General Catalyst is a venture capital firm that invests in powerful, positive change that endures — for our entrepreneurs, our investors, our people, and society. We support founders with a long-term view who challenge the status quo, partnering with them from seed to growth stage and beyond to build companies that withstand the test of time. With offices in San Francisco, Palo Alto, New York City, London, and Boston, the firm has helped support the growth of businesses such as: Airbnb, Deliveroo, Guild, Gusto, Hubspot, Illumio, Lemonade, Livongo, Oscar, Samsara, Snap, Stripe, and Warby Parker.
We cultivate the best conditions for people, ideas, and companies to grow, thrive, and prosper, and are a magnet for audacious people with a restless drive and bold ambition to change the world. With venture and operational excellence at our core, we take a long view on investing. Having lived through it ourselves, we understand that inflection points are a natural part of a company’s growth and that the best companies are built over time. Our investment goes beyond capital to active company building at every stage. We provide a steady hand along the journey, including through the inevitable bumps on the way.
Role Summary
As the Director of Talent based in San Francisco, you will serve as a talent strategist and advisor to investors and founders across several industry verticals including our newest: Global Resilience. You will build, nurture and manage relationships with a variety of leaders, entrepreneurs, and key advisors across the General Catalyst network, while building and leveraging your network to have a differentiated and meaningful impact on our portfolio of companies.
You will:
Support founders with critical executive talent needs, serving as a generalist talent strategist and advisor to both founders and investors
Build and cultivate a network of highly reputable operators, board members, advisors, angel investors, and future founders
Partner with managing partners and investors to build talent strategies for portfolio companies as well as provide talent insights and leverage for potential ones
You are:
A strong communicator with interpersonal skills and a passion for bringing people together
A trusted and collaborative advisor - you confidently engage with senior executives and represent the firm as an ambassador
Nimble, you thrive in a dynamic environment and possess an entrepreneurial mindset
Connected; you have a world class personal and professional network across the technology industry and founder ecosystem
Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail
You have experience:
Advising and coaching early-stage executives and/or founders through their highest priority talent needs
Cultivating meaningful relationships with relevant networks of operators through creative and resourceful strategies
Influencing founders, leaders and talent to join a company, executives to believe in your strategy, and driving change across critical business stages
Recruiting at an early-stage organization (bonus points for Venture or Executive Search Firm experience)
