Program Lead - Future Founders / ZOLLHOF Fellowship (m/f/d)

Zollhof Betreiber GmbH; Nürnberg; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

ZOLLHOF is seeking a Lead for Talent & Scholarship Programs to shape, scale, and run the next generation of talent initiatives within our ecosystem. You will lead Fellowship rounds, set high standards, manage selection, and oversee fellow experience end-to-end.

Bring years of designing, managing, and scaling scholarship or talent programs, startup experience or entrepreneurial mindset, and fundraising capability with foundations or corporate partners.

Qualifikationen

• Experience designing, managing, and scaling Scholarship or Talent programs.
• Entrepreneurial experience or startup mindset desired.
• Fundraising with foundations, patrons, or corporate partners advantageous.
• Fluent English and good German in professional settings.

Aufgaben

• Lead ZOLLHOF Fellowship rounds, establish high-standard structures, manage selection, and oversee program implementation and fellow experience.
• Drive strategic evolution and scale for future cohorts with input and vision.
• Secure funding and partnerships to ensure financial viability of all programs.
• Coordinate talent scouting and collaboration with universities and Startup Team to feed the entrepreneurship funnel.

Kenntnisse

Program Management

Talent Development

Entrepreneurial Mindset

Fundraising

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Jobbeschreibung

ZOLLHOF: We are building the future of entrepreneurship.

At ZOLLHOF, we accompany tech founders and innovation teams from established companies on their journey from idea to real impact. We have been living entrepreneurship for nine years - every day, with full energy.

Our purpose: We drive entrepreneurship to build a desirable future.

As one of the fastest-growing tech incubators in Germany, we are stepping on the gas - and with ZOHO Factory, we are now putting the turbo on. We combine the power of start-ups, corporations, universities, and investors from all over Europe to give ambitious talents everything they need to make their vision big.

Do you want to be at the forefront, create real change, and make an entrepreneurial impact? Then you've come to the right place.

Your Mission: This is how you drive impact

As our Lead for Talent & Scholarship Programs, you are the entrepreneurial force responsible for shaping, scaling, and driving the next generation of talent initiatives within the ZOLLHOF ecosystem. With our first program prototype successfully launched and executing this year (check out https://zollhof-fellowship.com/), you will hit the ground running by driving its execution while bringing in your own fresh ideas, entrepreneurial vision, and builder mindset to shape all upcoming cohorts and scale the program. This role is a unique blend of hands-on program management, strategic evolution, and crucial fundraising to secure the long-term future of our entire Entrepreneurship funnel.

• Program Leadership & Operations: You take the lead on managing our ZOLLHOF Fellowship rounds, establish high-standard organizational structures, manage selection processes, and hands-on oversee the program implementation and fellow experience.
• Strategic Evolution & Growth (Build & Scale): You evaluate prototype learnings, bring in your own innovative input, and leverage these insights to strategically build, refine, and scale the content and structure for future program cohorts.
• Funding & Stakeholder Management: You proactively build partnerships and secure funding with foundations, patrons, and corporations to ensure the financial viability of all programs, acting as the key ZOLLHOF representative.
• Talent Pipeline & Scouting: You drive talent scouting and candidate selection in close collaboration with partnering universities, the ZOLLHOF team, and marketing resources to recruit top-tier talent.
• Entrepreneurship Funnel Integration: You act as the key interface to the Startup Team, strategically ensuring that the Scholarship programs optimally "feed the Entrepreneurship funnel" with high-potential future founders.

Your Toolbox: What you bring to the table

• General: We are looking for a Lead whose expertise is rooted in Program Management, Talent Development, or related entrepreneurial fields. Fluency in English and good German skills are essential to navigate both the talent and the funding landscape.
• Experiences: You ideally bring several years of proven experience in designing, managing, and scaling Scholarship or Talent programs (e.g., accelerator models, corporate talent initiatives). Entrepreneurial experience or a strong Startup mindset is highly desired. Fundraising expertise (foundations, patrons) or previous contact with the academic world is a clear advantage.
• Skills: You possess state-of-the-art know-how regarding current Talent Initiative trends and a demonstrable ability to conceive complex programs and secure their financing. You combine excellent communicative and presentational skills with high organizational ability and a confident use of AI tools for efficient project management.
• Personality: You are driven by a strong entrepreneurial desire and a "Builder" mentality to make the world of entrepreneurship more accessible. You are exceptionally relationship-driven and empathetic, capable of connecting equally well with young talents and high-level funding partners. Crucially, you embrace the financial responsibility to actively drive program funding.

Be part of ZOLLHOF: What you can expect

At ZOLLHOF, everything revolves around our dynamic ecosystem. We value every individual within it and foster an environment that allows you to be many things:

• Be bold & own it: You receive maximum trust, make your own decisions, and take responsibility - guided by our purpose: We drive entrepreneurship to build a desirable future.
• Be flexible: We love our Team Tuesday in the office, but your flexible work model, adapted to your personal situation, gives you the necessary freedom.
• Be part of a strong innovation ecosystem: Dive daily into our pulsating ecosystem and utilize the endless opportunities to network, exchange ideas, and gain new perspectives.
• Be constantly evolving: We invest in mutual and individual development through formats like Strategy Retreats and internal Tech Events.
• Be well-equipped & supported: Your setup is top-notch, and you benefit from 30 vacation days plus individually selectable non-cash benefits via the Hrmony Benefit Portal.
• Be yourself & ZOLLHOF: Come as you are. Our team is diverse, tolerant, and open. We love collaboration and celebrate ourselves as a team and our successes with regular Team Celebrations.