Overview

Full-Time | Birmingham, AL (Remote/Hybrid Option)

Harmony Venture Labs (HVL) is a Birmingham, AL-based venture studio that builds and grows valuable companies that create a positive economic impact in the lives of our teams, partners, and communities. We’re home to high-energy, innovative thinkers who share a mission to solve big problems and build great ventures. We are seeking a resilient, curious, and determined entrepreneur to join us as a Founder-in-Residence for our newest concept, an AI solution that helps brands navigate manual and time-consuming accounting workflows, currently being developed with a large corporate partner. As a Founder-in-Residence, you’ll partner closely with HVL’s team of product specialists, marketers, and analysts to get the venture ready for launch. From prototype development to testing go-to-market strategies and engaging first customers, you’ll play a key role in turning a validated concept into a new company. This is a unique opportunity to build a business from the ground up alongside an experienced and collaborative team. It’s an ideal role for a builder who thrives in ambiguity, brings grit earned through experience, and is energized by the chance to solve meaningful problems for real customers.

What You’ll Do

Collaborate with the HVL team to:

• • Get up to speed quickly on the problem, solution, customer, and research that shaped the concept.
  • Engage customers directly through outreach, discovery, demos, and more.
  • Refine the prototype and prepare it for development.
  • Design and test go-to-market strategies, adjusting quickly based on customer and market signals.
  • Assist with creating and executing a fundraising strategy to drive interest from potential investors.
  • Shape strategy and messaging to build conviction in the market with customers, investors, and future team members.
  • Lay the groundwork for traction, focusing on the next most important thing to move the venture forward.

Who You Are

• A repeat founder or early-stage operator with meaningful experience in building new ventures.
• Fluent in AI-first workflows and eager to explore emerging technologies that accelerate work and enhance customer experience.
• Experienced in fintech or adjacent software business models.
• Energized by ambiguity. You make sound decisions with limited information and adapt quickly when new evidence emerges.
• Skilled in at least one key area of early-stage company-building (technical, growth, etc.)
• Gritty, determined, and accountable. You have a strong track record of tackling difficult challenges and moving work forward despite setbacks or uncertainty.
• Humble, team-oriented with minimal ego. You value learning above all else and aren’t afraid to make mistakes. 
• Active in building and engaging a network or online presence as a channel for testing ideas and credibility-building.
• Driven by curiosity and solving customer needs, not by hype or status. You love the journey of entrepreneurship, regardless of the outcome.
• Motivated by the vision of empowering small-to-midsize business finance teams with better tools and workflows.
• Either located in Birmingham, AL or willing to travel to Birmingham frequently.

What We Offer

• Close collaboration with a driven and forward-thinking venture studio team 
• Immersion in the launch of a new startup from start to finish
• Opportunity to grow your founder skillset in a high-agency and fast-paced environment
• Monthly stipend during pre-launch phase
• Should we launch the new company, this role may evolve into a co-founding role with a highly validated concept, business model, first customer(s), and pre-seed funding

Our Values 

• We default to action.
• We act with humility.
• We are curious.
• We are results-oriented.

Harmony Venture Labs provides equal opportunities for everyone that works for us and everyone that applies to join our team, without regard to sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, any service, past, present, or future, in the uniformed services of the United States (military or veteran status), or any other consideration protected by federal, state, or local law. According to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Overview

Harmony Venture Labs (HVL) is a Birmingham, AL-based venture studio that builds and grows valuable companies that create a positive economic impact in the lives of our teams, partners, and communities. We’re home to high-energy, innovative thinkers who share a mission to solve big problems and build great ventures.

