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About the Role
As a Talent Investor, you will identify exceptional individuals to build new companies, working at the intersection of venture, talent, and company building. You will find founders to turn opportunities into successful businesses, collaborating with Venture Builders and Studio Leads.
Responsibilities
- Identify exceptional founders across our global network and beyond.
- Build talent maps and develop a point of view on where the best founders and operators sit.
- Assess individuals for founder-market fit, looking beyond CVs and conventional credentials to understand their potential to build a company.
- Build relationships with exceptional people who aren't necessarily looking for their next role.
- Convince them to take the leap into entrepreneurship and build with Founders Factory.
- Help founders identify and recruit their early founding team across product, technology, commercial and growth.
- Develop our approach to founder sourcing, assessment and talent intelligence as we build more ventures.
Requirements
- Ability to spot exceptional people and develop a strong point of view on their potential.
- Understanding of businesses, markets, and what makes founders successful.
- Ability to build genuine relationships and influence people to make high-stakes career decisions.
- Ability to source talent creatively, particularly people who aren't actively looking.
- Ability to operate with limited information, ambiguity, and a high degree of autonomy.
- Ability to balance instinct with evidence and be willing to change your mind.
- Ability to move quickly without compromising judgement.
- Ability to communicate clearly and challenge assumptions when needed.
Skills
- Venture
- Talent
- Company Building
- Talent Mapping
- Founder Assessment
- Relationship Building
- Talent Sourcing
- Talent Intelligence
Location
- London
- Global
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Mid-level
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary
Benefits
- Shares in the Founders Factory global portfolio
- Hybrid working — typically Tuesdays and Thursdays in the London office
- Up to 5 weeks working abroad each year
- 25 days annual leave
- 1 additional mental health day per quarter
- Monthly calendar freedom day
- Travel opportunities across our global Founders Factory offices
- Access to our network of founders, investors, operators and corporate partners
About the Company
- Founders Factory is a venture studio and accelerator that builds technology companies from scratch.
- We work with leading corporate partners to identify opportunities, develop new products and businesses, and build founding teams.
- We help create companies rather than just investing in existing ones.
- Our culture is resilient, passionate, and comfortable operating in uncertainty.
- We think big, act small, move fast, value momentum over perfection, embrace uncertainty, suggest solutions, prioritize diversity, and are polite, generous, and empathetic.
Equal Opportunity
- Founders Factory is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer.
- We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where people can authentically be themselves, challenge assumptions, take risks and think creatively.