Opportunity

The Programs Manager position presents an opportunity to turn StartX into the world’s preeminent provider of entrepreneurial education. We are looking to build and implement programs to support all the highest potential entrepreneurs who meet our selection criteria. The Programs Manager will be responsible for planning and executing customized programs and tracks for founders based on their background, needs, company stage and industry.

In order to achieve these goals, we are looking for a highly motivated Programs Manager to help us run our program. The Programs Manager will ensure that our accelerator effectively scales while offering more value to our founders than ever before. Within the accelerator, the Programs Manager will assist in building out verticals that focus on specific industries such as hardware, energy, and non-profit. With the support of the entire StartX community, the Programs Manager will have unparalleled resources as he/she creates the top educational experience for founders in the world.

Location

Palo Alto, CA

Responsibilities

• Utilize design methodologies to research, design and build world class programs for StartX founders, alumni and potential entrepreneurs from Stanford
• Assist with the development and launch of new industry verticals for the Accelerator, such as hardware and non-profit
• Develop and implement programs that engage founders at stages outside the scope of an accelerator (e.g. ideation and post-Series A)

• Improve upon existing programs to ensure effective scaling to the Stanford alumni community
• Ensure that quality and value added are not diluted when supporting more founders
• Ensure that the founder community is intelligently scaled to maintain a strong community

• Create opportunities for founders to have a peer support group for tactical and sensitive challenges they are facing
• Develop personal and professional relationships between founders
• Curate the StartX network and make meaningful connections for founders
• Ensure that each founder leaves StartX’s program with deep a respect for and affinity towards the StartX community

• Work with the Network Manager to improve the company-mentor pairing process
• Ensure that founders, mentors, and experts have an excellent experience and are deriving concrete value from their interactions

• Work with founders and their mentors to assess the opportunities for a founder’s growth and ensure that each founder achieves their learning goals
• Provide scalable access to our expertise network
• Deliver customized, real-time educational sessions and content to founders
• Deliver a core set of educational offerings to founders

• Ensure founders are aware of the resources available to them and that the resources are being fully utilized

• Utilize StartX’s programs to further develop the community and our network
• Empower founders (both past and present) to leverage the community’s collective intelligence through the creation of tight community bonds

Qualifications

• Previous entrepreneurial or learning and development experience preferred
• An understanding of or ability to learn about the customer development, lean startup, or design thinking framework

Characteristics

• Demonstrates the capacity for data-driven strategic planning and hands-on tactical implementation
• Passionate about both the StartX Mission and entrepreneurship in general
• Self-starter who thrives in an ambiguous but collaborative work environment
• Excellent internal and client-facing management capabilities
• Team player who earnestly gives and receives feedback

We are deeply committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness.

Benefits & Perks

• Unlimited PTO (that we actually use!)

• Team-wide breaks, including one week at Thanksgiving and two weeks at the end of the year

• Paid Parental Leave

• Generous insurance coverage and enrollment in Betterment 401k

• Career Development for one full day per week after spending 2 years in a role - use the day however you'd like for focused career development

• Opportunity to join StartX founders in ongoing and one-time learning experiences

Compensation