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Founders Keepers is a boutique Executive Search firm. We build leadership teams for game-changing companies.

We are part of Founders Forum, the leading network for technology entrepreneurs.

Due to continued growth, we are seeking a motivated graduate to join us an Analyst to support the team across the lifecycle of the search process.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a friendly, forward-thinking, and focused team, where you will be offered continued development in a collaborative and fun environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify and map potential candidates
• Research target companies across specific industries and verticals
• Approach and engage relevant candidates
• Compile pre-pitch collateral
• Organise candidate meetings
• Build effective working relationships with candidates and a network of talent
• Contribute to projects and initiatives for both Founders Keepers and across the wider Founders Forum Group

REQUIREMENTS

• A confident, skilled communicator with the ability to learn quickly
• Have high business ethics: honest, respectful, and culturally unbiased
• Intellectually curious with an interest in the digital and technology sectors
• Must be team oriented, collaborative, and enjoy project-based work
• Organised and detail oriented
• Ambitious, resilient, and tenacious
• Comfortable working at a fast pace, often to tight deadlines
• A strong relationship builder both externally and across the Founders Forum Group.

 BENEFITS

• Competitive salary & bi-annual bonus
• Private healthcare
• Wellbeing benefits program with Juno
• Pension Contribution
• Matched charitable giving through Tyve
• Exposure to C-suite clients and responsibility from the outset
• An honest, entrepreneurial and collaborative culture
• Infinite opportunities to learn
• A fun and dynamic working environment (we’re co-located in an office with our fellow Founders Forum Sisters & Cousins, including Founders Intelligence, Founders Factory & firstminute Capital)
  

Founders Keepers is a boutique Executive Search firm. We build leadership teams for growth stage and venture backed companies.

We are part of Founders Forum, the leading network for technology entrepreneurs.

We specialise in helping high-growth digital and technology led companies build their senior level teams. Our focus is on C-Level & VP Roles and Chairman and NED, across high growth businesses and Private Equity / Venture Capital portfolio companies.

Due to continued growth, we are seeking an Associate to join us and support the team across the lifecycle of the search process.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a friendly, forward-thinking, and focused team, where you will be offered continued development in a collaborative and fun environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify and map potential candidates
• Research target companies across specific industries and verticals
• Approach and engage relevant candidates
• Compile pre-pitch collateral
• Organise candidate meetings
• Build effective working relationships with candidates and a network of talent
• Contribute to projects and initiatives for both Founders Keepers and across the wider Founders Forum Group

REQUIREMENTS

• Passionate about building a career in Executive Search
• A confident, skilled communicator with the ability to learn quickly
• Have high business ethics: honest, respectful, and culturally unbiased
• Intellectually curious with an interest in the digital and technology sectors
• Must be team oriented, collaborative, and enjoy project-based work
• 12+ months work experience
• Could come from either a leading Search company or have experience within industry
• Organised and detail oriented
• Ambitious, resilient, and tenacious
• Comfortable working at a fast pace, often to tight deadlines
• A strong relationship builder both externally and across the Founders Forum Group

BENEFITS

• Competitive salary & bi-annual bonus
• Private healthcare
• Wellbeing benefits program with Juno
• Pension Contribution
• Matched charitable giving through Tyve
• Exposure to C-suite clients and responsibility from the outset
• An honest, entrepreneurial and collaborative culture
• Infinite opportunities to learn
• A fun and dynamic working environment (we’re co-located in West London with our fellow Founders Forum Sisters & Cousins, including Founders Intelligence, Founders Factory & firstminute Capital)
• The platform to help shape and grow a uniquely positioned Executive Search firm

Founders Keepers is a boutique Executive Search firm. We build leadership teams for growth stage and venture backed companies.

We are part of Founders Forum, the leading network for entrepreneurs - from founders to tech business leaders where ideas are shared, supported and brought to life. In addition to the global network, Founders Forum has built a family of businesses that offer a wide range of support for entrepreneurs and innovators across advisory, executive search, giving, diversity and inclusion, education and more.

