Venture Manager

University of British Columbia • Vancouver, BC

4d • CA$6,251 - CA$8,986

About The Position

UBC Sauder School of Business is seeking a Venture Manager for the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)-Vancouver. CDL is a program for early-stage science-based technology startups. CDL-Vancouver is a high priority initiative for UBC Sauder, aiming to significantly impact the school's public profile and standing. The Venture Manager will be responsible for day-to-day operations including identifying opportunities, recruiting ventures, managing ventures in the cohort, and supporting program delivery.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline.
• Minimum of four years of experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own.
• Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Nice To Haves

• STEM Degree/technology background is preferred.
• Significant experience working with startups, technology companies, or venture capital.
• Strong analytical ability and understanding of business models and drivers of success in startups across several verticals.
• Experience analyzing and systematically evaluating ventures.
• Proficiency with financial modeling, conducting market analysis, and strategic planning is an asset.
• Experience and confidence engaging with multiple stakeholders.
• Entrepreneurial and highly motivated with strong interest in startups and venture capital.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to interact and build relationships with a diverse and challenging personalities with a high degree of tact is critical.
• Highly organized with strong project management experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Passion to consistently meet or exceed performance objectives.
• Strong, team-oriented work ethic with willingness to work independently and autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Identifies and creates lists of innovation centers, venture capital funds, incubators & accelerators, and tech associations to build a strong pipeline of CDL applicants.
• Proactively searches and creates new business relationships for CDL-Vancouver and works with Senior Venture Managers to engage current and future cohorts.
• Manages day-to-day facilitation between CDL-Vancouver, new ventures, and other groups, creating internal and external relationships to provide high-level opportunities to new ventures.
• Advises on the development of outreach strategy for recruitment of future CDL-Vancouver cohorts based on past experience.
• Builds pipeline of CDL-Vancouver prospects and implements a system for monitoring.
• Utilizes analytical tools and evaluation frameworks to assess fit for early-stage science and engineering-based start-ups applying for the CDL program.
• Conducts initial screening of all CDL-Vancouver applicants and provides recommendations to the decision committee.
• Supports Venture Managers and Senior Venture Managers with account management activities, including communications, research, and overall client management.
• Provides business development support to CDL-Vancouver ventures, as required.
• Reviews and documents interactions between ventures, CDL Scientists, investors, and MBA/BCom students.
• Creates plans based on interactions with ventures and provides advice to different groups.
• Utilizes project management systems and generates reports for senior management on a weekly basis.
• Supports strategic process improvement initiatives and makes recommendations to Senior Venture Managers to ensure business success in the CDL-Vancouver division.
• Reports on CDL-Vancouver KPIs and creates initial plans to present to the Senior Venture Managers and Director.
• Supports the rollout of an integrated communication strategy (social media, PR, etc.) in collaboration with the CDL Toronto team.
• Provides ad hoc event planning support to the CDL-Vancouver division.

Benefits

• Employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level