You will drive the operational engine of Entrepreneurs First in London, owning the end-to-end events strategy and strategic partnership portfolio. By streamlining workflows and managing a vibrant Shoreditch workspace, you’ll ensure five upcoming cohorts have the optimal environment to build world-changing technologies while scaling EF’s brand across Europe.
Operations Associate at Entrepreneurs First
Join Entrepreneurs First, the world’s leading talent investor backed by the founders of Stripe and LinkedIn, to build the operations engine behind Europe’s next unicorns. As an Operations Associate in London, you'll own high-impact events, manage strategic partnerships, and scale internal systems using AI and automation. This is a high-ownership role for a proactive operator ready to thrive in a fast-paced, meritocratic environment where you’ll support founders building companies worth billions.
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Location
London, United Kingdom
Compensation
£42k-£47k + Performance Bonuses
Company
Entrepreneurs First
Role overview
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 will do
- Execute a high-impact external events strategy, delivering at least two major leads-generating events monthly to strengthen the EF brand.
- Manage and optimize EF’s strategic partnership portfolio, securing sponsorships and venues while onboarding new partners to provide founder value.
- Scale operational efficiency by integrating AI tools and automating workflows across Slack, Notion, and Airtable to reduce manual overhead.
Who this is a fit for
- Has 3+ years of professional experience in operations, events, or program delivery, ideally within a fast-paced startup or accelerator ecosystem.
- Demonstrates exceptional organizational skills and the ability to find order in chaos while managing a varied workload independently.
- Is a clear communicator with high EQ, capable of building trust with elite founders and high-profile external stakeholders.
Why this role is remarkable
- Join a prestigious global firm backed by founders of Stripe and LinkedIn, directly influencing the next generation of tech unicorns.
- Take total ownership of high-impact events and a partnership portfolio across major hubs like San Francisco, Paris, and Bangalore.
- Experience rapid career progression in a meritocratic culture where impact is valued over tenure, supported by a dedicated L&D budget.
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