Hybrid Flex City Manager

at Flex

• Job title: Flex City Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: $95,000 - $150,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, San Francisco, United States

About the role

• City Manager responsible for hosting events and fostering relationships within the venture community for Flex in San Francisco. Engaging founders and GPs while representing the brand.

Responsibilities

• City Managers are the face of Flex in their geographic region or category.
• Host and curate events: Plan and execute dinners, salons, and small-format gatherings that attract top venture-backed founders and GPs.
• Foster 1:1 relationships: Build personal connections with attendees, becoming a trusted connector and resource in the community.
• Own referral flywheels: Encourage and track peer-to-peer referrals, ensuring the right attribution back to your channel.
• Leverage CRM rigorously: Log every relationship, event touchpoint, and referral in CRM; ensure accurate attribution and reporting.
• Follow up with intent: Send personalized notes, share relevant content, and schedule 1:1s to deepen engagement beyond the event.
• Performance reporting: Measure and communicate the ROI of your efforts (pipeline generated, conversion rates, referral multipliers, CAC payback).
• Collaborate cross-functionally: Partner with Flex’s marketing, sales, and data teams to align messaging, share community insights, and optimize attribution strategies.
• Represent Flex authentically: Act as the local face of Flex — knowledgeable about our product, our mission, and the needs of venture-backed founders/GPs.

Requirements

• 2–5 years of experience in venture capital, founder support, partnerships, or ecosystem/community-building roles.
• Proven ability to host and lead high-value events that drive meaningful relationships.
• Existing networking and relationship-building skills with founders and VCs.
• Experience working with CRM tools (e.g., HubSpot, Salesforce, Affinity) and applying attribution strategies.
• Data-driven mindset: you’re comfortable tying community activity to business outcomes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; you can confidently represent Flex in front of founders and investors.
• Entrepreneurial and scrappy — you thrive in ambiguity, love being on the ground, and can spin up a dinner, follow up with guests, and report results all in the same week.
• Bonus: Prior experience as a founder, operator, or in a venture-backed startup community role.

Benefits

• Annual team on-sites
• Work with a sharp, driven team
• Value autonomy, clarity, and quality
• Build camaraderie with team members