Join Our Growing Team at Work-Bench!
We're hiring for 3 roles to join our small, but mighty team at Work-Bench:
About Us
Work-Bench is a New York City-based early-stage venture capital firm, investing in founders with enterprise ambitions. We back founders who ask “Why do we do it this way?” across AI/Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Cloud Native Infrastructure, and Applications. We have worked with world-class companies like Spring Health, Socure, Cockroach Labs, FireHydrant, Arthur, AuthZed, Courier Health and others to tackle their enterprise software Seed firsts: first product launch, first sales hire, first 6-figure contract, and more.
With $375M AUM, we have worked side by side with our founders on scaling their 0 to 1 GTM engine and have grown a dynamic SaaS community here in NYC over the past 11 years.
We're a lean team of enterprise software nerds who move at startup speed. We celebrate each other's wins, share each other's passion and creativity in rethinking VC, and genuinely enjoy geeking out together. While we're serious about our work, we don't take ourselves too seriously and enjoy karaoke and the endless breadsticks at Olive Garden.
Head of Growth
At Work-Bench, we think about the idea of “sourcing” differently than other funds. Our DNA is very much in community and we believe and have seen firsthand that if we grow and support NYC enterprise ecosystem, then great things will happen. Over the last decade, so many of the people we have gotten to know here in NYC have gone on to become Work-Bench founders, operators, advisors.
Thus, our community engine is core to our investment work. We’re hiring a Head of Growth to lead our demand gen engine to reach a future generation of founders and operators, to help chart the future of our Growth efforts and rethink how we share our SaaS insights across events, content, and programs and reach an even wider audience. Nothing is off the table!
You'll get to:
Think everyday about how to reach founders before they are founders, develop programs to extend our reach, and support our own investment process like a demand gen funnel
Build associated content, storytelling, playbooks, reports, programming, events, and social media around our demand gen community engine - whether it’s a new podcast series, a dedicated event meetup or webinar series, an e-book collection, or a high touch in-person program for operators, owning everything from strategy to relationship management to execution
Provide a clear vision for our team on how we think about the Work-Bench brand, as well as each of our team’s personal brands
Researcher
We are searching for an endlessly curious mind who lives and breathes enterprise technology. Someone who looks at a new developer tool and immediately wants to understand how it fits into the broader ecosystem. Someone who reads about a breakthrough in AI infrastructure and starts mapping out all the possibilities it unlocks. We’re looking to hire our first Researcher who is as fascinated as us with how enterprise tech is reshaping the way businesses operate, developers work, and companies are secured.
As a Researcher, you'll be the person who goes deep - really deep - into the topics that matter. Think of yourself as our resident explorer, venturing into new enterprise territories and coming back with the insights that help us make bold bets on the future.
You'll get to:
Geek out with some of the smartest minds in enterprise tech (founders, practitioners, and visionaries who are building the future)
Own entire research themes that excite you
Turn your passion into content that the entire enterprise community reads and shares
Be part of a lean, fast-moving team where your voice isn't just heard - it's essential
Publish externally facing long form research reports and short POVs, as well as internal memos and market landscapes
Contribute to our investment decisions with your unique insights and analysis
Operations Manager
We are searching for a dynamic, detail-oriented, and proactive teammate to join as Operations Manager! This role is critical in ensuring the smooth day-to-day operations of our firm and our vibrant Work-Bench community. If you excel at being the behind-the-scenes maestro who keeps everything running seamlessly and thrives on finding creative solutions - we’d love to chat!
You’ll get to:
Manage team calendars, schedules, and travel logistics
Oversee operational processes to ensure team efficiency
Coordinate meetings, events, and complex logistical arrangements
Own event logistics from conception to completion across 100+ dynamic events here in NYC - both in-person and online, across event budgeting, vendor coordination, and detailed planning
Make our office a home and manage office systems and support
Support and drive internal and external team initiatives
We believe diverse perspectives make our research stronger and our insights sharper. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds who share our enthusiasm for enterprise software.
If there is anyone you think would be a great fit for one of these roles, please forward on and share widely - thank you so much!