Lead sourcing and pipeline building for "Talent Investors" across the UK and Europe. You will define a new career category, build long-term talent communities through high-signal events, and run end-to-end hiring processes. This is a taste-led role where you will apprentice with senior leaders to master the art of identifying extraordinary founders.
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Talent Acquisition Specialist at Entrepreneurs First
Entrepreneurs First pioneered "Talent Investing" in 2014, and now you can lead the search for the people who find the world's next great founders. In this London-based role, you won't just fill funnels; you’ll build a category by identifying future Talent Investors before they even know the role exists. You will leverage a £95k-£105k base, performance bonuses, and equity participation while running high-signal events and apprenticing with elite investors to sharpen your own talent judgment and taste.
About this role
Role overview
About the company
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals51-200 employees
Entrepreneurs First invests in exceptional individuals to build startups from scratch. We bring together talented outliers to develop their most ambitious ideas and raise money from the world’s best investors.
Since pioneering Talent Investing in 2014, we’ve learned to recognize individuals with extraordinary futures before anyone else, embedding them in a community of ambitious peers and giving them the tools they need to succeed, fast. We back them before they have a company, a team, even before they have an idea, based purely on talent. The startups cofounded on our programs are now worth over $13B, and include Tractable, Magic Pony Technology, Cleo, La Vie, Aztec, Sonantic, and many more.
EF is backed by some of the world's leading founders and investors, including Patrick and John Collison (Stripe); Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn), Tom Blomfield (GoCardless and Monzo), Sara Clemens (Whatnot and Twitch); Demis Hassabis (Google Deepmind); and Matt Mullenweg (Wordpress). We exist to make great companies happen that otherwise wouldn’t.
For more information about Entrepreneurs First, visit www.joinef.com
We're hiring! Join our global team and experience firsthand the workings of a globally unique talent investor working with cutting edge entrepreneurs on world changing technologies: https://www.joinef.com/about/careers/
What you'll do
What you will do
- Build and nurture a long-term community of prospective Talent Investors through selective gatherings, salons, and 1:1 thought partnership.
- Execute proactive outbound sourcing and run high-quality, end-to-end hiring processes for roles in London, Paris, and eventually global markets.
- Apprentice under senior Talent Investors to develop a calibrated "taste" for identifying individuals with extraordinary potential before they become founders.
Who you are
Who this is a fit for
- Has 4-7 years of experience in talent acquisition, specifically hiring for investor, founder-facing, or senior operator roles without a standard playbook.
- Demonstrates exceptional outbound craft and the ability to build professional networks that stay engaged and responsive over several years.
- Possesses commercial literacy and a curiosity for the venture model, thriving in ambiguous environments where hiring criteria are still being codified.
Why this role
Why this role is remarkable
- Shape the future of "Talent Investing," a category Entrepreneurs First pioneered to back founders like those at Cleo and Aztec before they even have an idea.
- Join a firm backed by tech legends including Patrick and John Collison (Stripe), Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn), and Demis Hassabis (DeepMind).
- Gain a front-row seat to venture capital and company building, receiving equity participation that covers portfolio companies created across all global Entrepreneurs First sites.
Jack & Jill
How Jack & Jill work together
I get to know what you’re great at, then find roles you’d never find yourself.Ok, I'll go first. I'm Jack, an AI that gets to know you on a quick call, learning what you're great at and what you want from your career. Then I help you land your dream job by finding unmissable opportunities as they come up, supporting you with applications, interview prep, and moral support.
I recruit from Jack’s network and make the intro when I spot a great match.And I'm Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack's network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate.
Meet Jack
Jack gets to know what you're great at and what you want next, then searches 15 million jobs daily and helps you discover roles at companies like this.
How does this work?
Jack’s an AI agent for job searching and career coaching. He works for you.
Jill is the AI recruiter working for the company. She recruits from Jack’s network.
If it’s a match and the company wants to meet you, they’ll make the intro. In the meantime, if you’d like, Jack will send you excellent alternatives.