We are looking for a dynamic, resourceful, and hardworking Chief of Staff to join our leadership team and work closely with our CEO. As Chief of Staff, you’ll be at the center of HVL’s work, providing constant leverage to the CEO, driving leadership priorities forward, and making sure the organization stays aligned and effective. You’ll run HVL’s operating rhythms, keep stakeholders connected, and handle the details that make big initiatives possible. This is the ideal role for a strong communicator and detail-oriented operator who’s energized by variety and challenge. You stay steady under pressure, find energy in complexity, and bring the clarity and drive that move important work forward.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leverage for the CEO. Filter and prioritize demands, anticipate needs, remove obstacles, and move priorities forward with clarity and speed. Partner closely with the CEO’s Executive Assistant to align the CEO’s time with priorities. 
• Work alongside the CEO and other leaders to set priorities, keep projects moving, and make sure the organization stays aligned as a core member of the leadership team.
• Own HVL’s operating rhythms. Lead leadership meetings, All Hands, quarterly reviews, retreats, and summits. Handle agendas, logistics, notes, and follow-up to ensure the team stays aligned and effective.
• Lead internal operations and processes, including onboarding of new employees, performance reviews, recruiting efforts, and expense management.
• Manage fund operations and investor communications. Prepare reports and updates, organize advisory board meetings, and maintain ongoing communication with LPs and advisors.
• Support corporate innovation partnerships. Keep projects on track by coordinating across teams, ensuring deliverables are met, and contributing as a thought partner.
• Lead communications inside and outside HVL. Write updates to investors and partners, prepare client follow-ups, and create clear, compelling materials, including decks and briefs. 
• Strengthen HVL’s culture by supporting team rituals and helping build an environment of trust, accountability, and follow-through.

Who You Are

• You thrive in fast-moving, high-stakes environments and bring steady energy, judgment, and clarity to the team. You create clarity in ambiguity and move work forward.
• You are adaptable, open to feedback, and eager to grow.
• You are exceptionally organized and detail-oriented, yet flexible. You can switch contexts rapidly without losing focus, and you enjoy keeping many moving parts aligned.
• You are a constant notetaker. You capture conversations, decisions, and action items in real time and translate them into clear next steps for yourself and others.
• You are a strong communicator. You write clearly and concisely, create polished materials that make ideas easy to understand, and speak with confidence in meetings with executives, partners, and team members.
• You are a culture builder. You help create trust across the team, mediate when needed, and hold others accountable without creating friction.
• You are personable, approachable, and easy to work with. You build respect through trust, discretion, and consistent follow-through, not by chasing politics or status.
• You are curious about technology, startups, and new ventures. You learn quickly, adopt new tools with ease, and use technology to simplify work.
• You value good taste in writing, design, and communication. You know when something needs to be great and when “good enough” keeps momentum moving.
• You are motivated by execution and results. You work hard because you want to see important initiatives completed and impactful ideas brought to life.
• You have a track record of delivering excellent work and earning trust in prior roles.
• Experience in startups or venture is a plus. 

What Success Looks Like

• You provide constant leverage to the CEO. You act as a trusted right hand and thought partner, working side by side to move priorities forward, anticipate needs, and drive progress.
• You’re the backbone of HVL’s leadership team, keeping priorities clear and projects moving so the CEO and leaders can focus on what matters most.
• You run HVL’s operating rhythms with discipline and clarity, turning meetings, reviews, and retreats into real progress.
• Stakeholders are consistently aligned. Investors, partners, and the team trust HVL’s communication, know what to expect, and feel confident in the path forward. You raise the standard of communication across HVL, producing updates and materials that are clear, polished, and trusted.
• You bring calm, clarity, and momentum to fast-moving work and are seen as a trusted, go-to partner across the organization. The whole team’s capacity and focus increase because of your presence and support.

Our Values 

We default to action.

We act with humility.

We are curious.

We are results-oriented.

Details

Position: Full-time

Location: In-person in Birmingham, AL

Benefits: comprehensive medical, vision, and dental plans, unlimited paid time off, stipends for wellness learning support, and more 

Reports to: Shegun Otulana, CEO

Harmony Venture Labs provides equal opportunities for everyone that works for us and everyone that applies to join our team, without regard to sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, any service, past, present, or future, in the uniformed services of the United States (military or veteran status), or any other consideration protected by federal, state, or local law. According to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

At Harmony Venture Labs (HVL), we build and grow valuable companies that create a positive economic impact in the lives of our teams, partners, and communities. Early-stage traction and thoughtful experimentation are critical to launching great companies. As a venture studio, we operate through two main pillars: Corporate Innovation, where we partner with established companies to launch new ventures, and our internal Studio, where we rapidly test and grow innovative concepts.