We specialise in helping high-growth digital and technology led companies build their senior level teams. Our focus is on C-Level & VP Roles and Chairman and NED, across high growth businesses and Private Equity / Venture Capital portfolio companies.

Due to continued growth, we are seeking a Director to join our team in London to work across the lifecycle of the search process.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing, forward-thinking, and focused team, where you will be offered continued development in a collaborative and fun environment.

Role Description

Search

• Contribute to business development by originating opportunities, understanding client needs, writing proposals, presenting at client pitches and ensuring searches are effectively executed.
• Plan and develop key client accounts, building deep relationships.
• Liaise with clients to determine their requirements and lead on delivering to them.
• Prepare compelling reports, presentations, and other client deliverables to achieve maximum client impact.
• Select, lead and motivate engagement teams ensuring all members can contribute fully to excellence in delivery.
• Manage own workload to cope with peaks in demand ensuring all deadlines and quality standards are met.
• Mentor, coach and develop Principals and Associates, share knowledge and best practice.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the firm to bring the best of Founders Keepers to client opportunities.  

Knowledge Management

• Savvy with data sources and services to develop our intellectual property.
• Working within the wider Founders Forum group to follow up leads, sources and candidate pipeline.
• Demonstrate and stay up to date on broader digital & tech, business, economic and political issues.

Personal Experience and Characteristics:

• Entrepreneurial mindset, excited by the prospect of building a satellite office of a UK business
• 5+ years of work experience in a recruitment role in house or agency role, ideally in Executive Search.
• Has a strong understanding of business development, and a proven track record.
• Demonstrated ability to drive an efficient process throughout a project including setting and executing against deadlines.
• Interest in people, organisations and behaviour.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Thinks ahead, analyses and solves problems and innovative.
• Can manage a great deal of responsibility and autonomy.
• Driven, proactive and self-directed and results focused; sets high standards for self and for others.
• Inspiring and engaging with clients and stakeholders. Able to influence the thinking of clients and stakeholders by connecting, adapting own style and optimising personal impact.
• Leads and develops teams and individuals to achieve the highest levels of performance.
• Demonstrates foresight, adaptability, resilience.
• Strong business ethics: honest, respectful, and culturally unbiased.
• Passionate about tech and the digital world.

Benefits

On top of a highly competitive salary and bonus, pension and private health insurance, flexible working, you can expect to be part of and enjoy the following:

• Exciting, entrepreneurial and collaborative culture.
• Infinite opportunities to learn and develop your skills, network and knowledge.
• Dynamic and fast-paced work environment.
• Opportunity to spend time in the London office which is co-located with fellow Founders Forum start-ups, including Founders Intelligence, Founders Factory & firstminute Capital.
• The platform to help shape and grow a uniquely positioned executive search firm.

Founders Keepers is a boutique Executive Search firm. We build leadership teams for growth stage and venture backed companies.

We are part of Founders Forum, the leading network for entrepreneurs - from founders to tech business leaders where ideas are shared, supported and brought to life. In addition to the global network, Founders Forum has built a family of businesses that offer a wide range of support for entrepreneurs and innovators across advisory, executive search, giving, diversity and inclusion, education and more.

We specialise in helping high-growth digital and technology led companies build their senior level teams. Our focus is on C-Level & VP Roles and Chairman and NED, across high growth businesses and Private Equity / Venture Capital portfolio companies.

Due to continued growth, we are seeking an Associate to join us in our new office in Berlin, and support the team across the lifecycle of the search process.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing, forward-thinking, and focused team, where you will be offered continued development in a collaborative and fun environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify and map potential candidates
• Research target companies across specific industries and verticals
• Approach and engage relevant candidates
• Compile pre-pitch collateral
• Organise candidate meetings
• Meeting with and taking detailed notes on candidates.
• Build effective working relationships with candidates and a network of talent
• Contribute to projects and initiatives for both Founders Keepers and across the wider Founders Forum Group

