Startup Advisor - San Francisco Bay Area

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

Job summary

Career Launch is seeking a Startup Advisor for the San Francisco Bay Area to cultivate trusted founder guidance and provide qualified introductions. This remote independent contractor role focuses on building relationships, managing a pipeline of founder opportunities, and delivering concise, contextual introductions without promising outcomes.

The role emphasizes discretion, senior-level communication, and governance in the SF startup ecosystem.

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 partnerships 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 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

SF Bay Area network

Relationship management

Executive communication

Discretion & confidentiality

Independent contractor mindset

Job description

Startup Advisor - San Francisco Bay Area

Career Launch works with founders and growth companies through strategic partnerships, capital, recruiting, and operating support.

The role

Career Launch is seeking a Startup Advisor focused on trusted founder guidance and qualified introductions in San Francisco Bay Area. This is a salaried, remote independent contractor role for an experienced professional who already participates in the startup ecosystem.

The work centers on trusted relationships and qualified introductions. It does not authorize securities activity, legal advice, investment advice, or promises about funding or business outcomes.

What you will do

• 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.

What we are looking for

• 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 comfort managing a relationship pipeline independently.
• Ability to disclose conflicts and protect sensitive founder and company information.

This is a remote independent contractor engagement with flexible scheduling and a primary relationship focus in San Francisco Bay Area. The role offers a fixed annual salary within the approved range for the position. Final salary depends on experience, seniority, and the agreed scope of work.

Professional standards

Do not submit founder names, prospect lists, live deals, financial information, or confidential company material with your application. Introductions must be permission-based, conflicts must be disclosed, and all external communication must accurately describe the role.

Career Launch provides equal opportunity without regard to protected characteristics under applicable law.