Paraform | The #1 Agentic Hiring Platform & Recruiter Marketplace. Backed by Felicis.
About the role
Build and formalize the VC partnerships program: Design a preferred-partner program for portfolio companies at top-tier firms, covering tiers, terms, perks and success metrics. Then scale it from a handful of relationships into a repeatable channel. Open accelerator and PE channels: Win placement in accelerator perks stacks and cohort programming. Partner with PE operating teams and talent partners on portfolio-wide hiring after acquisitions, including executive and scale-up hiring. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 5–8 years in partnerships, business development or platform roles, ideally at a VC or PE firm (platform or talent team), an accelerator, or a B2B SaaS/AI company selling into startups
- An existing network across venture platform teams, talent partners, accelerator program leads and/or PE operating partners. You already know the people who decide what gets recommended to portfolio companies
- A track record of originating and structuring partnerships from scratch, not just managing existing relationships
- Understanding of how investors support their portfolios and what makes a firm put its name behind a vendor
- Strong commercial instincts. You can connect a partnership to pipeline and revenue, not just brand awareness
- Clear, credible communication with GPs, founders, and operators alike, and comfort being the public face of Paraform in the ecosystem
More about this role
We’re looking for a Partnerships Lead to build Paraform’s VC, accelerator and PE ecosystem channel from the ground up.
As Paraform’s first Partnerships Lead, you’ll turn relationships with venture firms, accelerators and private equity sponsors into a steady flow of portfolio companies hiring through Paraform. Hiring is one of the first problems every newly funded company hits, and investors are the people founders ask for help. You’ll make Paraform the platform those investors recommend.
You’ll work directly with our founders to turn relationships into programs, programs into deals, and deals into lasting revenue across hundreds of portfolio companies.
Founding-level impact: You’re the first partnerships hire. You’ll set the strategy, structure and playbook for how Paraform works with the investor ecosystem.
A channel with built-in leverage: One strong firm relationship can open dozens of high-growth portfolio companies. Few go-to-market roles have this much reach per deal.
Backed by the investors you’ll be selling to: Paraform is backed by Felicis, Scale Venture Partners and A-Star, and we sit at the center of how fast-growing startups hire.
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