For the restless, the re-inventors, and the already-proven.

You’ve already built. Scaled. Led.

But now you’re asking, what’s next?

The Operator-in-Residence (OIR) Program is for sharp operators, execs, and leaders in motion — people who refuse to sit still.

We designed this as a platform for leverage: where you gain access to live searches, founders, and venture signals inside the VU Talent / Venture University / VU Venture Partners ecosystem — while helping us push forward our core work in search, hiring sprints, and talent infrastructure and design.

What It Is

Not a soft landing. Not a title.

This is a high-context, high-signal platform where operators plug into:

• Strategic sessions with the VU Talent team.
• Live searches and client conversations across our portfolio.
• A community of founders, operators, and investors at Venture University and VU Venture Partners.

Your role is simple: help us open doors, share signal, and drive outcomes for startups.

Who It’s For

• Former founders, GMs, VPs, and CxOs between chapters or testing new ideas.
• High-agency operators exploring new roles, fractional gigs, or advisory work.
• Builders who want front-row visibility into how startups are scaling now.
• People who don’t need hand-holding — just access, leverage, and upside.