REQUIREMENTS

• Passionate about building a career in Executive Search
• A confident, skilled communicator with the ability to learn quickly
• Have high business ethics: honest, respectful, and culturally unbiased
• Intellectually curious with an interest in the digital and technology sectors
• Must be team oriented, collaborative, and enjoy project-based work
• Could come from either a leading Search company or have experience within industry
• Organised and detail oriented
• Ambitious, resilient, and tenacious
• Comfortable working at a fast pace, often to tight deadlines
• A strong relationship builder
• German language is desirable but not essential

BENEFITS

• Competitive salary & bi-annual bonus
• Private healthcare
• Pension Contribution
• Exposure to C-suite clients and responsibility from the outset
• An honest, entrepreneurial and collaborative culture
• Infinite opportunities to learn
• Being part of an engaging global team, with opportunities to spend time in our London office which is co-located with fellow Founders Forum start-ups, including Founders Intelligence & firstminute Capital
• The platform to help shape and grow a uniquely positioned Executive Search firm

Founders Keepers is a boutique Executive Search firm. We build leadership teams for growth stage and venture backed companies.

We are part of Founders Forum, the leading network for entrepreneurs - from founders to tech business leaders where ideas are shared, supported and brought to life. In addition to the global network, Founders Forum has built a family of businesses that offer a wide range of support for entrepreneurs and innovators across advisory, executive search, giving, diversity and inclusion, education and more.

We specialise in helping high-growth digital and technology led companies build their senior level teams. Our focus is on C-Level & VP Roles and Chairman and NED, across high growth businesses and Private Equity / Venture Capital portfolio companies.

Due to continued growth, we are seeking a Director to join us in our new office in Berlin, and work with the team across the lifecycle of the search process.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing, forward-thinking, and focused team, where you will be offered continued development in a collaborative and fun environment.

Role Description

Search

• Contribute to business development by originating opportunities, understanding client needs, writing proposals, presenting at client pitches and ensuring searches are effectively executed.
• Plan and develop key client accounts, building deep relationships.
• Liaise with clients to determine their requirements and lead on delivering to them.
• Prepare compelling reports, presentations, and other client deliverables to achieve maximum client impact.
• Select, lead and motivate engagement teams ensuring all members can contribute fully to excellence in delivery.
• Manage own workload to cope with peaks in demand ensuring all deadlines and quality standards are met.
• Mentor, coach and develop Principals and Associates, share knowledge and best practice.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the firm to bring the best of Founders Keepers to client opportunities.  

Knowledge Management

• Savvy with data sources and services to develop our intellectual property.
• Working within the wider Founders Forum group to follow up leads, sources and candidate pipeline.
• Demonstrate and stay up to date on broader digital & tech, business, economic and political issues.

Personal Experience and Characteristics:

• Entrepreneurial mindset, excited by the prospect of building a satellite office of a UK business
• 5+ years of work experience in a recruitment role in house or agency role, ideally in Executive Search.
• Has a strong understanding of Business Development, and a proven track record.
• Demonstrated ability to drive an efficient process throughout a project including setting and executing against deadlines.
• Interest in people, organisations and behaviour.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Thinks ahead, analyses and solves problems and innovative
• Can manage a great deal of responsibility and autonomy
• Driven, proactive and self-directed and results focused; sets high standards for self and for others.
• Inspiring and engaging with clients and stakeholders. Able to influence the thinking of clients and stakeholders by connecting, adapting own style and optimising personal impact.
• Leads and develops teams and individuals to achieve the highest levels of performance.
• Demonstrates foresight, adaptability, resilience.
• Strong business ethics: honest, respectful and culturally unbiased.
• Passionate about tech and the digital world.

Benefits

On top of a highly competitive salary and bi-annual bonus, pension and private health insurance you can expect to be part of and enjoy the following:

• Exciting, entrepreneurial and collaborative culture.
• Infinite opportunities to learn and develop your skills, network and knowledge.
• Dynamic and fast-paced work environment.
• Opportunity to spend time in the London office which is co-located with fellow Founders Forum start-ups, including Founders Intelligence, Founders Factory & firstminute Capital.
• Platform to help shape and grow a uniquely positioned executive search firm.