Job Description

We're hiring a Founder's Associate to work directly with the CEO at VenueScanner.



This role is designed for someone who wants maximum exposure, responsibility and learning inside a fast-growing marketplace business -- and who thrives on solving messy problems, moving fast, and owning outcomes.



You'll operate as an extension of the Founder: identifying the biggest opportunities or bottlenecks facing the business, turning them into structured plans, and driving execution across teams.



A significant part of the role will focus on growth and partnerships, but the scope is intentionally broad. This is a role for someone who wants to understand how a company actually grows and operates -- commercially, operationally and strategically.



The core goal of this role is:

Increase the Founder's leverage by owning and executing the company's highest-impact initiatives.

What You'll Work On

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Growth & Partnerships (Primary Focus)

You'll lead high-impact growth initiatives, particularly demand-side partnerships that drive event creation, enquiries and bookings on VenueScanner.



This includes:

Identifying and structuring distribution partnerships with: + Travel, booking and planning platform
+ Event creation and ticketing tools
+ Corporate perks, concierge and workplace platforms
+ Communities, media and content-led platforms
Exploring embedded, API or white-label distribution opportunities Building structured business cases (opportunity sizing, economics, execution effort, risks) Leading partner discussions, negotiations and deal execution
Owning partnerships end-to-end: idea agreement launchoptimisatio


This is a hands-on, outcomes-driven role -- you're expected to make partnerships actually work, not just get them signed.



Founder-Led Strategic & Operational Projects


You'll also work directly with the CEO on high-priority projects, which may include:

Market expansion or international growth analysis New revenue streams or commercial experiments Strategic supplier, platform or product relationships Go-to-market planning and execution Business planning, forecasting and performance analysis Investor, board or leadership materials


The mix will change over time. You'll be trusted to figure out what needs doing and do it.

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Execution & Cross-Functional Leadership

This role is heavy on execution, You'll:

Turn ambiguous problems into clear plans, owners and timelines Coordinate across Marketing, Product, Commercial and Ops teams Drive momentum and unblock issues quickly
Own projects from zero liveiterated Create simple playbooks so successful initiatives can scale


You won't have a large team -- you'll lead through clarity, influence and follow-through.

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Performance, Insight & Learning

You'll be expected to think analytically and commercially:

Track performance across growth, revenue and operational metrics Share clear, structured updates with the Founder and leadership team Identify what's working, what isn't, and why Translate learnings into repeatable frameworks and playbook

Skills & Experience

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3-7+ years' experience in consulting, high-growth startups, strategy, operations, growth or commercial roles Proven ability to break down complex problems and drive execution Experience with partnerships, growth channels, sales or commercial strategy is a strong plus Strong analytical skills; comfortable working with data, metrics and dashboards Excellent organisation and project management skills Clear written and verbal communication Experience in marketplaces, SaaS, travel, hospitality, events or consumer-tech is helpful but not required Familiar with tools like HubSpot (or similar CRM), Notion/Asana and analytics tools Uses AI tools to increase personal efficiency in research, analysis and execution

Why This Role Exists

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This is not a typical Founder's Associate role, You will:

Work directly with the Founder on the business's hardest problems Have real ownership, not shadowing or note-taking See how strategy, growth, product and operations connect in practice

Working at VenueScanner

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Global business with a strong foothold in the UK market Distributed leadership and product team Commercial team based in London * Operations team in the Philippines