Program Manager

WHO WE ARE:

Plug and Play (PNP) Tech Center is the largest global innovation platform and one of Silicon Valley’s most active early stage investors. We bring together the best start-ups and the world's largest corporations to create meaningful connections that help top companies innovate and meet their strategic goals. We are on a mission to bring the benefits of startup focused open innovation to all four corners of the world.

Plug and Play has over 45 locations across the world and our corporate members include: The Alliance to End Plastic Waste, USAA, Visa, Nationwide, Aflac, Daimler, Ford, Nissan, BP, Johnson & Johnson, Roche, Pfizer, Walmart, Coca Cola, Adidas, and over 500 more. Plug and Play’s corporate members utilize Plug and Play to identify the best startups to meet their challenges. Plug and Play’s proven investment track record includes Honey, Guardant Health, ApplyBoard, BigID, Kustomer, Rappi, Flutterwave, Hippo, PayPal, Lending Club, Dropbox, and many more.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

We’re a diverse team with backgrounds in technology and entrepreneurship and we’re growing rapidly to deliver on our mission. We’re actively seeking a Program Manager who is an operational powerhouse, organized, and can manage multiple projects at one time. As a Program Manager you will be running the 12 weeks acceleration program twice a year, executing on our high participation and satisfaction KPIs, leveraging our vast network and making sure startups receive best value possible. You will own startup relationships, setting up events and networking sessions. You will support business development activities with their corporate accounts and deal flows, prepare marketing collateral, order promotional materials and supplies for the team, and more.

HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE:

Program + Partners/Startup Facing

• Build trusted relationships with key stakeholders within our partner organizations (corporates and governmental agencies) and support adoption, renewals, and new revenue opportunities. Eventually, take over some of those engagements to manage, nurture and grow such projects.
• Host events, track participation with high attention to detail and design new ways to increase corporate engagement.
• Own relationships with startups in the accelerator program.
• Hold intake interviews, exit interviews, and make sure all startups are on track to meet program goals.
• Grow ecosystem of mentors and VCs to bring more value to the program.
• Set up sessions for startups to meet with Mentors, VCs and corporate partners for the program.
• Collect feedback and develop an evaluation method to assess program strengths and identify areas for improvement.
• Wrap up the program with a batch analysis report and individual startup report cards.

Event Management:

• Setup events, mentor sessions, workshops, office hours, deal flows to build up the program.
• Book venue, brainstorm content, outreach speakers.
• Inform our network about upcoming events.
• Assist and coordinate travel arrangements with key individuals.
• Prepare name tags, demo table signs, registration, printouts for events.
• Meet on a regular basis with stakeholders to make communication easy and project manage to do’s for the team.
• Create and co-host community events to continue engagement and grow the local ecosystem.
• Create and host events virtually.

Marketing:

• Coordinate a monthly newsletter / social media updates with the marketing team.
• Prepare flyers and communication tools with our marketing team for major events such as: Selection Day, Meetups, EXPO.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field (Master’s degree is a plus).
• Detail oriented, highly organized, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong process and analytical skills to identify inefficiencies and create improvements.
• Excellent communication skills and proficiency in public speaking.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• A passion for early-stage venture capital, startups, and entrepreneurship with a good understanding of emerging technologies.