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The Flex

Flexible home rental management platform

Founder in Residence

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/21/2026
No salary listed
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About the job

Requirements
  • An entrepreneurial mindset with a bias toward action.
  • Exceptional problem-solving ability.
  • Strong product and commercial intuition.
  • Comfort working with ambiguity and creating structure.
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills.
  • Ability to recruit, inspire, and lead high-performing teams.
  • Strong analytical and execution capabilities.
  • Customer focus and commitment to building products customers value.
  • Ability to work across product, sales, marketing, and operations.
  • Interest in building with current artificial intelligence technologies.
  • Previous startup experience as a founder, early employee, product leader, operator, or investor is valued but not required.
  • Experience in short-term rentals, hospitality, or property technology is a plus.
Responsibilities
  • Identify high-potential opportunities in short-term rentals for new products or business verticals.
  • Validate customer problems through research and direct conversations with property managers and rental operators.
  • Define product vision, strategy, and go-to-market plan.
  • Work with engineering, product, design, and artificial intelligence teams to build and launch quickly.
  • Recruit and lead a multidisciplinary team as the venture grows.
  • Own growth, product adoption, customer success, and financial performance.
  • Make data-driven decisions and iterate based on customer feedback.
  • Present progress directly to the founders and executive team.
  • Build a business that could operate as its own division or become an independent company.
  • Build and launch a new business vertical serving the short-term rental industry within the first 12–24 months.
  • Hire and lead a cross-functional team.
  • Achieve strong product-market fit.
  • Generate meaningful recurring revenue.
  • Establish yourself as the long-term General Manager of the venture.
Desired Qualifications
  • Previous startup experience as a founder, early employee, product leader, operator, or investor.
  • Experience in short-term rentals, hospitality, or property technology.

About the company

The Flex helps renters live and work anywhere by offering flexible, Amazon-style home rentals with easy cancellation options. It operates as an online rental platform that matches landlords seeking to reduce high property-management fees with renters who want flexibility in their housing arrangements. Listings on The Flex feature flexible cancellation terms and straightforward booking, enabling people to secure accommodations quickly wherever they are. The company differentiates itself by prioritizing cancel-anytime flexibility, predictable costs for landlords, and a broad global selection, rather than locking tenants into long-term leases or complicated processes. The goal is to simplify renting so people can move freely while keeping costs and hassles low for landlords.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Founded

2019

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • The April 2026 Beginners Welcome campaign targets first-time buyers and lowers trial friction.
  • Retail expansion into 30,000 North American stores broadens reach and shelf visibility.
  • Flex's reusable and disposable portfolio supports bundling, repeat purchase, and margin expansion.

What critics are saying

  • Legacy period brands and private-label retailers can copy disc features and undercut pricing.
  • A Target or Walmart reset in 2027 would hit distribution immediately.
  • If disc adoption stalls, Flex's category premium collapses and growth plateaus.

What makes The Flex unique

  • Flex owns the only U.S. disposable menstrual disc, plus reusable discs, cups, pads.
  • In April 2026, Flex sold in 7,500 stores at Target, Walmart, Walgreens, H-E-B.
  • Flex has sold 185 million discs since 2016, building strong brand recognition.

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Benefits

  • Remote Work Options
  • Performance Bonus
  • Professional Development Budget