Manager, Venture Builder - Venture Studio

Capital One • New York, NY

261d • $163,300 - $186,400

About The Position

We seek an entrepreneurial and curious venture builder to join our Ventures team to help unleash the power of early stage investments and company incubation. In this capacity, you will have the unique opportunity to work with senior leadership across Capital One, along with external entrepreneurs and investors, to identify, support and launch a series of new, strategically relevant, high potential technology businesses. This person must possess a passion for building new businesses, along with the curiosity, vision, optimism, empathy, and rigorous strategic mindset required to assess, shape, and support emerging startups. Previous experience as a founder and/or early stage startup investor or early employee is critical. Experience operating within large enterprises to drive meaningful strategies would be highly beneficial. This team member is humble, genuine, strategic, articulate, and professional. S/he possesses the deep technical understanding and versatility to nimbly leap from the nuances of competitive landscape to deep technical topics, with the fearlessness to engage comfortably with the most senior leaders or leading startups, investment firms, or Capital One.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• At least 3 years of professional experience in product, strategy or technology

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science or Engineering
• 1+ years experience with coding and scripting (Python, SQL, Java, JavaScript, Golang, Bash, Perl or Ruby)
• 4+ years of experience in Management Consulting or Venture Capital
• 4+ years experience as an early stage technology startup entrepreneur
• 4+ years of experience in Product Management or Engineering
• 4+ years as a startup investor or advisor

Responsibilities

• Work with the Ventures team, Capital One leadership, and startup ecosystem to identify the most promising new opportunities and problem statements to seed new venture explorations and support newly launched tech ventures.
• Partner effectively with a variety of internal and external collaborators to steer and shape nascent business ventures to contribute to our financial and strategic goals.
• Conduct the research, develop the strategic pitch and articulate the shape of a new venture, partnership or other structure to help Capital One to engage deeply with the startup ecosystem.
• Work with startups to help develop their business and products so they can be easily integrated and adopted by their customers, taking a customer first approach and considering the technical hurdles of integrating into enterprise tech platforms.
• Partner across the Ventures team to develop the best deal, contract or term agreement to both help Capital One and your investments succeed.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits
• Financial benefits
• Inclusive set of benefits that support total well-being

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree