Industrial DevOps Founder, Virtual PLCs

Forum Ventures

Founders needed to leverage expertise for AI Native services in manufacturing and create transformational companies. Own the developer and runtime workflow for PLC logic.

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own how engineers write and deploy PLC logic today.
As vPLC infrastructure matures through the late 2020s, the platform naturally evolves into the operating environment for virtualized control logic.
Own the developer workflow now.
Own the runtime later.
Leverage domain expertise to build full-stack, AI Native services in industries where outcomes depend on expertise, regulation, and trust.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Early-stage operator experience, and expertise in the problem space you're building in.
The ability to attract, hire and lead world-class teams
A demonstrated passion for technology’s ability to change the world
A desire to be a venture-backed founder
Canada or US-based, and the ability to collaborate in North American time zones.

Benefits

Comp & perks

A $250K USD investment
An end-to-end fundraising playbook and network to raise your seed and Series A
A validation partner with proven playbooks, networks, and the systems to validate, unlock your ICP, ignite your sales pipeline, and beyond
The support of our experienced operating team - from business design, product development, growth, recruitment, legal and more
Executing a winning GTM strategy to get to $50-100K ARR, and the right MVP to ensure early traction
A community full of mentors, peers, and leaders
$100K worth of business perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

PLC logicfull-stack developmentAI Native services

Soft Skills

leadershipteam buildingcollaborationpassion for technology