Reverse Recruiter, Free Agency
$150k
OTE
Commission is uncapped
Talent agency for the tech industry
Job no longer available
Talent agency for the tech industry
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
$150k
OTE
Commission is uncapped
21-100 employees
Company mission
To empower people to reach the highest levels of their career potential.
Role
Who you are
- Possess extremely strong written communication skills, as many of your wins will be related to your ability to engage, persuade or coach others through email or Slack
- Bring strong detail-orientation and organizational skills to properly track many moving pieces to a high-stakes relationship
- Be a quick learner with a strong interest or familiarity with the tech and startup industry, capable of advising your clients on top companies, key players, and emerging trends
- People with multiple backgrounds can excel in this role, including business development & salespeople, recruiters, customer success managers, and others with an account management skill set
What the job involves
- Onboard and manage clients (Free Agents), collaborating closely with them on the hunt for their ideal job. You’ll quarterback the process of helping them find and win that job, staying up to date on their roles and industries along the way
- Run and control your own strategy considering a variety of Free Agency playbooks to service your clients, including career discovery calls, network introductions, writing services, interview prep with subject matter experts, and offer negotiation support
- Provide best-in-class advice across inflection points, including interviews and negotiation
- Create your own systems strategy, acquiring + using internal and external resources to result in faster placements – you’ll run the business of ‘you’ as a Talent Agent
- Track metrics across your portfolio of managed Free Agents to prioritize your time, understand success, and drive outcomes
- Research and stay tuned to the startup and tech industry at large, understanding trends and people in venture capital, employment, sub-industries, and recruiting can influence careers and outcomes
- This role is flexible in seniority based on a candidate’s experience and capabilities
Our take
Free Agency is a talent agency startup offering career support and services to employees in the tech sector. In the spirit of entertainment and sports agents, Free Agency currently helps negotiate and manage a client’s career change, in exchange for 5-10% of their first year’s salary. The company's longer-term plan, however, is to become more deeply involved with its clients’ skill cultivation and career strategy.
The company is betting that workers in high demand for lucrative, incentive-rich positions will be inclined to opt for advocacy and industry expertise, much like star talent does in other industries. It represents a drastic reimagining of the job market, but with so much money on the table for tech sector employees, it's possible that some players will want help navigating it.
The demand for tech workers, however, may prove something of a double-edged sword: those with a wealth of options may deem it unnecessary to shell out for an agent if they are already being courted by attractive companies. Free Agency does enjoy investor confidence from the likes of Bloomberg BETA and Ludlow - and the company is still relatively young, having been founded in 2019, so its development in the talent space will be one to watch.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
33% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Dec 2021
$10m
EARLY VC
Jan 2020
$3m
SEED
Total funding: $15.4m
Company benefits
- You'll get to own and join initiatives immediately
- 100% medical, dental, vision
- Weekly team lunch, wellness events, and an overly stocked kitchen
- Employee ownership via equity
- Learn and network within tech - we're a startup about other startups.
- Generous time-off policy and company-wide recharge weeks
Company HQ
Two Bridges, New York, NY
Leadership
Sherveen Mashayekhi
(CEO)Worked in Business Development at Bounce Exchanged, and co-founded JobHero. Was Head of Product at Stella.ai.
Alex Rothberg
(CTO)Studied Computer Science and Economics at MIT before co-founding WebNotes (now Crocodoc). Was VP of Engineering at CompIQ.
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