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FOUNDING CEO - DIMEAI (PayShield)
Help Us Build the $1B Device Trust Infrastructure for Mobile Banking
Location: Remote / Mumbai
Employment Type: Co-Founder / Equity Partner
Compensation: 10-15% Equity (Vesting: 1 years with 1-year cliff)
Company Stage: Pre-Seed | Pilot-Ready Product | Patent-Pending Technology
The Opportunity
DIMEAI is building PayShield - the world's first cryptographic device trust infrastructure for mobile financial transactions. We're creating a new category in the $300B cybersecurity market.
What We've Built (Bootstrapped):
- Patent-pending architecture
- Pilot-ready product protecting 102 fraud vectors
- $5-12M pre-money valuation
- Pilot discussions with 1 Neo banks (under NDA)
What We Need: A CEO who can sell, scale, and lead while our technical co-founder (CTO) builds.
¤ Ideal Candidate Profile
Must-Have Experience (Non-Negotiable)
Banking & Financial Services (10+ years):
- Worked in banking operations, risk, compliance, or technology
- Understanding of fraud prevention, digital banking, payment systems
- Experience with RBI regulations, PCI-DSS, KYC/AML compliance
- Network of bank CXOs, CISOs, heads of fraud/risk (your contacts = our first customers)
Cybersecurity Domain (5+ years):
- Sold or implemented cybersecurity solutions to banks/fintechs
- Understanding of mobile security, fraud detection, or identity verification
- Familiarity with RASP, behavioral analytics, device fingerprinting
- Can articulate technical value to non-technical buyers
Business Development & Sales (7+ years):
- Enterprise B2B sales to banks, NBFCs, or large fintechs
- Closed deals worth â¹1+ crore annually
- Built and managed sales pipelines, POC processes, customer success
- Experience with long sales cycles (6-18 months typical in banking)
Highly Desired (Strong Plus)
- ¸ Ex-banker who moved to fintech/cybersecurity
- ¸ Ex-CISO/Head of Fraud from major bank
- ¸ Sold SaaS/infrastructure to Indian PSU/private banks
- ¸ Startup experience (ideally Series A-B stage)
- ¸ Fundraising experience (raised VC/PE funding before)
- ¸ MBA from Tier-1 institution or equivalent
Leadership Qualities We're Looking For
Hustler Mentality: Willing to work with zero salary until first customer/funding
Strategic Thinker: Can build 3-year go-to-market strategy
Execution Beast: Doesn't just plan—ships, closes, delivers
Network Effect: Your Rolodex opens bank doors
Missionary, Not Mercenary: Believes in the mission, not just the money
Resilient: Can handle 50 no's before getting 1 yes
This Role IS For You If:
You've thought about starting a company but wanted the right idea
You have banking/fintech relationships that can become customers
You're willing to bet 6-12 months of your life on equity upside
You believe mobile banking security is broken and needs fixing
You want to build a $1B+ category-defining company
You're energized by zero to one challenges
Job ID: 145618561