Growth And Operations Associate

About Hightable

Hightable is a global, invite-only community of founders, CXOs, and industry experts. It helps startups with Money, Mentor, Market: fundraising support, expert mentorship, go-to-market strategy, global expansion, talent, and events such as mixers and conferences.

About the Role

You will work directly with the Founder across strategic partnerships, growth, and day-to-day operations. This is a hands-on, high-ownership, target-driven role: you will bring in new clients and members, close event partnerships, and keep the Founder’s office running smoothly.

Monthly Targets

• New client acquisition meetings - 15
• New memberships closed - 3
• Event partnerships closed - 3

Progress against these targets is reviewed every week and month.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Partnerships

• Identify and approach investors, accelerators, corporates, and ecosystem partners through LinkedIn, email, and calls.
• Find and close sponsors, venue, community, and ecosystem partners for Hightable events (target: 3 per month).

Growth

• Book meetings with new startups and founders (target: 15 per month).
• Convert prospects into Hightable members and support their onboarding (target: 3 per month).
• Build and maintain target lists, track every lead in a CRM or sheet, and follow up until closure.
• Support community engagement, social media, and content for growth.

Operations

• Coordinate the Founder’s schedule, meetings, follow-ups, and action items.
• Prepare meeting briefs, decks, proposals, and partner documents.
• Handle logistics and coordination for mixers and events: invites, attendee lists, vendors, and on-ground support.
• Keep member, partner, and lead data organised and up to date.
• Share a weekly report covering outreach, meetings booked, memberships, partnerships, and operational updates.
• Research startups, investors, and competitors, and surface opportunities for the Founder.

Who We Are Looking For

• A dedicated, focused, and self-driven person who finishes what they start.
• Strong written and spoken English, and comfortable reaching out to senior people.
• Good research, follow-up, and organisation skills, with attention to detail.
• Comfortable with rejection and with working to numbers: persistent but professional.
• Able to juggle partnerships, growth, and operations at once.
• Students, recent graduates, or anyone in a BBA, MBA, or related program.
• Interest in startups, VC, networking, or business development.
• Basic comfort with Google Workspace, LinkedIn, and AI tools.
• Good to have: prior internship or sales/outreach experience, event or community exposure, an active LinkedIn presence.

What You Will Gain

• Direct mentorship from the Founder.
• Exposure to founders, investors, and the startup ecosystem.
• Real experience across BD, growth, and operations.
• Certificate and recommendation on successful completion.

Commitment Expected

• This is a full-time, 6-month commitment.
• You must be able to work from the office six days a week for the full duration, take ownership of your monthly targets, and be reliable and responsive.