Director, Programs

StartX•Palo Alto, CA

About The Position

The Director of Programs presents an opportunity to continue to build StartX into the world’s preeminent provider of entrepreneurial education. We are looking to execute on our existing playbook, as well as expand programs in order to support all the highest potential entrepreneurs who meet our selection criteria. The Director of Programs will be responsible for ensuring strong execution of our current offerings and for building customized programs and tracks for founders based on their background, needs, company stage and industry. In order to achieve these goals, we need a top-notch Director of Programs to design and execute intelligent and intentional programming. Taking a human-centric approach, the Director of Programs will ensure that our community effectively scales while offering more value to our founders than ever before. Further down the line, the Director of Programs 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 Director of Programs will have unparalleled resources as she/he/they creates the top educational experience for founders in the world.

Requirements

Strong track record of leading complex projects and driving process improvement
Track record of managing teams to successful outcomes

Nice To Haves

Previous entrepreneurial experience preferred

Responsibilities

Lead the strategic direction with respect to the services, resources, and programs StartX provides to founders
Utilize design methodologies to research, design and build world class programs for StartX founders, alumni and potential entrepreneurs from Stanford
Lead 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 a standard accelerator (e.g. ideation and post-Series A)
Design long-term growth plan for the Accelerator
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
Ensure that each founder leaves StartX’s onboarding program with deep a respect for and affinity towards the StartX community
Work with the Admissions team 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