As an Program Manager, you are joining a Techstars team responsible for sourcing, recruiting and helping to accelerate the growth of companies in which we invest. You bring into the program an understanding and expertise in productivity tools and have a high attention to detail. You will be working in a high outward facing environment interacting with founders in program, Techstars alumni and mentors all of whom are our customers or support our customers – the founders. You may oversee the operations and logistics of the screening process for potential companies, the screening process for new mentors and the engagement process for alumni.
Responsibilities:
- Identify, source, and enable screening of startups.
- Actively recruit and meet companies through various channels including online research, networking events and referrals from our network.
- In support of your program, implement the marketing plan and maintain continuous communication with founders in order to amplify their needs.
- Implement network events/programs to support founders and alumni both during program and outside of program.
- Manage the logistics of the application and onboarding process.
- Manage the logistics for the program calendar, mentor schedules and assure the founders are fully informed about all program facing activities.
- Assuring design and development of the program schedule is implemented and clearly communicated to all stakeholders.
- Develop relationships with entrepreneurial support organizations, the Techstars perk network and the cross Techstars network that can support our founders
Qualifications:
- 2-4 years of experience working in early stage companies or other roles that demonstrate experience in above responsibilities.
- Strong emotional intelligence, experience with recruiting, vetting or advising entrepreneurs is a plus.
- Provide analysis that supports the writing of investment memos by program team members.
- Proven attention to detail through prior work or life experience.
- Experience editing decks, working with Excel or Google sheets and command of english language spoken and in writing.
- A genuine passion for technology and startups, an entrepreneurial mindset and a desire to learn.
- Comfortable working in ambiguity but with high expectations.
- You are available to travel.
- Systems thinker with an eye for things that do not scale and the capability to design new processes and systems for implementation across programs
Compensation range: $70,000 TO $90,000 + Bonus
#J-18808-Ljbffr
