Right-Hand CEO

Summary

Join Paradox, a fast-growing company reinventing how people learn and lead, as a strategic right-hand to the CEO. This full-time position, based in Dubai or fully remote, offers the opportunity to contribute significantly to the company's growth and impact millions of lives. You will lead strategic projects, drive rapid experiments and global launches, contribute to business intelligence, build a systematic growth machine, and champion AI integration. The ideal candidate possesses a strong entrepreneurial spirit, exceptional analytical and communication skills, and a deep interest in AI. This role demands a high-performance mindset and relentless execution.

Requirements

• You likely come from a top-tier business or engineering school (HEC, ESSEC, X, Sciences Po, Stanford… you get the idea)
• You’ve already built or scaled something —startup, ops team, or growth engine
• You’re driven with a strong work ethic – you show up with commitment, perseverance, and thrive under pressure
• You have a true entrepreneurial spirit – you can own projects from scratch, work with limited resources, and get your hands dirty to make things happen
• You execute relentlessly – a pragmatic problem-solver who thrives on ownership, not hand-holding
• You’re obsessed with growth – both personal and team-wide – and love learning, building, and optimizing
• You embrace growth over ego – open to feedback, eager to improve, and driven by progress, not praise
• You’re analytical , autonomous , and fast , with a natural ability to structure systems and automate for scale
• You’re tech-savvy and either already AI-native or actively becoming one—AI is your playground
• You’re naturally persuasive – you love influence, sales, negotiation, and can align others without force
• You excel in communication , both written and verbal, and tailor your message to your audience
• English: fluent. You can hold a conversation on specific details with English-speaking colleagues. Our chosen language for written communication is English
• French: ideally bilingual
• A deep, genuine interest in AI is absolutely non-negotiable

Responsibilities

• Lead Strategic Projects & CEO Initiatives
• From growth hacks to operational buildouts, you’ll own entire strategic projects
• Think: Building a cold outreach engine or international brand partnerships
• Setting up sponsorships for our YouTube & events
• Testing acquisition channels & AI-powered growth playbooks
• Sourcing elite talent & streamlining HR processes
• Helping secure and negotiate deals
• Pirate Squad → Rapid Experiments & Global Launches
• We move fast, but we want to move even faster. You’ll help drive international launches, MVP tests, and new product initiatives… with autonomy and speed
• Contribute to Strategy & Business Intelligence
• Market research, growth models, biz dev, M&A scouting, dashboards, KPI tracking—you’ll help the CEO & GM make data-backed, high-leverage decisions
• Turn the Company Into a Systematic Growth Machine
• Design workflows, implement automations, and optimize every process. From Airtable to Notion to AI-powered dashboards—you’ll be our internal COO meets Growth Architect
• Be the Internal AI Evangelist
• We want to scale with AI baked into our DNA. You’ll: Champion new AI tools & use cases
• Train internal teams to adopt AI-first processes
• Benchmark AI integrations across content, marketing, ops, product
• Stay 10 steps ahead on what’s possible

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• A remote culture from day one with the freedom to work from wherever you want
• Magnificent offices in Dubai
• Standing desks paid by the company, if you live far from our offices
• Macbook: to be the most efficient in your work
• 350€ per year paid by the company to take care of yourself (for your gym, or dance class or whatever make you feel great)
• 150€ per year paid by the company to boost your knowledge (books, education): we are passionate about learning and want to support your growth)
• 1:1 coachings : a Paradox coach supporting you personally or professionally to live your best life
• Team building