Operator-In-Residence (Consumer) at Palm Venture Studios

Palm Venture Studios; Austin (TX); On-site; Part time

Job summary

A venture studio in Austin is searching for a fractional Operator-in-Residence to engage with various consumer brands. In this role, you'll leverage your experience to help build traction for a diverse range of companies, from matchmakers to CPG and e-commerce. Exceptional candidates will have a strong track record in advising and mentoring within the consumer space, as well as the ability to design successful strategies and KPIs. This position aims for approximately 40 hours a month, with potential for more and opportunities to grow your network and influence in Austin.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in consumer/DTC business building.
• Experience in advising and mentoring multiple companies.
• Ability to work with various consumer brands.

Responsibilities

• Act as a fractional Operator-in-Residence for various companies.
• Help companies gain traction and grow.
• Design funnels and set KPIs.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Business operations

Consulting experience

Mentoring

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) design

Job description

Seeking: Serial Consumer Business Operator with Penchant for Advisory

Who you are

You’re an Austin-based serial consumer business builder. And your career? It's a string of “we started at zero and figured it out” stories. Time and again, you’ve been the operator in the room before and after product–market fit at consumer/DTC companies, taking things from pre‑revenue experiments to profitable businesses.

Equal parts curious strategist and practiced scrappy operator, you attend to the macros...naming the market, the angle, the narrative...and design funnels, test plans, and set KPIs. You've helped multiple, very different, offerings find PMF whether by finding new buyers for existing products, or new products for existing buyers.

You also thrive on variety. Maybe that showed up in a consulting chapter, or in a string of advisory/mentor roles across very different companies. Lately, you’ve been in demand as a coach, advisor, or board member—and you’re loving the leverage of helping more than one team at a time.

What you want next

You want to help compelling consumer brands win—with the highest possible leverage on your time and experience. Even better if that time opens doors to future equity, future board roles, and a tighter Austin-centered network of founders and operators you enjoy building alongside.

The opportunity

If that’s you, you might be our fractional Operator-in-Residence

That looks like ~40 hours a month (possibly more) helping a variety of companies—from matchmakers to CPG to e‑commerce to men’s mental health to farm-fresh grocery delivery—get traction and grow.

Sound fun? Put your hat in the ring here.