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Portco #JobAlert 🚨 Westbound Portfolio Company, Mon Ami, is tackling the $100B senior services market to enable delivery of life-sustaining services for older adults — and their #missiondriven team is growing! Mon Ami is hiring a Partner Implementation Manager to support customers’ onboarding & adoption journeys to solve their most critical operational problems ⚙️💡 If you are passionate about delivering delightful customer experiences, building meaningful relationships, and helping clients to a successful launch, this role is for you. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gAdbxE6r And join the Westbound #TalentNetwork so you never miss job alerts from portcos like Mon Ami as their dream team continues to scale 📈 Sign up at: https://lnkd.in/gEnJb9iz

#TalentThursday Job Alert 💫 Mon Ami, a women-founded Westbound portfolio company tackling the $100B senior services market is #hiring a Senior Analytics Engineer to: • Have ownership over the structure of Mon Ami’s data warehouse, thinking about how to make it better for the team and for customers • Use data to help drive the direction of products that impact the lives of millions of people, and • Collaborate with data, engineering, and product teams on architecture decisions, special projects, and more. Don’t miss your chance to join this fast-growing, mission-driven company and #datadreamteam led by Aaron Horowitz! Apply today at https://lnkd.in/gyKQwpAa Don't forget to join the #TalentNetwork to receive job alerts for future roles at Mon Ami (and other Westbound portcos!) as they #scale. Sign up at: https://lnkd.in/gEnJb9iz 🌟

“What if we were to invest in young people the way Silicon Valley invests in their employees?” In their TEDx Talk on the Power of Networks, Alex Chavez-Guerrero, Jacob Martinez, and Martín Vargas-Vega share their personal stories and talk about how Digital NEST is helping young people expand their access to a supportive professional network, safe space, and technical and professional skills to land jobs in the tech industry. Westbound is proud to partner with Jacob Martinez and Digital NEST on their mission to provide underserved Latinx youth in California with the skills, resources and network to build and launch successful careers. To date, they have helped over 3700 teens and young adults on their academic and professional journeys. Congrats to the entire DigitalNest team for the continued impact you have on expanding access and opportunity for Latinx youth in tech. Watch the full TEDx talk here: https://lnkd.in/gh_zuPgr

Congratulations to Wemimo Abbey, Samir Goel, and the entire Esusu Team for the launch of Esusu 2.0, their reimagined brand identity centered on the theme of Unlock Tomorrow. We are proud to be on this journey with you! Together, Let's Unlock Tomorrow. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gwVDhzJc

Friendly Friday reminder that our team is hiring! Our new Talent Manager will work with portfolio founders, candidates, and strategic partners to continue to scale the Westbound Talent Network. Don’t miss out on your chance to apply - applications will close on Friday, June 21st at 4pm PT. If you already applied, we look forward to reading your responses! Apply today: https://lnkd.in/eig8maGH JD: https://lnkd.in/eqrKK842 #TeamWestbound

Trala, Inc. is a Westbound portfolio company bringing life-changing music lessons to every corner of the globe — and their #marketing team is growing! 🎸 The Director of Marketing will contribute to Trala, Inc.’s mission to democratize access world-class music instruction, leading the charge to 10x Trala, Inc.'s student base. This is a highly creative, iterative role with the opportunity to have a huge impact. If this sounds like an exciting challenge, don’t hesitate to apply today: https://lnkd.in/gZCs7cQe Join the Westbound Talent Network to receive job alerts for active roles at portfolio companies like Trala: https://lnkd.in/gEnJb9iz #TalentThursday #Hiringnow

Skills-based hiring is the #1 way to hire across all industries, countries, and company sizes, with 81% of companies now using it. After surveying over 2,000 employers and employees, TestGorilla found that by using skills-based hiring, 90% of employers reduce mis-hires, 91% improve retention, and 90% improve diversity within their work force, ultimately helping companies save money and improve efficiency. Check out Westbound portfolio company, TestGorilla’s third annual State of Skills-Based Hiring Report at the link in the comments to learn more and reach out to the TestGorilla team if your company is interested in implementing talent assessments that replace resumes with results. #sbhreport2024 #skillsbasedhiring #the1waytohire

Our team is incredibly grateful for the exceptional contributions of our current Talent Manager, Laura A. Domínguez, who has worked alongside Westbound portfolio founders, candidates, peer VCs, and strategic partners to develop and scale the Westbound Talent Network. As she embarks on an exciting new chapter, making a career change and heading to law school this fall, we are opening the search for Westbound’s Talent Manager role! If you are passionate about recruiting, building community, and creating a virtuous cycle of wealth and opportunity with and for underrepresented people of color, please review the job description below and apply today. JD: https://lnkd.in/gQaS2AZM Application: https://lnkd.in/g4SiQi4p #Hiringnow #VCTalent

Westbound and Colorwave co-hosted a virtual #CompanyShowcase to foster community & conversation amongst top Black and Latino talent and tech industry insiders. The event featured founders & hiring managers at early-stage, growth stage, and post-IPO technology companies for "Ask me Anything" style panels that highlighted what makes each company stage uniquely challenging and exciting. Here are some tidbits of what we learned ⬇️ From Niles & Peyton's early-stage breakout room: 💡 Weigh the inherent risks against the opportunity to wear many hats and build something from scratch. From Samuel & Loren’s growth-stage breakout room: 💡 Look for indicators of success, opportunities for internal mobility, and alignment with the company’s roadmap for sustained growth. And from David, Wayne & Ruel's post-IPO breakout room: 💡 Consider your “dream work” over a “dream job” in order to align with roles that fit your north star, rather than focusing on titles. Our Company Showcase would not have been possible without the enthusiastic participation of Samuel Walder, Niles Lichtenstein, Loren Roxas-Bantug, Peyton Smith David Dominguez, Wayne McPherson, and Ruel Baird. HUGE thanks to all our guest speakers 🎉 Lastly, if you’d like to attend future events, be sure to join the Westbound Talent Network! Sign up at https://lnkd.in/gEnJb9iz See you at the next #WestboundTalentNetwork event!

If you are looking for a mission-driven company that embraces remote flexibility, this #TalentThursday post is for you! Westbound #portco, TestGorilla, was recently named one of the top 7 remote companies to 'Work From Anywhere' by Tech.co, alongside industry giants like Airbnb, Deel, and Zapier. TestGorilla's global team has grown tremendously over the past year, driven by a mission to place 1 billion people in dream jobs while fostering a flexible, asynchronous environment. Best of all, they are #hiringnow for eight key roles across engineering, product, data, marketing, and operations! You can browse all of TestGorilla’s open roles at testgorilla.com and sign up for future job alerts at https://lnkd.in/gEnJb9iz. #RemoteWork #DigitalNomad