Venture Designer (London)

Overview

As a Venture Designer at Founders Factory you shape early-stage venture concepts from corporate themes into validated, investable propositions. You own end-to-end sprint work, blending research, strategy, prototyping and validation to produce concepts ready for the Investment Committee. You’ll work closely with corporate partners and cross-functional colleagues to uncover gaps, test ideas with real users, and distill findings into evidence-backed recommendations. This role offers high autonomy, impact on the portfolio, and exposure to a dynamic studio environment at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary and benefits package
• desk space in London office
• fully-serviced workspace
• support across marketing, legal, finance, fundraising, growth, and recruitment
• exposure to diverse industries and partners
• collaborative studio environment

Responsibilities

• Translate investment themes into explorable problem spaces and opportunities
• Conduct deep market research to assess direction, gaps, and competition
• Generate multiple venture concepts per theme using human-centred design
• Design and run rapid experiments (A/B tests, prototype testing, user interviews) to validate assumptions
• Synthesize research into concise, evidence-backed recommendations and shortlist strongest concepts
• Present validated concepts to the Investment Committee with clear rationale for greenlighting
• Collaborate with Venture Designers, Venture Builders, investors and specialists to sharpen ideas
• Stay updated on emerging tech and market shifts to bring fresh thinking to each sprint

Key requirements

• Experience in concept development or venture design from fuzzy space to validated propositions
• Strong strategic thinking with bias for action
• Proficiency in market research and competitive analysis
• Experience designing and running rapid experiments with real users
• Excellent communication and storytelling for senior stakeholders
• Curious and creative mindset with disciplined prioritisation
• Comfort with ambiguity and fast-paced sprint formats

• communication
• storytelling
• curiosity
• market research
• competitive analysis
• A/B testing

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