FMCG HQ
Careers · Building Cohort One

Build the operating system for consumer goods

We're building FMCG HQ with cohort one founding brands today. We're a small team and we're hiring for the specific gaps that show up as we scale. Honest about what those gaps are.

Remote-first · Real ownership · Operator-led culture · No politics

Why work here

The honest pitch — what we offer and what we don't.

We're a startup. Specifically, we're a private-beta startup building with cohort one founding brands today. That means: small team, big problems, ambiguous scope, real ownership, fast decisions. It also means: no big-company stability, no fancy office, no eight-figure marketing budget for someone to manage. If you need either of those, this isn't the right time.

If what you want is to build infrastructure that thousands of consumer-brand founders will eventually rely on — and to do it with a team that talks to actual cohort one brands every week instead of staying in product-design isolation — this might be it. We hire operators. Most of the team has launched, shipped, or scaled a CPG brand or a developer-facing platform.

We're hiring slow on purpose. We'd rather under-hire than over-hire and have to walk people back. Every open role below is a real, specific gap — not a strategic roadmap dream. If your background fits one of them, apply. If your background fits the company but not a specific role, apply speculatively via contact.

Who Thrives Here

And who probably won't

You probably thrive if you

  • Have shipped something real (CPG brand, B2B platform, infrastructure service)
  • Are comfortable with ambiguous scope and define-as-you-go problems
  • Prefer small-team velocity to big-team specialization
  • Want real equity in a real company, not a fractional grant
  • Can write directly without consultant-speak
  • Don't need a hierarchy to know what to do next

You probably won't thrive if you

  • Need a defined role with a published org chart on day one
  • Want big-company process, frameworks, or standardized tools
  • Prefer specialization to operator-style versatility
  • Need an in-person office culture
  • Want explicit OKRs cascaded from a leadership team you don't talk to
  • Are looking for a coast-job at a stable-stage startup
Why FMCG HQ

Four reasons people are joining cohort one

Remote-first

Hubs in 12 cities for optional co-working. Hire the best person regardless of zip code.

Real ownership

Meaningful equity. Visible impact. No politics, no committees. Every IC decision matters.

Ship velocity

Small teams. Big problems. Deploy daily. Learn faster than larger competitors structurally can.

Operator culture

Most of the team has launched a brand or shipped a platform. We use what we build.

The best people we've hired didn't need a job posting that perfectly matched their resume. They reached out, told us what they wanted to build, and we found a way to make it work. That's the template.
Founding Team
FMCG HQ
Comp & Benefits

What we lock in

Real
Equity grant

Meaningful equity at this stage. Specifics during the interview.

Compete
Cash comp

Competitive cash for the stage. We'd rather pay correctly than under-pay and lose people.

Top
Health benefits

Top-tier health, dental, vision, mental wellness in every market we hire in.

Annual
Learning + travel

Annual stipend for learning, conference travel, and team off-sites.

Common Questions

Frequently asked questions

Private beta with cohort one founding brands today. Early-stage. Honest about that.
Initial call with hiring manager → 60-minute interview with the founding team → working session on a real problem you'd face in the role → references → offer. Typically 2–3 weeks end-to-end. We don't do whiteboard algorithm questions.
For senior engineering and operations roles in markets where we have visa infrastructure, yes. We'll be honest about it during the first call.
Send us your story via contact. If there's a way to bring you in, we'll figure it out — we don't over-rotate on job-posting matching.
Yes. Smaller than you'd guess for the scope of what we're building. That's on purpose.

Don't see your role?

The best hires don't always come from a perfect job-posting match. If you'd add velocity to cohort one, reach out anyway.