Full-Time
Torch
201-500 employees
Leadership development through coaching and software
Compensation Overview
$120k - $145k/yr
Senior, Expert
Remote in USA
Work from anywhere in the U.S. with unlimited FlexTime; quarterly travel for events across US locations.
- Proven track record in B2B ABM strategy and execution
- Experience targeting enterprise buyers including: CHROs and L&D leaders, Functional leaders across departments (Sales, Product, Marketing, etc.)
- Experience with Marketo and Salesforce
- Strong project management capabilities
- Experience designing and managing executive-level event programs
- Demonstrated success coordinating with multiple agency partners
- Ability to travel quarterly for executive events across US and for Torch company retreats
- Design and implement comprehensive ABM strategy for target accounts
- Develop account selection methodology, tiering criteria, and key monitoring signals in partnership with sales
- Create channel strategy and tactical marketing approaches
- Integrate ABM initiatives with existing marketing programs
- Lead account research and insights gathering with SDR team
- Design and orchestrate multi-channel ABM campaigns
- Develop custom content strategy and execution
- Develop and optimize sales outreach sequences for different customer segments
- Develop and maintain sales pitch decks and talking points
- Plan and oversee virtual events and webinars
- Plan and oversee executive event strategy, including (Quarterly salon-style dinner series across US locations, Executive coach-led discussions, Vendor sourcing and management)
- Execute campaigns using our marketing technology stack
- Coordinate with existing agency partners for content, creative, and paid media
- Experience in leadership development, coaching, HR tech, or related B2B industries
- Experience with: Intent data platforms (e.g., Bombora), Sales engagement platforms (e.g., Salesloft), LinkedIn Advertising, Google Ads
Torch focuses on leadership development by combining coaching with software solutions for enterprises. Their platform offers scientifically validated leadership assessments and personalized coaching, helping leaders identify strengths and weaknesses while setting growth goals. Torch operates on a subscription model, providing tailored virtual coaching sessions with experienced professionals, achieving a 96% success rate in coach-client matching. The company's goal is to systematically develop leaders to enhance overall business growth.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Series C
Total Funding
$83.9M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2017
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Increased demand for virtual coaching as remote work becomes more prevalent.
- Growing interest in personalized leadership development aligns with Torch's model.
- Torch secured $40M in Series C financing, boosting growth potential.
What critics are saying
- Increased competition from AI-driven platforms offering similar services at lower costs.
- Economic downturns could lead to budget cuts in HR and professional development.
- The rise of self-service tools may disrupt Torch's human-centric coaching model.
What makes Torch unique
- Torch integrates behavioral science with coaching for personalized leadership development.
- The platform offers scientifically validated leadership assessments and anonymous feedback.
- Torch boasts a 96% coach match success rate, ensuring high client satisfaction.
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Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401k Retirement Plan
Paid parental leave
Flexible vacation
Infrastructure to support a remote and distributed team
Generous professional development stipend
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
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↓ -7%2 year growth
↓ -6%Leslie Feinzaig (left), Graham Walker founder and managing director, and Charlotte Newman, head of global business development, underrepresented founders and investors, Amazon Web Services. They spoke during a fireside chat at the AWS Startups Female Founder Showcase last week in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Nate Bek) Don’t be scared to pitch big.That’s the advice Graham Walker Founder and Managing Director Leslie Feinzaig said she would give to women looking to navigate the world of venture capital.“We tend to want to under promise and over deliver,” she said, speaking at the Female Founders Showcase hosted last week at the Amazon headquarters in Seattle’s South Lake Union. “Venture capital is not the place to do that.”Just 2.1% of total capital invested in U.S. venture-backed startups in 2022 went to companies founded solely by women, according to a report by PitchBook. That’s down from the 2.4% invested in all-women founding teams in 2021.Women often face dismissal and have to jump through hoops to get the attention of investors, said Charlotte Newman, head of global business development, underrepresented founders and investors, Amazon Web Services.Venture capitalists tend to ask more risk-based questions rather than express enthusiasm while getting a pitch from a woman, she said.As women founders look to navigate the venture capital world, Feinzaig said she would give women founders three pieces of advice:
This Torch-sponsored Harvard Business Review Analytics Services research shows near unanimous agreement that architected, relationship-based leadership development, leveraging tech-enabled coaching and mentoring, is a groundbreaking new practice for organizations of all sizes. .
When leaders have insight into what's happening inside their organizations, this can have a big impact on what gets invested in, and what doesn’t. Research published by Torch, a leading people development platform that harnesses the power of trusted relationships to fuel employee growth and success, has highlighted a strong link between the provision of coaching and mentoring and employers’ ability to retain talent
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Torch, a people development platform, announced a $40 million Series C financing round, led by 137 Ventures.
Torch, a leading people development platform that harnesses the power of trusted relationships to fuel employee growth and success, today announced a $40 million Series C financing round, led by 137 Ventures.