Relationship & Partnership Manager

DeepRec.ai is a recruiting firm that places top AI and deep tech talent. We are hiring a Relationship & Partnership Manager to build strong ties with leading venture capital firms.

This is not a normal sales job. You will not be selling to one company at a time. Instead, you will build long-term partnerships with VC firms. Each strong partnership can open the door to many portfolio companies at once.

Your goal is to make DeepRec the go-to recruiting partner that VCs recommend to their founders.

What You Will Do

• Build and manage relationships with a set of VC firms, focusing on their talent and platform teams (not just the investment partners).
• Get DeepRec added to each firm’s list of trusted partners for their portfolio companies.
• Track new deals and funding rounds so you know when a VC backs a new company. Be the first recruiter that founder hears from.
• Turn warm introductions from VCs into real hiring projects, then hand them to our delivery and recruiting team.
• Give VCs useful things for free, like talent market maps, salary benchmarks, and hiring guides they can share with their founders.
• Join or speak at events run for portfolio companies, such as founder offsites or hiring workshops.
• Explore paid deals with VC firms, such as a fee to support hiring across their whole portfolio.
• Work closely with our advisory board plans, helping turn existing warm into active partnerships.
• Report on your progress: which firms you’re working with, what deals came from those relationships, and how fast you turn a new investment into a client conversation.

What Success Looks Like

• Number of VC firms where DeepRec is a trusted, go-to partner.
• Number of hiring projects that came from a VC introduction, and the revenue they bring in.
• Speed: how fast we go from a new funding round to a first conversation with that company.
• Number of firm-wide partnership deals signed.
• Your role in events, content, or resources shared with VC portfolio companies.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience working inside a VC firm’s talent or platform team, OR strong existing relationships with VC firms from another business (for example, legal, finance, or HR services for startups).
• A strong network in the startup and venture capital world.
• Comfort working without a fixed playbook. Part of this job is building new relationships from scratch.
• Strong people skills. You’ll talk with VC partners, startup founders, and our own recruiters.
• Someone who plays the long game. Big partnerships take months to build, not days.

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