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We are addressing a significant pain point within the real estate development and construction industry, a sector ripe for disruption driven by recent advances in foundational AI models and increasing regulatory complexity. From land acquisition to the start of construction, monthsand often yearscan pass before a project breaks ground. Much of this delay stems from the complex and manual approval process, where navigating and validating compliance across layers of zoning, planning, and building regulations is slow, fragmented, and errorprone. With requirements dispersed across countless documents and jurisdictions, developers face constant risk of oversight, rework, and costly delays. We are launching an AIpowered platform to help real estate developers and builders accelerate the endtoend preconstruction regulatory approval process. This platform will leverage recent advances in foundational AI models to understand requirements from regulatory bodies at scale, enabling teams to catch preventable issues early, reduce resubmissions, and shorten approval timelines across jurisdictionsultimately delivering stronger returns. As CoFounder & CTO, you will lead the technical vision of this venture from inception to scale. The CTO will architect and build the core platform, establish a worldclass engineering and AI team, and drive the development of a leading system for entitlement intelligence and compliance automation. This venture is already significantly derisked: we have early design partners, strong stakeholder validation, and a growing commercial pipeline. Please note: This is not an employment opportunity at Diagram, but an opportunity in a new company created through our venture studio model. Who We Are Looking For Were assembling a team of entrepreneurs and technologists, and we are now looking for an accomplished CoFounder & CTO. If you are up for it, you will: Define and execute the technical vision and architecture for an AIfirst, enterprise SaaS platform Build and scale the ventures core technology and data systems supporting regulatory intelligence and compliance workflows Recruit, lead, and mentor a highcaliber engineering and AI team, establishing strong technical culture and standards Work closely with the CEO, design partners, and early customers to translate complex regulatory and operational workflows into scalable software Make foundational decisions around architecture, infrastructure, data strategy, and system reliability as the platform scales across jurisdictions Balance speed and rigor in a 01 environment, ensuring the platform earns trust amongst users Support technical discussions with enterprise customers, partners, and investors, clearly articulating system capabilities and boundaries Demonstrated success building 01 products in earlystage or venturebacked environments Proven technical leadership, including hiring and leading highperforming engineering teams Experience delivering AIenabled software products from prototyping through production deployment and iteration Familiarity with modern AI architectures, including large language models and systems operating over unstructured data Experience working with or applying visionlanguage models and/or computer vision to realworld, variable inputs Ability to design accurate, reliable, and explainable systems in complex environments Strong product instincts and ability to collaborate closely with founders, enterprise customers, and investors Experience designing and operating cloudnative, secure, enterprisegrade SaaS platforms What Youll Get A significant equity stake in the venture and meaningful ownership over the companys technical direction A venture already capitalized with a PreSeed. Diagram also intends to lead the Seed, and reserves ample capital to participate in future fundraising rounds A Diagramvalidated concept with strong early commercial traction and engaged design partners The opportunity to cofound and build the core technology platform from day one, shaping architecture, systems, and technical culture A collaborative founding team and direct access to Diagram and Sagards extensive network of operators, investors, and domain experts Support with early administrative and operational setup so you can focus on building the product and technology About Diagram Diagrams mission is to create companies that solve meaningful problems. We match vetted ideas with proven entrepreneurs passionate about solving the problem, and partner as a cofounder to support them throughout the journey. Since 2016, Diagram has raised over $400M and has launched and invested in 40+ companies in the Fintech and ClimateTech sectors. Our ecosystem is home to 200+ angel investors and an extended global network of corporate partners, investors, and builders. Diagram is part of Sagard, a global multistrategy alternative investment platform with over $33B in AUM. Diagram and its portfolio companies are equalopportunity employers. Only selected applicants will be contacted for interviews. #J-18808-Ljbffr