The Role

We’re seeking a Growth Marketing Intern to join our team and support the launch and growth of new B2B SaaS ventures. This is an ideal opportunity for someone eager to gain hands-on experience in marketing, learn how startups grow from 0–1, and develop the skills needed to build traction in fast-paced environments. The perfect candidate is curious, motivated, and ready to learn by doing. You’ll work alongside experienced marketers, product managers, and founders—helping shape campaigns, test new ideas, and learn the fundamentals of early-stage growth.

What You’ll Do

• Support growth campaigns: help launch content-driven funnels, outbound workflows, landing pages, and partner collaborations.

• Create and publish content: draft copy for social posts, landing pages, and email campaigns; assist in producing short-form videos and graphics.

• Engage with users: support surveys, outreach, and interviews to understand customer needs and pain points.

• Track growth metrics: assist in gathering and reporting data on signups, activations, demo requests, and engagement.

• Experiment with tools: get hands-on with marketing and no-code tools (e.g., Typeform, Webflow, Zapier, Airtable) to set up campaigns and workflows.

• Learn AI-forward marketing: use AI tools to brainstorm, automate, and scale growth experiments.

Who You Are

We don’t expect you to have years of experience—but we are looking for someone with:

• Interest in B2B SaaS and how software companies grow.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Curiosity about marketing experiments, funnels, and user research.

• Basic familiarity (or excitement to learn) tools like Canva, Typeform, Notion, GA4, or social media platforms.

• A “self-starter” mindset—comfortable learning new skills quickly and contributing ideas.

• A bias toward action and experimentation—willing to try, learn, and adapt.

What You’ll Gain

• Real-world experience working inside a venture studio launching SaaS startups.

• Hands-on learning with growth frameworks, user research, and no-code tools.

• Exposure to early-stage product launches and the metrics that matter.

• Mentorship from experienced growth marketers, product managers, and founders.

• A portfolio of projects you can showcase for future roles in marketing or startups.

About Harmony Venture Labs

Harmony Venture Labs (HVL) is home to high-energy, growth-minded innovators who are united by a shared mission: to solve big problems and build great ventures. Our goal is to create and grow valuable companies that generate a positive economic impact for our teams, partners, and the communities we serve. We work alongside corporations, innovation-driven institutions, and community leaders to fortify their future by validating, building, and launching advantaged startups through our structured, de-risked innovation process.

Our Values

We default to action: We move quickly from insight to execution, turning ideas into tested solutions without waiting for perfect conditions.
We act with humility: We check our egos at the door, valuing collaboration, feedback, and the opportunity to learn from every voice.
We are curious: We ask bold questions, explore deeply, and continuously seek to understand markets, users, and what drives real impact.
We are results-oriented: We focus on outcomes that matter—validation, traction, and value creation—not just effort or activity.

Benefits

• Competitive market value-based compensation
• Unlimited sick and vacation time
• Comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, and vision
• Monthly learning stipend
• Annual remote office stipend
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Growth opportunities

Harmony Venture Labs provides equal opportunities for everyone that works for us and everyone that applies to join our team, without regard to sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, any service, past, present, or future, in the uniformed services of the United States (military or veteran status), or any other consideration protected by federal, state, or local law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Product Designer

At Harmony Venture Labs, we build and grow valuable companies that create a positive economic impact in the lives of our teams, partners, and communities.

Thoughtful design and user experience are critical to launching great companies. As a venture studio, we operate through two main pillars: Corporate Innovation, where we partner with established companies to launch new ventures, and our internal Studio, where we rapidly experiment with innovative concepts.

The Role

We’re seeking a Product Designer to join our team and help advance our mission. This is an ideal opportunity for someone interested in applying their design skills at the ground level of startups. The perfect candidate is a quick learner and collaborative team player who is passionate about growing their design expertise while working cross-functionally.

