Global Vertical Community Lead - Commerce & F&B

Endeavor is the world’s foremost community of high-growth entrepreneurs. With offices in 30+ countries around the world, our 1,500+ entrepreneurs include over 50 unicorns that rely on Endeavor’s unparalleled network of peers and mentors to solve their toughest challenges. Portfolio companies include Checkout.com (UAE), Carsome (Malaysia), and Rappi (Colombia).

As a Community Lead at Endeavor, you will take on the dynamic role of nurturing and engaging selected Endeavor Entrepreneurs (EEs) communities, focusing on the Commerce and Food & Beverage vertical communities. Your mission is to build strong connections, facilitate meaningful peer interactions, organize events, and curate valuable content, ensuring that our communities thrive.

Our Commerce portfolio is composed of companies that are transforming the way consumers find and buy products and services, from fashion e-commerce to food and grocery delivery companies. And our Food & Beverage portfolio is the home of entrepreneurs that are improving what and how consumers eat.

Key Responsibilities

1. Vertical Community Building:

• Vertical Expertise: develop a deep knowledge of the business models represented in your Vertical Community, as well as an understanding of the founders and the main challenges of scaling their businesses.
• Proactive Engagement: You engage proactively by identifying and targeting groups of founders based on their needs and strategic objectives. Additionally, the Community Lead designs and facilitates peer groups and strategically organizes network gatherings
• VIP Mentors: Curate 1-to-many opportunities with VIP mentors and industry experts, elevating the community experience.
• Strategic 1:1 Connections: Identify and facilitate strategic 1:1 peer connections, ensuring personalized mentoring opportunities.

2. Outlier Community

• Outliers Retreat: Contribute to the organization and execution of the Outliers Retreat, Endeavor’s flagship community event of the year attended by the founders of the best-performing companies of Endeavor’s portfolio.
• Peer Circles: provided formal training, facilitate Outlier Peer Circles, both in-person (at the Retreat) and virtually, fostering deep connections among community members.
• Drive Engagement: Play a key role in designing, promoting and engaging Vertical community members in relevant Outliers programming - including Retreat, Speaker Series, and Circles.

3. Knowledge Management & Vertical Expertise:

• Thought Leadership: Position yourself as a thought leader in your vertical by deeply understanding different business models and segments within your portfolio. Stay abreast of industry trends and write articles that draw upon unique insights from Endeavor’s markets and portfolio.
• Showcase Excellence: Keep our communication materials current to spotlight the strength of our Endeavor Entrepreneur (EE) communities.
• Voice of the Community: Act as the voice of the community by collecting valuable feedback from EE and gaining insights into their needs. Share these insights and feedback with relevant teams within Endeavor to drive continuous improvement.
• Metrics & Insights: Monitor community metrics and engagement KPIs, utilizing data for continuous improvement.

Who You Are

You are a passionate individual with a talent for connecting people. Your high emotional intelligence and knack for relationship-building set you apart. You are passionate about Emerging Markets and strive for continuous learning, seizing every opportunity to learn about Companies and business models while connecting with Founders.
Endeavor is a values-driven organization. We are looking for someone who embodies...

• Entrepreneur First: The Associate will be someone who passionately believes in the power of high-impact entrepreneurs to change the world for the better. You care about our mission.
• Go Big: The Associate will be someone whose curiosity drives them to dream (and execute!) big. You are a self-starter, who will roll up your sleeves to take our office to the next level.
• Network of Trust: The Associate will be someone who can naturally build trust with anybody, from CTOs of cutting-edge startups to CEOs of established ventures.
• Pay It Forward: The Associate will be someone with a service-oriented attitude, who asks “What can I do?” before asking “What can I get?”
• One Endeavor: The Associate will be someone who thrives on working with colleagues in over 30 different countries around the world. You are collaborative and a bridge builder.
• Always Agile: The Associate will be someone who understands that it's the planning, not the plans, that matter and therefore isn't deterred by pivots or evolutions.

Requirements

• 4+ years of relevant work experience in entrepreneurship, venture capital, or another start-up or an international organization.
• Interest in entrepreneurship, business, economics, and international development
• Strong business acumen and familiarity with evaluating business models
• Relevant experience investing, working, or analyzing companies in the Commerce space
• Exceptionally strong project management skills
• Excellent communication skills, oral and written
• High interpersonal and organizational abilities; strong attention to detail
• Knowledge of Salesforce is a plus
• Must be eligible to live and work in the United States