Founding Head of Product, ACAI Travel
€70-100k
Offers Equity. Plus €0 – €20K Bonus
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AI for travel operations
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AI for travel operations
1-20 employees
Be an early applicant
€70-100k
Offers Equity. Plus €0 – €20K Bonus
More information about location
1-20 employees
Company mission
To reshape the foundations of travel operations with AI-powered technologies that reflect the disruptive era we're living in.
Role
Who you are
- Technical + Founding Skills:
- 7+ years building products at early-stage startups (pre-Series B)
- Track record of wearing multiple hats - product, sales, customer success
- Experience being "the product person" who customers know by name
- Comfortable with ambiguity and building processes from scratch
- Technical Chops:
- Complex B2B product experience (APIs, integrations, enterprise software)
- Engineering background necessary - you need to speak technical language with customers and engineers
- AI/LLM savvy and curios
- Company Building:
- Customer-facing sales or pre-sales experience, you need to be able to charm the customer, both verbally and technically
- Kind but direct communication style - no corporate bs, we are only about value creation
What the job involves
- Acai Travel is revolutionizing the travel industry by empowering leading Airlines, Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) and Travel Management Companies (TMCs) with cutting-edge AI agentic solutions
- We are rebuilding the travel industry with agentic software
- Acai Travel ($4.5M raised, VC-backed) needs a Founding Head of Product who owns customer relationships while scaling our product and tech team
- You will be the central point of contact and value delivery of the company
- You will work closely with our two founders (CEO and CPTO) and be part of the executive team
- In just few months, we've grown from 3 clients ($15K MRR) to 10 clients ($80K MRR) at 30% monthly growth
- You'll own our most complex customer accounts while mentoring our product & engineering team
- Build the Company (50%)
- Own enterprise customer relationships - you're the product face of Acai
- Join sales calls, present to C-suite prospects, close complex deals
- Create Statements of Work and manage customer success, manage contracts with customers and suppliers
- Represent the company at industry events and with partners
- Build the Product (50%)
- Own product strategy
- Use your ultimate magic: lead complex customer interviews and translate these very complex enterprise needs into product direction
- Coach and lead our tech team
- Make strategic decisions without bureaucracy or committees, don't ask for permission, in case ask for forgiveness ;)
Our take
Acai Travel is an AI-driven platform designed to optimize travel operations. Building on the success of their previous ventures, the founders aim to tackle inefficiencies that have worsened due to industry changes and the rising demand following the pandemic.
The platform aims to cut costs by up to half for agencies by automating routine tasks and boosting efficiency. Its approach provides agencies with insights into travel behavior, helping optimize services and predict upcoming trends.
Early results show a 20% reduction in handling times, with the potential for valuable savings as the full suite of products is rolled out. The company has already secured substantial funding and attracted clients like Kiwi.com and lastminute.com. Acai plans to invest in enhancing its platform and double agent efficiency.
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Company
Funding (1 round)
Nov 2024
$4m
SEED
Total funding: $4m
Company HQ
Upper West Side, New York, NY
Leadership
Riccardo Vittoria
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously co-founded 30SecondsToFly and served as the CEO until it was acquired by American Express. They also founded MatrimoniFotoRoma and worked at American Express GBT as the Global Director of Chat and AI, and as the Head of Artificial Intelligence.
Henry chen Weinstein
(Co-Founder & Executive Chairman)Also the founder of Vine Stone Ventures and Travel Tech Nation. Previously the founder of GSC where they served as the Managing Director and Chairman, co-founder and CEO of Cockpit Innovation, and founder of Vertical Engine.
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