About Splendaria

Splendaria is a Swiss AI company based in Vaud building a next-generation AIaaS platform for real estate, architecture, and design. Our generative AI service enables professionals and enthusiasts to transform photos, sketches, and preliminary renderings into photorealistic, high-quality images of interiors and exteriors - fast, affordable, and accessible. The platform is ready for commercialization and offers expansion potential into adjacent sectors such as digital twins, gaming, and virtual environments.

Website: https://splendaria.com/

The role

We are seeking a world-class entrepreneurial Co-Founder & CEO to lead Splendaria through its next phase of scale-up and international expansion. As CEO, you will have end-to-end responsibility for the company’s strategy and execution: setting direction, building the organization, ensuring disciplined delivery, leading fundraising, and driving commercial development through scalable business models and strategic partnerships.

You will work closely with the founder and technical team and benefit from the support of an experienced venture studio (product, growth, fundraising). This is a hands-on leadership role suited for a builder who can operate at both strategic and operational levels in an early-stage environment.

Key responsibilities

• Company leadership & strategy: Define Splendaria’s vision, priorities, and multi-year strategy; translate them into an operating plan with clear objectives and measurable outcomes.
• Execution & operating cadence: Establish and run a high-performance execution rhythm (OKRs/KPIs, weekly/monthly reviews), ensuring alignment across product, engineering, commercial, and operations.
• Business model & revenue strategy: Define pricing, packaging, and the revenue model; ensure that commercial efforts are focused on repeatable motions and sustainable unit economics.
• Strategic partnerships & corporate development: Identify, negotiate, and close partnerships and channel agreements (e.g., platforms, networks, software ecosystems, technology partners) that accelerate distribution and adoption.
• Product-market fit leadership: Drive evidence-based product decisions through customer discovery, usage data, and market signals; co-own the roadmap with the founder/CTO to maximize customer value and commercial impact.
• Fundraising & investor relations: Lead fundraising strategy and execution (materials, investor pipeline, due diligence, negotiations); maintain high-quality communications with current and prospective investors.
• Team building & leadership: Hire, develop, and lead a high-performing team; define roles, incentives, and accountability; build a culture of speed, ownership, and learning.
• Operations & governance: Own budgeting, forecasting, cash/runway management, contracting, and risk management; ensure the company is operationally ready to scale.
• External representation: Represent Splendaria with key customers, partners, investors, and the ecosystem; build credibility and strategic visibility in AI-driven rendering and visualization.

Qualifications / What we’re looking for

• Proven leadership experience (ideally 5+ years) in startup/scale-up environments, venture building, or ownership of significant business transformation.
• Track record in building and scaling product-driven businesses (SaaS/AIaaS preferred), with strong commercial judgment and execution discipline.
• Strong experience in strategic partnerships, complex negotiations, and multi-stakeholder environments.
• Ability to operate as a player-coach: hands-on execution while building structure, teams, and scalable processes.
• Exposure to PropTech, real estate, architecture/design, creative tech, or adjacent markets is a plus.
• Comfortable leading fundraising and engaging credibly with investors (angels/VCs/corporates).
• Based in Switzerland.
• Fluent English and French required; German or Italian would be an advantage.
• We are looking for a bold, proactive and entrepreneurial CEO who sees opportunities, takes ownership, and has the drive to turn ideas into meaningful, lasting impact.

Send your CV and a short motivation statement at careers@splendaria.com

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Lausanne, VD