Opportunity

We are looking for a detail-oriented, responsible project manager to drive our Admissions processes across founder, mentor and demo day applicants. Leverage your aligned process improvement and organization skills to become a committed advocate of high quality admissions to our community. The ideal candidate will possess an eye for detail, a track record of successful project management, and an ability to learn how to measure and track key metrics. Be ready to learn through self- and group-study about our Admissions processes, and proactively develop your understanding of our founder, mentor and applicant communities. The goal is to ensure that our community maintains a high quality bar for acceptance and that we are continually improving our processes to meet and exceed that quality bar. This will ensure all participants have exceptional experiences and allow our community of founders to achieve long-term success.

Responsibilities

• Engage in rigorous training in order to deeply understand our Admissions processes

• Oversee and track progress for all core admissions and training processes

• Engage in our live Admissions processes in multiple staff roles, from synthesizing judge feedback to leading post-interview debrief conversations

• After experiencing rounds of Admissions cycles, recommend improvements to admissions and training processes to ensure high quality outcomes and positive participant experience

• Teach the StartX staff and judges about our Admissions rubrics and aligned processes

• Maintain records related to all Admissions activities, including founder admissions, judge selection and mentor trial periods

• Ensure products and processes meet customer expectations based on the StartX mission and values

• As needed, resolve logistics- and quality-related issues in a timely manner

• Identify key metrics to track in order to ensure quality outcomes and participant satisfaction

• Communicate Admissions rubrics and processes internally and externally, including at events with applicants, judges and staff

A Day in the Life

• Read and assess applications from startup founders applying to join the StartX community
• Join a team-wide All Hands Meeting and share an overview of upcoming Founder Admissions staff roles, including best practices for each roles
• Meet with current Founder Admissions Judges to help them assess the fit of potential new judges
• Prepare an email overview of next steps for approved Investor Demo Day participants - both startup founders and judges
• Spend individual work time reviewing past founder Admissions decisions against current founder success in order to assess the quality of our Admissions framework
• Prepare for an upcoming training that you will lead for new founder Admissions judges, ensuring the judges understand our Admissions framework and their role
• Double check virtual interview links have been correctly created

You might be a fit if you have...

• A track record of successful project management
• A proven ability to track small details over extended timelines
• An ability to influence others to follow rules and regulations
• A teamwork mentality
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Solutions-oriented problem-solving skills

We are deeply committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness.

StartX knows that diversity, equity and inclusion create innovation. We want to actively build a culture and community that embraces and values teammates and founders of all backgrounds and experiences. We highly encourage people of color and women to apply. Help us make change in the tech industry!

Benefits & Perks

• Unlimited PTO (that we actually use!)

• Team-wide breaks, including one week at Thanksgiving and two weeks at the end of the year

• Paid Parental Leave

• Generous insurance coverage and enrollment in Betterment 401k

• Career Development for one full day per week after spending 2 years in a role - use the day however you'd like for focused career development

• Opportunity to join StartX founders in ongoing and one-time learning experiences

Compensation

Compensation will be competitive and commensurate with experience.