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Founders Forum Group

Global founder network with venture studio

IT Business Partner

Full-TimePosted on 10/16/2026
No salary listed
Mid
London, UK
HybridFour days in the office and Fridays remote.
IT OperationsIT Project Management, Enterprise Applications

About the job

Requirements
  • Experience with IT operations, IT management, business systems, or technical project management, ideally in a hands-on startup or scale-up environment.
  • A proven track record managing outsourced providers and vendors, including contracts, service levels, and commercial negotiation.
  • Strong project management capability, including running multiple projects at once and picking up programmes already in flight.
  • Experience of a CRM or marketing automation migration, ideally including data migration, integration build, and driving adoption after go-live.
  • Demonstrable ownership of an IT or SaaS budget, with a clear understanding of licensing models and where costs can be saved.
  • Practical experience of information security and data protection in a commercial setting, including access control, security questionnaires, and GDPR obligations.
  • Confident administration and integration of a modern SaaS stack, including Google Workspace, CRM and marketing automation platforms, Airtable, Notion, Asana, Slack, Xero, Stripe, BambooHR, and event and prospecting tools.
  • Comfort with integration and automation concepts, APIs, and no-code or low-code tooling, without needing to write production code.
  • Experience setting up IT for a new entity, office, or business line from a standing start.
  • Ability to explain technical matters to non-technical stakeholders and business needs to technical suppliers.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including defining options, foreseeing issues, and driving them to closure.
  • Strong commercial awareness, with an instinct for where money and risk sit.
  • Ability to hold suppliers to account and support colleagues at every level of technical confidence.
  • Organisational skills and attention to detail to manage multiple competing priorities without compromising quality.
  • A structured, methodical approach to complex technical problems.
  • Discretion and sound judgement when handling sensitive data.
  • Resilience, flexibility, and ability to work autonomously.
Responsibilities
  • Act as the main point of contact with the outsourced IT provider and other technology suppliers, run regular service reviews, and hold suppliers to agreed service levels.
  • Manage the wider technology supplier base, including implementation partners, hosting providers, and specialist consultants; maintain a register of IT and SaaS tools with owners, costs, renewal dates, and RAG status for review and approval.
  • Project-manage technology initiatives end to end, including the CRM and marketing automation migration to Attio and Braze.
  • Own technology-estate contract renewals, negotiations, and consolidation opportunities, with CFO sign-off.
  • Manage joiner, mover, and leaver access across systems and keep licence counts accurate as people join and leave.
  • Support administration of core platforms, including CRM and marketing automation platforms, working with the Data Manager on data or reporting matters.
  • Identify duplication and consolidation opportunities to reduce tool count and cost.
  • Support the CFO with the annual IT budget, rolling forecast, and monthly reporting, maintaining a forward view of renewals and licence changes.
  • Build business cases for technology investment covering cost, benefit, and risk.
  • Serve as the first point of contact for team leads on day-to-day technology needs and track measures such as spend and licence utilisation.
  • Serve as the team's day-to-day point of contact for information-security queries and escalate judgement calls to the CTO.
  • Coordinate client, partner, and tender security questionnaires, and data-protection requests such as the privacy inbox and subject access requests; track deadlines while the CTO/DPO and legal advisers own the substantive content.
  • Help run security-awareness training and onboarding for the team.
  • In the first 12 months, help deliver the CRM and marketing automation migration to Attio and Braze and transition it into business as usual through structured project management.
  • Build the group technology register from a standing start, including each tool, owner, licence count, renewal date, cost, and data held, with RAG status for review and approval.
  • Establish the outsourced IT provider service relationship, including regular service reviews and a clear escalation route.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with IT operations, IT management, business systems, or technical project management, ideally in a hands-on startup or scale-up environment.
  • Experience of a CRM or marketing automation migration, ideally including data migration, integration build, and driving adoption after go-live.

About the company

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Founders Forum Group

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Founders Forum Group runs a global ecosystem for tech founders, senior leaders, and investors, organized around exclusive, invitation-only events that foster high-level networking and knowledge exchange. It also operates a portfolio of related businesses that support startups and scale-ups: Founders Factory (venture studio and accelerator), firstminute capital (early-stage VC), Founders Keepers (executive search for high-growth tech companies), and FF-WIN (Women in Innovation). The group generates revenue from event sponsorships, management fees from its venture activities, and service fees from its accelerator and recruitment arms. The goal is to be a central hub within the global technology landscape, helping entrepreneurs access capital, partners, and expertise across multiple stages of growth.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Founded

2006

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What believers are saying

  • Tech Nation Report 2026 said UK tech reached £1.2 trillion on June 8, 2026.
  • Accenture and FF Group launched AI for Growth on April 21, 2026.
  • Edelman renewed its strategic partnership with FF Group on June 15, 2026.

What critics are saying

  • Event sponsorships and partnership revenue depend on executives attending London Tech Week annually.
  • Tech Nation lost its government grant in 2023; staff departures weakened operating depth.
  • If UK startup activity shifts to Paris or Berlin, FF Group's founder gravity collapses.

What makes Founders Forum Group unique

  • Invitation-only founder network still centers dealmaking, access, and status, not mass-market scale.
  • Tech Nation acquisition in 2023 gives FF Group policy reach, reports, and visa leverage.
  • Founders Factory, firstminute capital, and Founders Keepers create owned services beyond events.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Remote Work Options
  • Paid Vacation
  • Mental Health Support
  • Wellness Program
  • Professional Development Budget

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Empowering Change: Venture And Growth Investing For Sustainability And Societal Impact

The European tech ecosystem reached a combined market valuation of €3.5 trillion in Q1 2024, more than doubling in value over the past five years. This growth has been largely driven by venture capital. Currently, Europe has over 2,400 active VC firms, and European VC-backed startups have created 6.3 million jobs. Nearly 200 active unicorn companies have emerged in Europe, fostering innovation and positive impact across various industries. The new report “Beyond returns – Venture and growth investing fuelling sustainability societal change” from European Woman in VC, Founders Forum Group and Tech Nation, states that VC-backed companies are the ones that are driving economic growth, creating jobs, and often aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), thus generating substantial social and environmental benefits. Additionally, mixed teams and female-led VCs are particularly effective in this regard, whether in deep tech or digital sectors, fostering positive change within the ecosystem

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