Managing Director, Techstars Los Angeles Id-1205

Job Summary

The Managing Director (MD) is responsible for the success of the accelerator program and serves as a catalyst for the founders’ success in the program. As the Managing Director, you will serve as a coach, connector, and curator for the founder population, as well as a thought leader and brand ambassador in the external global market. 

Responsibilities and Duties:

Qualifications and Skills:

  • Experience leading or operating in product/product development, revenue or growth functions.
  • Demonstrated experience building a business and/or function within an existing business.
  • Threshold level knowledge/understanding of venture capital/investing. Fundraising or investor experience is important.
  • Experience scaling organizations from 0-1 and 1-10.
  • Extensive experience in fast-paced environments within technology, startups, entrepreneurship, and venture capital.
  • Robust personal network and ability to represent Techstars publicly through speaking engagements and professional events.
  • Empathy and EQ. Able to put themselves in others’/founders’ shoes to understand their perspective, listens well.
  • Can influence effectively in all directions and collaborate well with others.
  • Able to inspire, develop, and engage people and teams. Developer of leaders, can attract high quality talent, talent multiplier, builds high performing teams and organizations.
  • Analytical mindset and financial acumen.

Preferred Experience:

  • Founder experience, preferably been through failure and successful startups.
  • Fundraising experience.
  • Strong investor mental model and demonstrative results of your investment decisions, good and bad.
  • Expertise in term sheets, negotiations and fundraising.
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