Venture Capital Principal - San Francisco Bay Area

Career Launch; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 325,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Launch is seeking senior professionals to lead strategic, financial, investment, and transaction work for high-growth and institutional organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area. You will own sourcing, diligence, and founder support, build financial models, and present recommendations to senior leaders and boards.

The role requires advanced financial analysis and strong communication with executive visibility.

Qualifications

• Senior experience in corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, venture capital, strategy, or corporate development.
• Advanced financial analysis and modeling skills with strong attention to detail.
• Sound judgment when evaluating incomplete or conflicting information.
• Experience managing confidential projects with executive visibility.
• Clear writing, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing, investment judgment, diligence, and founder support for venture investments.
• Lead rigorous analysis of markets, companies, investments, transactions, and strategic alternatives.
• Build financial models, decision materials, and recommendations for senior leaders.
• Coordinate diligence and execution across finance, legal, operating, and external teams.
• Identify material risks, value drivers, and unanswered questions early in a process.
• Present conclusions clearly to executives, investment committees, boards, or clients.
• Improve the templates, data sources, and operating processes used for recurring decisions.

Skills

Senior finance experience

Financial modeling

Judgment under uncertainty

Confidential projects management

Communication & stakeholder mgmt

US work authorization

Job description

Career Launch is accepting applications for Venture Capital Principal opportunities with partner employers in San Francisco Bay Area. Career Launch works with experienced professionals seeking full-time roles and gives partner recruiters one profile to review across relevant searches.

The specific employer, team, work arrangement, interview process, and final compensation are disclosed before a candidate is submitted to an employer.

The role

These searches are for senior professionals who can lead strategic, financial, investment, and transaction work for high-growth and institutional organizations. The strongest candidates combine functional depth with ownership, executive communication, and a record of measurable results.

What you may own

• Lead sourcing, investment judgment, diligence, and founder support for venture investments.
• Lead rigorous analysis of markets, companies, investments, transactions, and strategic alternatives.
• Build financial models, decision materials, and recommendations for senior leaders.
• Coordinate diligence and execution across finance, legal, operating, and external teams.
• Identify material risks, value drivers, and unanswered questions early in a process.
• Present conclusions clearly to executives, investment committees, boards, or clients.
• Improve the templates, data sources, and operating processes used for recurring decisions.

What we are looking for

• Senior experience in corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, venture capital, strategy, or corporate development.
• Advanced financial analysis and modeling skills with strong attention to detail.
• Sound judgment when evaluating incomplete or conflicting information.
• Experience managing confidential projects with executive visibility.
• Clear writing, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Authorization to work in the United States for the employer without misrepresenting work status.

Compensation and location

The anticipated base salary range across represented Venture Capital Principal searches in San Francisco Bay Area is $200,000 to $325,000 per year. Final compensation depends on the employer, scope, level, experience, and work arrangement and may include bonus, commission, or equity where applicable.

Equal opportunity

Career Launch and Career Launch evaluate candidates without regard to protected characteristics under applicable law. Hiring decisions are made by the applicable partner employer.