Program Manager - Cox Cleantech Residency powered by gener8tor

gener8tor•Atlanta, GA

56d•$70,000 - $80,000

About The Position

Are you ready to work with the best and brightest researchers and early-stage cleantech entrepreneurs? Do you get excited about helping deep tech innovators build from the ground up? Are you committed to providing opportunities across race, place and gender? If so, this position is for you! gener8tor is a nationally recognized startup accelerator and entrepreneurial support organization. The Program Manager will manage the Cox Cleantech Residency, a multi-week intensive program designed to take cleantech researchers and entrepreneurs from zero to one. This program is supported by Cox Enterprises and focuses on recruiting postdoctoral researchers, PhD candidates, and early-stage founders from Southeastern universities and research labs to build the foundational infrastructure they need to launch. The Program Manager will support one program per year, recruit and select participants, execute programming focused on customer discovery, grant readiness, and legal/financial infrastructure, provide coaching, and build networking opportunities with the cleantech ecosystem. Throughout the year, the Program Director will support the broader Cox Cleantech Accelerator team with recruitment, alumni engagement, showcase events, and ecosystem building activities in Atlanta and across the Southeast. As a member of the gener8tor team, you will play a crucial role in our global platform. The full gener8tor platform connects startup founders, musicians, researchers, artists, investors, universities and corporations and includes pre-accelerators, accelerators, corporate programming, conferences and fellowships. Your support as the Cox Cleantech Residency PM will impact startups by working specifically with researchers and founders in collaboration with a network of partners, mentors, investors, and university stakeholders. Success for the PM looks like owning all aspects of the program logistics and operations, including the operational elements of recruiting and selecting the best researchers and founders from Southeast universities, coordinating weekly program sessions focused on ICP development, grant preparation, incorporation, financial setup, and infrastructure building, planning cohort community-building events, and leading planning of the end-of-program showcase event. You will coordinate program logistics under the guidance of your manager and the Cox Cleantech team, and will collaborate across the organization with gener8tor's centralized support teams and the broader gener8tor Sustainability Team.

Requirements

Experience with operations, logistics, program/project management and/or documentation is required
Experience with or strong interest in working with researchers, scientists, or university communities
Entrepreneurial spirit and a self-starter
Total devotion to and a willingness to intensively and rapidly dive deeper into the Atlanta cleantech and Southeast university ecosystems, even if already familiar
Collaborative, team-based mindset. You will be working closely with other Program Managers, Managing Directors, founders, researchers, external program partners, university stakeholders, and ecosystem partners
Ability to work in a fast-paced, highly independent environment and juggle multiple ongoing projects, responsibilities and external relationships
Flexibility to travel up to 25% (primarily across Southeast universities)
Strong written and verbal communication skills
The ability to see genius in every community. A commitment to equity across race, place and gender

Nice To Haves

Past experience as a program/project manager, in supporting an accelerator, incubator, university entrepreneurship program, or venture fund is recommended

Responsibilities

Recruit startup applicants from Southeast universities, research institutions, etc, with a focus on postdocs, PhD researchers, and early-stage founders, and assist with selection process for the annual cohort
Build relationships with university technology transfer offices, research labs, and faculty across the Southeast
Find and develop relationships with mentors, grant advisors, investors and other cleantech ecosystem partners in Atlanta who can help support the program and participating companies
Attend office hours with researchers and early-stage founders
Lead base building efforts, attending meetings with key university partners, investors, and mentors to ensure consistent support of the Cox Cleantech Residency
In partnership with the Managing Director and Program Director, manage logistics and ensure the operational success of all aspects of the Cox Cleantech Residency
Ensure all program KPIs are met
Actively plan and participate in all aspects of the residency program including, but not limited to recruitment, team sessions, infrastructure workshops (ICP development, grant readiness, incorporation, financial/legal setup), networking events, and showcase planning
Coordinate with subject matter experts and service providers for specialized curriculum content
Help refine the playbook for future cohorts in the years to come
Continuously support Cox Cleantech Residency and gener8tor alumni
Be the #1 cheerleader for the Southeast cleantech ecosystem and the researchers and entrepreneurs we work with
Work with cohort participants and alumni to gather and track data and metrics related to the progress and outcomes of the startups
Gather and track data and metrics related to the progress and outcomes of the program
Analyze and report data and metrics to the Cox Cleantech MD and PM, and in turn Cox Enterprises and gener8tor broadly
Manage relationships with Cox Enterprises and university partners
Attend regular meetings between gener8tor and partners
Provide weekly update reporting
Represent gener8tor and Cox Cleantech Residency in the Atlanta and Southeast communities
Actively participate in the cleantech and university entrepreneurship ecosystems by attending events and building relationships
Collaborate with other members of the gener8tor team to support our national programs and sustainability initiatives