Defense Innovation Project Lead

FedTech; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

FedTech is seeking an HR & Talent Acquisition Professional who is passionate about driving entrepreneurship programs. The role involves managing projects, supporting educational initiatives, and collaborating within the innovation ecosystem. Ideal candidates will have strong program management skills and a background in entrepreneurial support organizations.

Benefits

401K with employer match

Health, dental, and vision plans

Accrued PTO

Employer paid disability insurance

Parental leave

Transportation and wellness reimbursements

Flexible work arrangements

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in innovation or entrepreneurship programs.
• Strong program management skills and ability to build relationships.

Responsibilities

• Support entrepreneurship education and coaching programs.
• Manage project plans and execute workshops and webinars.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders.

Skills

Program Management

Communication

Relationship Building

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

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Base pay range

$73,000.00/yr - $86,000.00/yr

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HR & Talent Acquisition Professional - Passionate about People

If you're passionate about driving the success of groundbreaking entrepreneurship programs, this role is for you!

Who we are:

• FedTech is a group of entrepreneurially minded people on a mission to unlock the benefits of technology.
• We believe in the value of deep tech and its positive impact on the world, aspiring to democratize access to it for entrepreneurs and professionals around the world.
• We are venture builders who thrive at the intersection of US entrepreneurship, breakthrough technologies, and mission-driven organizations.
• Since 2015, we have successfully driven deep tech ventures with individuals, companies, universities, and government agencies to stay at the bleeding edge of innovation.

What you’ll do:

We are seeking a project champion to help plan and execute programs to empower researchers, scientists and entrepreneurs to improve the potential success of their ideas and commercialize new ventures. This person should be well versed in running programs and be both operations and people focused.

Typical work includes:

• Support multi-tiered entrepreneurship education and coaching programs that have a major impact on the success of commercializing research and innovation within the government labs and other organizations
• Manage project plans, stay extremely organized and focused on details of program execution
• Design and develop presentations, reports and content using PPT and other creative software (Beautiful.ai, Canva, etc.)
• Execute the backend of workshops, webinars, and ecosystem (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Hivebrite, Gatheround, etc.)
• Manage client engagements, calls/meetings to include set up, taking minutes, and managing follow-ups
• Participate in the innovation ecosystem in your region: meeting companies, customers, advisors and investors where they are, and bringing them into the fold at FedTech
• Collaborate cross-functionally across internal teams to align efforts and drive engagement with key external stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem.

Successful Candidates will have the following qualifications:

• 2-5 years of experience in relevant industries including: innovation/studio/accelerator programs, entrepreneurship or entrepreneurial support organizations.
• Innovation experience related to DOD/Navy is a plus.
• Experience with the needs of early-stage technology-oriented ventures is a plus.
• Completion of bachelor’s degree
• Extremely strong program management skills, including relevant software tools (e.g., Excel, Forecast, PPT, Airtable, etc.)
• Ability to build strong relationships with a diverse set of people.
• Experience with the needs of early-stage technology-oriented ventures and/or innovation at large organizations.
• Strong communication (oral and written) skills with ability to present to multiple audiences.
• Relentlessly drives towards action (testing, measuring, iterating)

Our Values:

• Boldness: We have the fortitude to forge new paths and push beyond our comfort
• Unity: We treat our clients, team members and partners as we would like to be treated - we are one united team
• Introspection: We recognize introspection is the necessary ingredient in which self-improvement flourishes
• Leadership: We embrace servant leadership - putting the interests of client, team partners and partners first
• Decisiveness: We have a strong bias towards action

Compensation:

• Base salary range: $73-86k
• The salary range listed for this position is based on market data and internal compensation structure. The final compensation package will be determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills and education. This range is not a guarantee of compensation, and offers may fall outside this range in exceptional cases.
• Ability to earn upside bonus and equity, rapid career progression
• A competitive benefits package including 401K with employer match, health/dental/vision plans through Blue Cross Blue Shield, accrued PTO, employer paid disability insurance, parental leave, transportation and wellness reimbursements, flexible work arrangements, amongst others.

Travel:

Ability and willingness to travel domestically (~10%).

Location:

This position will have a hybrid work arrangement. We are open to candidates from Austin TX, Southern California OR Arlington, VA (our headquarters). Relocation reimbursement may be available if needed.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services, Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals, and IT Services and IT Consulting

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