WANTED: Maverick Co-CEO to empower and unite grassroots voices and pioneer 'de novo politics' - at not for profit digital platform
West Cork (hybrid). International travel. Dublin base possible medium-term. Salary €160k–€220k Full Time
Seeking Expressions of Interest
for Co-CEO of a novel nonpartisan Civic / Political Action Tech Platform - set to change the world of local and ultimately national politics. We're looking for a tough yet compassionate change-maker with just the right mix of maverick, misfit and rebel. A tech-savvy pragmatic leader who can form alliances in unlikely places and knows how to build practical systems and solutions.
If you're interested in building an environment where a new-breed of community and political leaders can be discovered, nurtured and empowered.
If you care deeply about truth, justice and democracy
If you believe that harm-for-profit economic models should not exist.
If you believe that ignoring the unmet needs of citizens is a social time-bomb
*Then please get in touch and tell us why you're a fit : or (founder)
is de novo politics
. Denizen is a hyper-local grassroots community action platform built to empower, enrich and unite local communities. Our goal is to make protests and petitions redundant. This platform channels chaos and outrage into 'Coherent Consensus' and generates validated 'Constructive Solutions' - by giving everyone skin in the game. It will offer sophisticated tools and matchmaking tech to connect individuals to the humans, groups, guidance, entities and resources they need to affect positive change in their lives and communities. It will demystify political and bureaucratic processes and bring never before seen transparency and accountability to those who serve.
Ideal candidates should be:
* Fluent in platform economics and incentive design, able to work with product + engineering to ship trust, reputation, and consensus systems that scale without getting gamed.
* Highly fluent in business, politics and economics, with proven ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments.
* Knowledgable and up to date on behaviour change models / behavioural economics.
Responsibilities Include (Founder-level)
* Building & Scaling Execution: strategy, roadmap, priorities, shipping rhythm, prototypes to pilots (Ireland + U.K. and U.S.).
* Stakeholder/Board Relations : Liaising and coordinating with high-profile advisors, stakeholders and contributors.
* Team Building: Attract and hire A-players, set culture, create accountability without bureaucracy.
* Lead Product with the builders: partner with design/engineering to ship the core platform (user missions, community voting, group tooling, local news, consensus mechanics, community validated ideas).Drive Deployment: secure pilots, partnerships, and pathways into real communities and institutions
* Oversee Operations: systems, budgets, timelines, legal/compliance hygiene, stakeholder comms.
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