Ventures Manager

Tramshed Tech Limited; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Tramshed Tech Limited is seeking a Ventures Manager to lead delivery of founder programmes and support, shaping strategy with the Head of Ventures and Business Services. You will build partnerships with founders, investors and funders across Wales, the UK and beyond.

You will manage budgets, forecasting and funder reporting, line-manage Ventures Coordinators, and represent Tramshed Ventures at ecosystem events. This role is based in Cardiff with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering startup or business support programmes.
• Financial experience: budgets, forecasting, and grant or funder reporting.
• Experience coordinating mentors, experts or contributor networks.
• A strategic thinker who can turn delivery insight into recommendations.
• Experience managing or mentoring others.
• A real interest in tech startups and commercialisation.
• Understanding the UK investment landscape, including grants, angel, venture and public funding routes.
• Understanding the tech sector and challenges facing tech founders.
• Experience managing a portfolio of founders or client relationships.
• Familiarity with tech and AI tools, and an interest in how they can improve productivity, programme delivery and support founders.

Responsibilities

• Strategy and growth: support strategy, identify opportunities, build ecosystem partnerships.
• Programmes and founders: lead delivery across Ventures programmes, manage founder onboarding and ensure value.
• Investment Readiness: support investment readiness and connect founders with investors and funders.
• Network and ecosystem: manage network of founders, mentors, investors and partners; represent Tramshed Ventures.
• Finance, reporting and governance: manage budgets, forecasts and reporting to funders; work with finance on claims and cost tracking.
• People: line-manage Ventures Coordinator(s).
• WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE: programmes delivered on time, founders engaged, investment progress, and growing partnerships.

Skills

Strategic thinker

Delivery management

Stakeholder management

Financial planning

Mentor coordination

Job description

We're growing the Ventures team and looking for someone who loves working with founders. The Ventures Manager leads delivery of our founder programmes and support, so founders across Wales can build great businesses. You'll work with the Head of Ventures and Business Services to shape strategy, bring a sharp commercial and financial eye, and make sure every programme gives founders measurable value. Along the way, you'll get to know founders, investors and partners across Wales, the UK and beyond.

JOB TITLE

Ventures Manager

VERTICAL

Ventures and Business Services

REPORTS TO

Head of Ventures and Business Services

MANAGES

LOCATION

Cardiff, with travel to other Tramshed Tech sites

SALARY

HOURS

CONTRACT

Full-time, permanent

DEADLINE

Friday 6 November 2026, 4:00PM

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategy and growth

Support the Head of Ventures and Business Services in setting and refining strategy, using what you learn from running our founder programmes.

Find new programme, funding and partnership opportunities and help build the pipeline.

Keep track of the regional, UK and international support landscape and continue to build ecosystem partnerships.

Programmes and founders

Lead delivery across Ventures programmes, owning quality, milestones and outcomes.

Help grow and look after our founder community, keeping in regular contact and making sure founders get real value from our support.

Set event themes and focus, and oversee founder intake and onboarding.

Make sure programme design reflects what works on the ground.

Shape new programmes from the ground up, based on what founders really need.

Investment Readiness

Support founders on investment readiness, funding routes and financial planning

Connect founders with the right investors, funders and specialist support

Network and ecosystem

Manage a wide network of founders, mentors, investors and partners.

Represent Tramshed Ventures at ecosystem events in Wales and beyond.

Finance, reporting and governance

Manage programme budgets, forecasts and compliance with funding requirements

Report to funders, authorities and partners on outputs, outcomes and return on investment

Work with the finance team on claims, invoicing and cost tracking

People

Line-manage and develop the Ventures Coordinator(s).

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

Programmes delivered on time, on budget and meeting funder targets

Founders who stay engaged, grow and see real value in our support

Founders progressing to investment, new customers and new markets

Data driven, timely funder reporting and grant claims

A growing pipeline of programmes and partnerships

PERSON SPEC

Experience delivering startup, scale up, innovation or business support programmes

Financial experience: managing budgets, forecasting, and grant or funder reporting

Experience coordinating mentors, experts or contributor networks

A strategic thinker who can turn delivery insight into recommendations

Experience managing or mentoring others

A real interest in tech startups and commercialisation

A good understanding of the UK investment landscape, including grants, angel, venture and public funding routes

A good understanding of the tech sector and the challenges facing tech founders

Experience managing a portfolio of founders or client relationships

Familiarity with tech and AI tools, and an interest in how they can improve productivity, programme delivery and support founders