Accelerator Director
ASTRALABS, United States
Job Description
Newchip launches remote global accelerator cohorts each month in 35 countries in the Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A categories. Due to massive growth in our remote programs from Covid-19, we are hiring 3 experienced Program Managers/Accelerator Directors to each lead a segment of our Global Accelerator Programs in 2021 as we continue to scale.
The Accelerator Program Director (PD) role provides a high level of responsibility and accountability to leading startups towards completion of the rigorous accelerator program, successful graduation via their teams, and funding. PDs are responsible for ensuring that each company in their respective program is positioned to maximize their growth and development in their program through highly-differentiated content and programming experiences (ie, curriculum, masterminds, workshops, webinars, 1-1 check-ins) as well as a strong focus on driving investor readiness to accelerate successful fundraising outcomes.
The PD is the key point of contact for the respective accelerator program and oversees a group of selected Startup Advisors who lead program masterminds and core program workshops/functions, as well as Startup Champions that manage a portfolio of startups overall success. The PD will focus on driving operational efficiency and effectiveness as well as advise and execute on strategy alongside the Global Accelerator VP. The PM is ultimately given a high-level of responsibility in ensuring program success and driving commercially-efficient operations across hundreds of entrepreneurs and startups around the globe.
The ideal candidate is an excellent leader with experience in managing cross discipline teams to produce results in a timely manner. They will also be able to develop efficient strategies and tactics with a goal of ensuring that all programs deliver the desirable outcome to our organization. We are also looking for a PD who has a strong ability to design and develop learning and practicing experiences. The goal is to facilitate learners in acquiring knowledge, skills and competencies in an effective and appealing manner while also participating in the creation of new products and features, from the idea stage to release.
To be successful in this role, you should have previous experience in end-to-end project management, including gathering product requirements, prioritizing feature implementations, and improving overall user experience. Furthermore, you’ll work with internal teams to build products that fill gaps in market and increase customer satisfaction. You should also be able to identify user needs and work with cross-functional teams to manage product releases. Ultimately, you’ll help us roll-out world-class products that deliver on Newchip's global vision.
Career Trajectory at Newchip
As we grow, we will need Continent/Region Directors (RPD) within 12-18 months of your success in the PD role. To reach this milestone, the PD must have successfully identified, trained, and prepared an Associate/Program Manager (APM) to transition into the PD role within the same timeline. After 18-24 months of successful and demonstrated global leadership, a PD may be eligible for promotion to Global Accelerator Director of their respective program (ie, Global Accelerator Director - Series A).
**Our most ideal candidate is a previous entrepreneur, startup operator, product manager or founder who has direct experience with at least one startup**
- Lead program team for 100+ startups at any point in time in world's largest global and remote accelerator program
- Create engaging learning activities and compelling course content that enhances startup retention and graduation
- Work with subject-matter experts and identify target startup founder audience’s training and skill needs
- State instructional end-goals and create content that matches them for the success of program startup teams
- Manage teams to develop instructional graphics, interfaces and overall product to ensure highly effective instruction
- Conduct instructional research and analysis on learners, and contexts, industry experts, and maintain program standards
- Apply tested instructional design theories and methods to cover multiple learning methods (visual, auditory, interactive)
- Develop and provide exercises and activities that enhance the learning process for teams around the globe
- Manage teams to create supporting material/media (audio, video, simulations, role plays, games, etc)
- Decide on the criteria used to judge learner’s performance and develop assessment instruments and exams
- Maintain project documentation, cohort information, directories, and course folders for potential investors
- Suggest and develop proposals for product enhancements to improve user experience
- Perform quality assuran