Associate Director, Endless Frontier Labs

NYU Stern School of Business; New York (NY); On-site; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition waiver

Health benefits

Generous vacation time

Flexible work policies

Job summary

A prestigious educational institution in New York City seeks an Associate Director for the Endless Frontier Labs. The successful candidate will drive operations, manage venture recruiting, and enhance business development opportunities. This role requires a strong background in startups, venture capital, and business development, along with excellent project management skills. The competitive salary range is between $105,000 and $125,000 annually, along with benefits including tuition waivers and flexible work policies.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years experience with startups, technology companies, or venture capital.
• Proven ability in venture evaluation and strategic planning.
• Understanding of startup business models with strong financial literacy.

Responsibilities

• Lead operations including venture recruiting and management.
• Secure follow-on investment for the Digital Tech Track.
• Identify relationships with innovation centers and venture capital funds.

Skills

Business development

Relationship management

Project management

Financial modeling

Market analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree

M.S., MBA, M.A., PhD in related field

Job description

Overview

Endless Frontier Labs, founded at New York University, Stern School of Business, guides scientific and technical founders through a performance-driven mentoring process. Participating startups receive access to mentorship, venture capital, and business development over the nine-month program. NYU Stern School of Business has an exciting opportunity for an Associate Director, Endless Frontier Labs.

The selected candidate will lead the Endless Frontier Labs operations, including venture recruiting, venture evaluation/selection, venture management, securing follow-on investment, communications, and resource mobilization for the Digital Tech Track. In collaboration with the Director and colleagues, the Associate Director will strategically develop, implement, and evaluate Endless Frontier Labs and its programs with emphasis on building external business relationships and internal partnerships to ensure programs\' success. The Associate Director will execute core programmatic operations for Endless Frontier Labs and identify and cultivate relationships with centers of innovation in US universities and top foreign universities, venture capital funds, incubators & accelerators, and tech associations to build a strong pipeline of Endless Frontier Labs applicants. The Associate Director will lead initiatives to support the growth and continuous improvement of the program and expand business development opportunities related to corporate partnerships. The Associate Director will also work with the Director to support curriculum development, student projects with EFL startups, and programming.

Responsibilities

• Lead Endless Frontier Labs operations including venture recruiting, evaluation/selection, and management.
• Secure follow-on investment and manage communications and resource mobilization for the Digital Tech Track.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate program strategies with emphasis on external relationships and internal partnerships to ensure program success.
• Identify and cultivate relationships with centers of innovation in US and international universities, venture capital funds, incubators & accelerators, and tech associations to build a strong applicant pipeline.
• Drive growth and continuous improvement of Endless Frontier Labs and expand business development opportunities related to corporate partnerships.
• Collaborate with the Director on curriculum development, student projects with startups, and programming.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; M.S., MBA, M.A., PhD or equivalent in information science, engineering, electronics, or related field preferred; STEM or technology background preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience with startups, technology companies, incubators/accelerators, angel investors, or venture capital, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proven ability in business development, relationship management, venture evaluation, financial modeling, market analysis, and strategic planning.
• Understanding of startup business models and drivers of success across multiple verticals, with strong financial literacy and fundraising/venture deal experience.
• Excellent project management, organizational, communications skills, team-oriented work ethic, and adaptability.
• Ability to travel internationally.

Compensation

In compliance with NYC\'s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $105,000 to USD $125,000. NYU considers factors such as scope and responsibilities, candidate experience, education, skills, internal equity, and market considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes incentives, bonuses, or other items.

About NYU Stern

New York University Stern School of Business is a welcoming community that inspires employees to embrace and lead change in a rapidly transforming world. We offer a collegial and inclusive culture and an excellent benefits package, including up to 100% NYU tuition waiver, generous vacation and holiday time off, health benefits, and flexible work policies. NYU and Stern provide access to professional development resources to build careers and expand networks. Located in Greenwich Village, NYU Stern is a premier management education school and research center that fosters inclusion, belonging, diversity and equity.

For more information about working at NYU please visit our website at: http://www.nyu.edu/about/careers-at-nyu.html.

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Equal Opportunity

NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of recruitment and hiring without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply at all levels.