We build technology companies from scratch, working with leading corporate partners to identify opportunities, develop new products and businesses, and build the founding teams that turn them into independent companies.
Unlike a traditional VC, we don't just invest in companies that already exist.
We help create them.
That means our approach to talent is different too.
We believe the right founder can fundamentally change the trajectory of a company.
About the Role:As a Talent Investor, you'll sit at the intersection of venture, talent and company building, helping us identify the exceptional people who will build our next generation of companies.
Our ventures often start with a problem or opportunity, rather than a founder.
Your job is to find the person who can turn that opportunity into an excellent business.
You'll work closely with our Venture Builders, Studio Leads and founders to: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.
This isn't traditional recruitment.
You won't be given a list of vacancies to fill.
You'll be given venture theses and asked to work out who could build them.
You'll have significant autonomy to experiment with how we identify, assess and attract exceptional people, and your work will directly influence the quality and trajectory o.