Startup Referral Partner - New York

Career Launch; New York (NY); Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Launch seeks a Startup Referral Partner in New York to cultivate founder referrals and maintain professional follow-through. This is a salaried, remote, independent contractor role for an experienced professional active in the NYC startup ecosystem.

The role centers on trusted relationships, qualified introductions, and disciplined record-keeping, with salary fixed annually and determined by experience and scope of work.

Qualifications

• Strong network in NYC startup scene.
• Ability to manage a founder relationship pipeline.
• Clear written and verbal communication with senior professionals.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with founders, operators, investors, accelerators, and startup advisors in New York.
• Identify founders whose companies 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 network

Relationship management

Executive communication

Negotiation

Job description

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

The role

Career Launch is seeking a Startup Referral Partner focused on qualified founder referrals and professional partner follow-through in New York. 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 New York.
• 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 New York 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 New York. 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.