Venue Partner Manager

About Timeleft

Timeleft is a social app that brings strangers together. We match people into groups of 6 and send them to restaurants, cafés, and bars for dinners, drinks, coffees, and runs. Every week, 150,000+ people use Timeleft across 200+ cities in 52 countries. We're 100 employees and growing fast.

Paris is our biggest city — 1,200+ people seated every week. It's also where we're reinventing how we work with restaurants, bars and coffee shops. That's where you come in.

The role

You will build and own Timeleft's venue partnerships in Paris , establishing strong, long‑term partnerships with restaurants, bars and coffeeshops.

This role sits at the intersection of business development and hospitality. You are responsible for sourcing and managing a high‑quality network of venue partners, and making sure every dinner, drink, or gathering runs smoothly from a supply perspective.

You will work directly with venue owners and managers, building trust‑based relationships that translate into reliable, recurring availability. At the same time, you will contribute to early‑stage business development — identifying new formats, new partners, and new ways to grow the supply side of the network.

This is a hands‑on, field‑first role with real ownership of the local market.

Key Responsibilities

Venue partnerships

• Build and maintain relationships with partner venues and new prospects
• Understand how each venue operates and where Timeleft events fit into their schedule and business
• Negotiate availability, capacity, pricing, and format‑specific setups
• Act as the main point of contact for venue partners
• Expand partnerships beyond a single format — additional nights, lunches, drinks, or private events
• Monitor quality and consistency across experiences; flag and address issues quickly
• Keep partner information and event details accurate and up to date

Business development & monetization

• Own the commercial relationship with venue partners — this is not just coordination, it's a revenue function
• Negotiate and close commercial agreements with new and existing partners
• Handle objections, educate partners on the value of Timeleft traffic, and anchor the conversation in ROI
• Provide feedback to the product and ops team on what’s needed to make the commercial model scalable (reporting, invoicing, data visibility)

What you bring

Must‑haves

• Based locally, with ease moving across the city
• Strong interpersonal skills and confidence in face‑to‑face conversations
• Organized, reliable, and comfortable managing multiple moving parts at once
• Experience in hospitality, events, or the restaurant world
• Familiarity with the economics of running a restaurant or bar
• Fluent in French; English for internal communication
• High ownership — you follow through and don't wait to be told

Nice‑to‑haves

• Existing network in the local hospitality or events scene
• Experience in account management, partnerships, or event coordination
• Comfort working with lightweight tools and keeping things documented

This role is not

• A desk job — it requires presence in venues, in conversations, and in the field
• A support role — you own your accounts and are responsible for outcomes

What’s in it for you?

• A front‑row seat in an exciting, fast‑growing start‑up.
• Employee stock options.
• The opportunity to develop your position and responsibilities as Timeleft grows.
• Take part in Timeleft dinners and see for yourself the impact we have on people's lives.
• Help fight the loneliness epidemic in big cities.