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📍 Location: London, UK | In Office

HearstLab is a mission-driven venture arm of Hearst Corporation, investing in early-stage, female-founded & led startups. We invest from Pre-Seed through Series B across the U.S., Europe, Middle East, and Japan, with a focus on software-driven businesses in strategic sectors aligned with Hearst’s 360+ businesses in the media, e-commerce, healthcare, transportation, financial services, and real estate sectors.

We are hiring a Venture Director to join our International team in London. This is a high-impact role based in London where you'll help shape the future of women-led innovation by sourcing and leading investments, supporting a portfolio of 90+ companies, and expanding our strategic investor and partnership network.

This position reports to the Director of HearstLab International.

Core Responsibilities

🧠 Portfolio and Strategic Corporate Support

• Act as a senior point of contact for UK Lab portfolio companies, maintaining regular engagement with founders, representing HearstLab in investor and board-level discussions where appropriate, and using these insights to deliver high-impact strategic support.
• Navigate Hearst corporate structures to identify, supervise, and facilitate deals and partnerships between HearstLab portfolio companies and relevant Hearst divisions, including regular engagement with C-level executives across Hearst.

🚀 Sourcing & Investments

• Own and execute the UK and European sourcing strategy.
• Lead investment evaluations, including financial due diligence and market assessment, and deliver clear, senior-level recommendations for internal investment discussions, including the full execution of investment memos.
• Serve as a thought partner to the broader HearstLab investment team on European market trends and opportunities.
• Support deal sourcing and pipeline development in the GCC region.

🌐 Community, Ecosystem Leadership & Events

• Strengthen and expand HearstLab’s international investor network, deepening relationships with top-tier VCs, angels, and ecosystem partners.
• Deepen engagement with key UK Scouts and senior leaders within Hearst, including C-level executives.
• Represent HearstLab externally as a senior ambassador, including speaking roles at key industry events and participation in high-level ecosystem forums.
• Provide senior-level support for international and UK-based HearstLab events, including strategic input, logistic support, speaker participation, and high-value introductions to local sponsors, partners, and ecosystem leaders as needed.

📈 Operational Leadership