About This Role
This remote independent contractor role focuses on providing trusted guidance and qualified introductions to founders and growth companies in the Seattle startup ecosystem. The work centers on building and maintaining strong relationships within the community, identifying suitable founders, and facilitating initial conversations with the internal team.
Responsibilities
- Build trusted relationships with founders, operators, investors, accelerators, and startup advisors in Seattle
- 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
Requirements
- Established relationships in the Seattle 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
Important Details
- Work format: remote independent contractor engagement with flexible scheduling
Application Process
- 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
- All external communication must accurately describe the role
About the Company
Career Launch works with founders and growth companies through strategic partnerships, capital, recruiting, and operating support.