Co-Founder / Operating Partner – Financial Architecture & Capital Strategy

Compensation: $120k – $200k • 0.0% – 6.0%

Company: Citadel Blueprint Tech LLC Location: West Palm Beach, FL / Remote-Flexible Compensation: $200,000 base salary + 6% equity with milestone-based vesting. Salary to be funded from Tranche 1 for the right candidate. We will restructure the first tranche accordingly for a proven rainmaker who can help drive Tranche 2 and beyond.

Citadel Blueprint is pre-seed, currently structuring our first capital tranche. We're looking for a partner to lead capital strategy and financial architecture as we scale internationally from day one.

Capital Structuring & Tranche Execution Help finalize and execute our initial funding tranche, protecting founder equity and avoiding predatory dilution. If you join before tranche one closes, we're open to restructuring that raise to include your compensation as part of the round.

Path to Partnership As we move into tranche two — funding our accelerated international rollout — the right partner steps into a larger operating role, with 6% equity.

Debt & Credit Architecture Build institutional-grade pro formas, lender decks, and debt packages (asset-backed lending, equipment financing) to fund growth beyond the initial raise without further cap table dilution.

The Opportunity We are scaling Citadel Blueprint, an asset-light health technology platform integrating advanced smartwatch telemetry, clinical diagnostic hardware (including compact DEXA micro-suites), and robust cloud software architecture. We are currently structuring Tranche 1 to execute our initial flagship rollout with The Zoo Health Club.

Unlike traditional startups that trap themselves in a repeating cycle of messy, highly dilutive SAFE rounds, our core mandate is to break the dilution loop early. We are looking for a hands-on, high-finance operating partner to come in on the ground floor, help orchestrate a clean Tranche 1 launch, and immediately engineer a sophisticated, non-dilutive capital stack (asset-backed debt, equipment leasing, and structured credit) for Tranche 2 and long-term scaling.

What You Will Do

1. Capital Structuring & Tranche Execution: Collaborate on finalizing our initial seed vehicle to ensure maximum founder equity protection, avoiding the traps of predatory dilution.
2. Debt & Credit Architecture: Transition the company past initial traction by building institutional-grade pro formas, lender decks, and debt packages (asset-backed lending, equipment financing) to fund subsequent growth without giving away more of the cap table.
3. Financial Modeling & Operations: Act as a core member of the executive team, owning financial forecasting, cash-flow management, and strategic scaling metrics.
4. Strategic Growth: Help position Citadel Blueprint for regional and international expansion, aligning our hardware-software integration with institutional capital partners.

Who You Are

1. The Background: A seasoned finance operator, investment banker, corporate finance strategist, or fractional CFO with deep, practical fluency in debt structuring, asset-backed lending, and venture finance mechanics.
2. Scaling Experience: Demonstrated experience helping scale a company from early revenue through $5M–$10M+ in annual revenue.
3. The Mindset: Tired of corporate ceilings or traditional advisory roles; you want to build a disruptive, high-impact health-tech venture from day one and take genuine ownership of the financial engine.
4. The Executioner: Highly analytical, pragmatic, and capable of translating complex financial engineering into tangible operational results.
5. Capital Network & Relationships: Must bring an established network of investors, lenders, family offices, private-credit providers, banks, and/or strategic capital sources, with a demonstrated ability to open doors and initiate financing conversations. We are not looking for someone who expects the company to provide the entire capital network. And proven track record of scaling companies successfully from pre seed and beyond

CRITICAL APPLICATION INSTRUCTION: To be considered for this role, do not rely on a standard resume review. Your cover letter must explicitly detail two non-negotiable proofs:

1. Your direct, hands-on track record of scaling a tech company from pre-seed and pre-revenue to growth (with exact "X to Y" milestones and metrics).
2. Concrete, verifiable proof of your active ability to open doors and secure institutional financing (describe the specific types of funds, lenders, or capital channels you have personally accessed — e.g., venture debt, family offices, private credit, angel syndicates — with details verifiable via references or documentation upon request).

Next Steps If you are a high-level finance strategist ready to trade endless corporate dilution for true ground-floor venture ownership, let's connect. Reach out directly to initiate a confidential discussion.