep, firsthand expertise in a mission-critical industry, such as defense, aerospace, energy, robotics, automotive, or industrials, with spiky project experience
- A strong network and genuine comfort meeting customers and partners in person
- Experience with business development, customer-facing operations, or complex enterprise sales
- Enough technical fluency to discuss integrations, deployment constraints, and AI-enabled workflows with customers and engineers
- High agency: you can spot an opportunity, build trust, and follow through

Tags: Operations

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/tryripline-com-founding-strategy-lead/