Remote Venture Partner - Seattle Founder Relations Ecosystem

Career Launch; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Launch is seeking a Venture Partner to focus on senior founder relationships and ecosystem development in Seattle. This remote independent contractor role targets experienced professionals who actively participate in the startup community.

The role centers on trusted relationships, qualified introductions, and a permission-based approach, with a salary aligned to the approved range and final scope based on experience.

Qualifications

• Established relationships in the Seattle 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 comfort managing 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 Seattle.
• 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

Founder experience

Investor/Advisor

Communication skills

Relationship management

Confidentiality & ethics

Independent / self-starter

Networking

Job description

Career Launch is seeking a Venture Partner to focus on senior founder relationships and ecosystem development in Seattle. This remote independent contractor role targets experienced professionals who actively participate in the startup community.

The role centers on trusted relationships, qualified introductions, and a permission-based approach, with a salary aligned to the approved range and final scope based on experience.