XPRENEURS: Venture Consultant (m/w/x) Accelerator Natural Sciences Background

UnternehmerTUM; München; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Eine führende Innovationsplattform in München sucht einen Venture Consultant, der Startups in entscheidenden Phasen des Wachstums unterstützt. Sie sind verantwortlich für Coaching, Entwicklung und Beschleunigung von tiefen Technologie-Startups. Anforderungen sind u.a. ein Masterabschluss in Naturwissenschaften und Erfahrung im Startup-Ökosystem. Flexible Arbeitszeiten sowie Betreuung von Mitarbeitern gehören zu den Vorteilen.

Leistungen

Generöses Fortbildungsbudget

Flexible Arbeitszeiten

Zugang zu hochmodernen Werkstätten

Umfangreiches Sportangebot

Zugang zu Kinderbetreuungseinrichtungen

Qualifikationen

• Masterabschluss in Naturwissenschaften von einer führenden Universität.
• Erfahrung im Startup- oder Innovationsökosystem.
• Erfahrung in Venture Capital oder strategischer Beratung.

Aufgaben

• Vollständige Verantwortung für die Beschleunigung von Startups in unseren Kernbereichen.
• Identifizieren, Scouting und Evaluierung der vielversprechendsten B2B Tech Startups.
• Verbindung der Portfolioteams mit spezialisiertem Talent und Risikokapital.

Kenntnisse

Startup Methodologie

Produktmarktfähigkeit

Finanzielle Analyse

CRM-Systeme

Kommunikation

Ausbildung

Masterabschluss in Naturwissenschaften

Tools

Moovster App

Jobbeschreibung

About us

At UnternehmerTUM, visions turn into value. Our teams empower innovation-driven individuals to act entrepreneurially. Together with startups and established companies, we advance technology ventures—from the first idea to market leadership. In close collaboration with the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and entrepreneur Susanne Klatten, we have been supporting forward-looking startups such as Celonis, Konux, inveox, and Isar Aerospace since 2002.

Your Mission: High-Performance Venture Building As a Venture Consultant, you are the strategic sparring partner for the next generation of pioneers in high-impact technologies. You will play a dual role: delivering world-class coaching for our core program and driving the success of specialized vertical tracks. Your goal is to combine cross-sector expertise with operational excellence to build the most successful startups in Europe.

Your profile

Academic Foundation & Expertise

• Top-Tier Education: Master’s degree in Natural Sciences from a leading university.
• Vertical Knowledge: Proven background or professional experience in Life Sciences or Biotech a plus.

Professional Track Record

• High-Growth Experience: Professional experience in the startup or innovation ecosystem.
• Entrepreneurial DNA: You have a first track record of building your own startup or have gained deep insights as an early employee in a highly successful tech venture.
• Investor Perspective: Experience working within a Venture Capital fund, a top-tier accelerator, or a strategic consultancy focused on high-tech innovation.
• Project Leadership: You are a self-starter who has successfully managed complex projects and stakeholder landscapes, including reporting to corporate partners and foundations.

Hard Skills & Venture Competencies

• Venture Building: Deep understanding of Startup methodology, Product-Market Fit (PMF) frameworks, and the nuances of B2B/DeepTech sales cycles.
• Financial Literacy: Ability to critically evaluate pitch decks, cap tables, and financial models to ensure startups are funding-ready.
• Data & Digital Fluency: Experience using CRM systems and data-driven tools to automate scouting funnels and track portfolio performance.
• Communication: Fluent in written and verbal English (working language); German skills are a plus.

Soft Skills & Mindset

• The 'Sparring Partner': You possess a strong coaching instinct. You can provide radical candor to founders while maintaining a supportive, mentor-driven relationship.
• Executive Presence: You command respect when communicating with both PhD-level scientists.
• Natural Networker: You are a motivator and a bridge-builder, capable of connecting founders to talent, customers, and investors.

What we offer

• Annual, generous professional development budget and access to a curated catalog of internal trainings, external seminars, conferences, and keynotes

• Plenty of room for creativity, initiative, and ownership

• Unlimited access to our high-tech workshop “MakerSpace”

• Additional benefits can be found on our careers page

• Flexible working hours and the option to work from home, supporting a healthy work–life balance

• Access to TUM childcare facilities, flexible part-time and parental leave models, and a childcare subsidy

• Flexible monthly mobility budget via the Moovster app (MVG, Lime, Uber, JobRad, etc.)

• Comprehensive sports and wellbeing program, including yoga, pilates, mindfulness, CrossFit, Wellpass membership, and access to TUM sports offerings

Contact

Carina Schreyer, Business Partner People & Culture. Talent Acquisition Lead
UnternehmerTUM GmbH
Lichtenbergstraße 6, 85748 Garching/München

Diversity is important to us

Diversity enriches our team. We explicitly encourage all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of gender, social or ethnic background, sexual orientation, religion, age, or disability.

Your mission

• Best in Class Startup Coaching & Acceleration: You take full responsibility for the acceleration of startups across our core verticals. Your success is measured by the highest level of startup satisfaction and a demonstrable acceleration of the teams (e.g., funding readiness, market entry). You challenge hypotheses, reality-check go-to-market strategies, and push founders to achieve true product-market fit.

• Contribution to Vertical Partner Tracks: You support dedicated acceleration tracks for our partners, e.g. EIT Food Accelerator and Agrifood Hub activities. You ensure these programs meet the high expectations of corporate partners and foundations, managing deliverables, quality standards, and stakeholder reporting with excellence.

• Scouting & Evaluation: You identify, scout, and evaluate Europe’s strongest B2B Tech startups. By applying rigorous criteria and sector-specific insights, you ensure that only the most promising deep-tech teams from Biotech, HealthTech to Sustainability enter our funnel.

• Strategic & Data-Driven Program Evolution: You actively shape the content, operational, and strategic development of XPRENEURS. With a focus on coaching methodology and network expansion, you drive the digitalization and data-driven execution of our programs to ensure scalable excellence and transparency.

• Network & Ecosystem Matchmaking: You connect your portfolio teams with specialized talent, pilot customers, and venture capital, leveraging the unique UnternehmerTUM platform to create unfair advantages for our founders. You bring and further build your own network, ideally in the fields of Life Sciences or Biotech and beyond which you leverage for our startups.