VC Partnerships – Business Development Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Cultivate Pragmatike's connections with venture capital firms to establish a new channel for growth.

• Forge relationships with VCs and position Pragmatike as a reliable talent partner for their portfolio companies.

• Identify and engage with VC partners, principals, platform teams, and operating partners.

• Introduce VC contacts to Pragmatike's talent solutions.

• Develop partnerships that can create opportunities within portfolio companies.

• Outline the strategy for identifying, approaching, and collaborating with venture capital firms.

• Sell at the fund level to unlock access to multiple portfolio companies.

• Create strategic partnerships that VCs can recommend to portfolio companies in need of technical and product talent.

• Manage the entire process from identifying target funds and initiating conversations to developing partnerships and generating portfolio opportunities.

• Collaborate with Pragmatike's leadership team to help shape the broader go-to-market strategy.

• Build relationships throughout the global VC, startup, and technology ecosystem.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 3 years of experience in business development, partnerships, sales, recruiting, or a related commercial role.

• Experience working with VCs, venture-backed startups, founders, or within the broader startup ecosystem.

• Understanding of the operations of venture capital firms and their support of portfolio companies.

• Comfort in reaching out to and fostering relationships with senior investors, partners, and executives.

• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to transform relationships into significant business opportunities.

• Entrepreneurial spirit, proactive, and adept at building initiatives from the ground up.

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English.

• Self-motivated and comfortable working remotely with substantial autonomy.

• Genuine interest in venture capital, startups, technology, and talent.

• Existing relationships with VC funds, accelerators, or organizations in the startup ecosystem.

• Experience in selling recruitment, staffing, talent, HRTech, or B2B professional services.

• Previous roles in VC, portfolio support, startup platforms, or positions that interact with founders.

• Strong personal network within the startup and investment communities.

• Familiarity with LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Apollo, HubSpot, Clay, or similar platforms.

• Experience working with early-stage technology companies.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible freelance contract with competitive performance-based compensation.

• Fully remote work environment with adaptable hours.

• Direct collaboration with the founders of Pragmatike.

• Opportunity to cultivate a high-value network within the global venture capital and startup ecosystem.

• High-growth environment offering significant career advancement opportunities.