In this role, you’ll be fully immersed in the exciting process of new company and product creation, contributing directly to the development of innovative solutions from concept to launch.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to design solutions from ideation to execution.
• Conceptualize digital experiences like web/mobile apps using design methodologies.
• Work collaboratively and cross-functionally with your team to create interactive products that deliver meaningful experiences.
• Assist in user research by participating in customer interviews, taking notes and providing feedback on findings and recommendations.
• Collaborate with other designers to give and receive thoughtful feedback on creative work.
• Present and explain design ideas and concepts to stakeholders with confidence.

Who You Are

Great designers come in all shapes and sizes, and we think you’ll be most successful in this role with the following qualifications:

• Extensive work experience designing web-based applications.
• Proven experience in all phases of the design process, including user research, wireframing, prototyping, visual design, interaction design, and usability testing. In order to be considered, you must provide some examples of your work.
• Very fluent in designing high-fidelity mockups and prototypes using professional level design tools such as Figma.
• Genuine curiosity and a strong desire to continuously learn and grow.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience building, owning, maintaining and improving design systems.
• Strong knowledge of asset maintenance and optimization in design systems.
• Capable of working on multiple projects at the same time.
• Comfortable with ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.

Bonus points if you have the following:

• • Experience working in technology and startups. 
  • Academic, professional, or life experience from outside the design field that enriches your perspective as a designer.

About Harmony Venture Labs

Harmony Venture Labs (HVL) is home to high-energy, growth-minded innovators who are united by a shared mission: to solve big problems and build great ventures. Our goal is to create and grow valuable companies that generate positive economic impact for our teams, partners, and the communities we serve. We work alongside corporations, innovation-driven institutions and community leaders to fortify their future by validating, building, and launching advantaged startups through our structured, de-risked innovation process.

Our Values

We default to action: We move quickly from insight to execution, turning ideas into tested solutions without waiting for perfect conditions.
We act with humility: We check our egos at the door, valuing collaboration, feedback, and the opportunity to learn from every voice.
We are curious: We ask bold questions, explore deeply, and continuously seek to understand markets, users, and what drives real impact.
We are results-oriented: We focus on outcomes that matter—validation, traction and value creation—not just effort or activity.

Benefits

• Competitive market value-based compensation
• Unlimited sick and vacation time
• Comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, and vision
• Monthly learning stipend
• Annual remote office stipend
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Growth opportunities

Harmony Venture Labs provides equal opportunities for everyone that works for us and everyone that applies to join our team, without regard to sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, any service, past, present, or future, in the uniformed services of the United States (military or veteran status), or any other consideration protected by federal, state, or local law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

General Inquiry

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About Harmony Venture Labs

Harmony Venture Labs (HVL) is home to high-energy, growth-minded innovators who are united by a shared mission: to solve big problems and build great ventures. Our goal is to create and grow valuable companies that generate positive economic impact for our teams, partners, and the communities we serve. We work alongside corporations, innovation-driven institutions and community leaders to fortify their future by validating, building, and launching advantaged startups through our structured, de-risked innovation process.

Our Values

We default to action: We move quickly from insight to execution, turning ideas into tested solutions without waiting for perfect conditions.
We act with humility: We check our egos at the door, valuing collaboration, feedback, and the opportunity to learn from every voice.
We are curious: We ask bold questions, explore deeply, and continuously seek to understand markets, users, and what drives real impact.
We are results-oriented: We focus on outcomes that matter—validation, traction and value creation—not just effort or activity.

Benefits

• Competitive market value-based compensation
• Unlimited sick and vacation time
• Comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, and vision
• Monthly learning stipend
• Annual remote office stipend
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Growth opportunities

Harmony Venture Labs provides equal opportunities for everyone that works for us and everyone that applies to join our team, without regard to sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, any service, past, present, or future, in the uniformed services of the United States (military or veteran status), or any other consideration protected by federal, state, or local law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.