Remote Bay Area Startup Ecosystem Advisor

Career Launch; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Launch seeks a Startup Ecosystem Advisor for the San Francisco Bay Area. This remote independent contractor role focuses on building relationships across accelerators, investors, and startup programs in SF Bay Area.

The role emphasizes trusted introductions, qualification matching, and careful handling of contacts, with compliance to avoid funding promises. The position offers a fixed annual salary within an approved range; final compensation depends on experience, seniority, and scope of

Qualifications

• Established relationships in the San Francisco Bay Area startup ecosystem.
• Experience as a founder, operator, investor, advisor, accelerator leader, consultant, attorney, accountant, recruiter, or partnership professional.
• Strong judgment about founder fit, timing, confidentiality, and consent.
• Clear written and verbal communication with senior professionals.
• Reliable follow-through and ability to manage a relationship pipeline independently.
• Ability to disclose conflicts and protect sensitive founder and company information.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with founders, operators, investors, accelerators, and startup advisors in SF Bay Area.
• Identify founders whose companies and objectives fit the current qualification criteria.
• Hold initial conversations to understand the company, stage, goals, and immediate needs.
• Obtain permission before making an introduction or sharing contact information.
• Provide concise, accurate context so the internal team can prepare for each founder conversation.
• Maintain timely records of outreach, introductions, status, and follow-up.
• Represent the organization accurately without promising funding, customers, or business results.

Skills

Relationship management

Networking

Communication

Independence

Job description

Career Launch seeks a Startup Ecosystem Advisor for the San Francisco Bay Area. This remote independent contractor role focuses on building relationships across accelerators, investors, and startup programs in SF Bay Area.

The role emphasizes trusted introductions, qualification matching, and careful handling of contacts, with compliance to avoid funding promises. The position offers a fixed annual salary within an approved range; final compensation depends on experience, seniority, and scope of