Remote Venture Community Partner — Founder Sourcing & Partnerships

Career Launch; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Launch is seeking a Venture Community Partner focused on founder sourcing and relationship development in the San Francisco Bay Area. This is a remote independent contractor role with a salaried annual compensation, designed for an experienced professional already active in the startup ecosystem.

You will nurture trusted relationships, facilitate qualified introductions, and coordinate with the internal team to align opportunities with company needs, while maintaining confidentiality and

Qualifications

• Demonstrated network within the SF Bay Area startup ecosystem.
• Strong ability to identify founder-fit with objectives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with senior professionals.
• Ability to manage a relationship pipeline with discretion and integrity.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with founders, operators, investors, accelerators, and startup advisors in San Francisco Bay Area.
• Identify founders whose companies and objectives fit the current qualification criteria.
• Hold an initial professional conversation 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 agreed follow-up.
• Represent the organization accurately without promising funding, customers, or business results.

Skills

Startup ecosystem connections

Relationship building

Sourcing founders

Confidentiality handling

Executive communication

Independent work

Job description

Career Launch is seeking a Venture Community Partner focused on founder sourcing and relationship development in the San Francisco Bay Area. This is a remote independent contractor role with a salaried annual compensation, designed for an experienced professional already active in the startup ecosystem.

You will nurture trusted relationships, facilitate qualified introductions, and coordinate with the internal team to align opportunities with company needs, while maintaining confidentiality and