Job Title: Community Lead

Reports to: COO @Shirley Martin Wang and CEO @Emmy Thamakaison

Location: Remote (ideally NYC or SF based with existing network)

Type: Part-Time (10 Hours/Week), Volunteer-Based

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We are seeking an energetic and experienced Community Lead to join our Foundess team. The ideal candidate will be a go-getter, adaptable to fast-paced work environment, and passionate about the startup ecosystem, with a strong network and a people-first approach.

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What You’ll Be In Charge Of ⭐

• Community Building: Develop and lead community initiatives to create a supportive ecosystem for our gender-equitable founder community. Brainstorm and execute resources that support founders in their journeys.

• Event Planning and Execution: Organize and manage all logistics for events (retreat and hacker houses, build nights at key campuses, late-night founder salons, and more). This includes sourcing venues, coordinating speakers, managing run-of-show and guest registration, collaborating with our marketing team, and ensuring seamless end-to-end execution.

• CRM Management and Partnership Development: Manage our network CRM, facilitate partnerships with key industry contacts, and manage relationships with our founders, investors, and ecosystem partners.

• Innovation and Ideas: Contribute creative ideas to enhance event experiences and community engagement.

• Network Management: Assist in managing our broader network CRM, ensuring strong relationships with founders and investors.

What We’re Looking For 🤩

• Experience ****in community building, program development, event management, and/or field marketing in the startup or adjacent sectors

• Strong relationship-building and communication skills

• Exceptional project management and organizational skills, with ability to make decisions and recommendations in ambiguous situations

• Self-starter with the ability to adapt in rapidly changing environments

How To Apply🍦

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About Foundess

Foundess is a 501(c)3 nonprofit empowering builders beyond gender boundaries.

Since October this year, we’ve reached over 30,000+ women and underrepresented founders through our programming and events.

Our flagship gender-equitable accelerator Hatch empowered 500+ founders and 250+ teams building side by side over 6 weeks, featuring top leaders from Patagonia to Google as speakers, supported by top mentors from Bessemer and Primary Ventures, and backed by SVB, Notion, Perplexity, AWS and more The program culminated in an in-person retreat and demo day for our 8 top teams in SF this week.

As we look to build more value for our community — from a NYC hacker house this summer to a late-night café event series gathering female founders and investors — our team is looking to connect with more female founders, investors, and movers and shakers in the community.

Questions?

Contact: COO Shirley Wang | [email protected]