CEO, Founders Forum
Founders Profiles
+ Equity + Bonus structure will be determined on an annual basis by our board of directors
3-5 days a week in office
Community for entrepreneurs & start up investments
Job no longer available
Community for entrepreneurs & start up investments
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
+ Equity + Bonus structure will be determined on an annual basis by our board of directors
3-5 days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
To champion innovators and drive outcomes that leave a positive impact on our world.
Role
Who you are
- You are a strong operator with experience in leading businesses from inception to scale
- A strategist, who is comfortable addressing blockers of growth, determining a path forward, and ensuring execution
- You are PR-aware with strong knowledge of social media platforms, the broader media landscape and an aptitude for brand work and/or executive positioning
- A great relationship builder across clients, partners, suppliers, employees, and the wider FFG network
- Some product development experience is an added advantage, as you will be overseeing changes in our offering as time goes on
- Some technical knowledge is an added advantage, as the whole venture build phase will entail having to liaise with our delivery partners (web application developers, data scrapers, SEO advisers etc.)
Desirable
- You have a highly entrepreneurial disposition: drive & self-motivation, comfort taking action in ambiguity, and balancing big-picture thinking with tactical execution (someone who sees the forest for the trees, but focuses execution on tackling one tree at a time)
- You have a “nothing is beneath me” mentality, and seek to automate & build processes. This is not an administrative role, however, there will be elements of operational focus – high EQ, low ego
- You are comfortable managing people, both internal and external, including setting high expectations, holding accountable compassionately, and following through
What the job involves
- Founders Forum Group is launching a new venture called Founders Profiles, to complement its existing service offering. The launch is planned for late 2024, and we are looking for someone to take the lead on this venture
- This CEO will have to oversee the creation of Founders Profiles as a proposition, guide its strategic growth, and run the business’ day-to-day operations
- This is a leadership role, with an equity stake offering
- This role will report directly to Carolyn Dawson (Group CEO) and will work closely with Brent Hoberman (Founder & Executive Chairman). You will be the person in command on matters relating to Founders Profiles
- Oversee the venture build phase, coordinate with all of our tech delivery partners, and ensure we build a high-end finished product, before getting it to market for launch
- Develop and execute a growth strategy that encompasses both short-term and long-term goals, focusing on market expansion, customer acquisition, and revenue growth
- Work with our tech venture partner, who will cover the operational aspect of the platform and its developments
- Work & manage one or more account managers, who will build and manage profiles
- Oversee day-to-day operations, ensuring efficient and effective processes are in place, promoting productivity and scalability as the venture grows
- Sales: take ownership of sales processes, including identifying and pursuing new business opportunities, and building strong customer relationships. We expect you to pitch to potential new customers, partners, and sponsors alike
- Customer success: onboard our first members, handhold them as much as necessary (white-glove service), and welcome their feedback
- Platform development: leverage constant feedback from members to inform the improvement of our service. Constantly identify & ideate new features or concepts, and determine a road-map to improve the platform. Work with our tech lead to inform those changes
- Team growth: recruit, onboard & manage a team of account managers. Nurture a positive & collaborative work environment
- Growth metrics: continuously evaluate and analyse performance, utilising key metrics and data to identify areas of improvement and drive ongoing optimisation
- Market: stay abreast of industry trends, market dynamics, and competitive landscape, using insights to inform strategic decisions and adapt Founders Profiles’ approach and product(s) accordingly
- Relationship-building: develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including investors, industry partners, and advisors, leveraging our network connections to support the venture's growth and expansion plans
- Go-to-market: responsible for building the business and brand awareness
- Our aim is to make Founders Profiles a profitable venture as early as possible. As CEO & venture lead, your focus will be to achieve the following:
- Ensure our product & service-offering is of high-quality, and answers our customer needs
- Operating a revenue-generating business with growing customer numbers, and low customer-churn
- Ensuring a rapid path to profitability, and improving gross margins as time passes
- Operating an efficient business, with low-frictional costs, and efficient cash-burn
- Leverage the Founders Forum network to identify potential customers, partners or sponsors
- Grow the team and retain employees
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Founders Forum started in 2005 to create an optimised environment for collaboration. The community was established as a response to the lack of credible, peer-to-peer European entrepreneur networks to rival those that existed in Silicon Valley.
Founders Forum hosts invite-only, not-for-profit forums to accelerate the positive impact of technology on the world. The company organises two flagship forums annually, as well as numerous smaller events globally, assembling a global community of founders, global leaders, senior investors and rising stars.
Founders Forum has also launched a family of businesses that exist to support entrepreneurs at all stages of their journey, covering advisory, executive search, education, diversity & inclusion, charitable giving and various others. The company remains committed to developing the future of industries, discovering and unearthing the latest trends in technology, and promoting avenues to create a positive impact on society.
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Company benefits
- Access to the Founders Family network of businesses and wider tech ecosystem
- 26 days annual leave, with the option to work remotely abroad for up to 2 weeks/year
- Wellbeing budget via Juno
- Learning and development budget
- Private healthcare insurance (Bupa)
- Join an ambitious and passionate team with quarterly socials and team lunches 1/week
- Great new office at 180 Strand, London
Company values
- Collaborators - We believe in the power of the network. We facilitate connections, learn from experts and inspire each other to continuously reach the next level
- Innovators - We are constantly thinking about new opportunities to support the innovators that make up our community. We are innovators ourselves, building new solutions and harnessing new technologies to deliver greater value
- Pioneers - We are bold in our approach to a changing world, taking pride in doing things differently. Our success reflects the specialist expertise drawn from the community and shared entrepreneurial spirit to pioneer the future of digital
- Driven by impact - We are here to make a big impact on the world. The people we work with are highly aspirational. and we harness the potential by creating an ecosystem where they can push themselves to the limit
Company HQ
London, UK
Leadership
Brent Hoberman
(Co-Founder & Executive Chairman)Founders Forum, Brent is Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Founders Forum, Founders Factory and firstminute capital. Previously, Brent co-founded lastminute.com in 1998, Made.com and Karakuri.
Jonathan Goodwin OBE
(Co-Founder)Jonathan has previously founded PROFounders Capital and worked as the European Senior Advisor for Opera Solutions. Since creating Founders Forum, they have also founded Lepe Partners and are the current Head of Merchant Banking at Alvarium.
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