Strategy and Venturing Manager

TechNexus Venture Collaborative; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

TechNexus Venture Collaborative in Chicago seeks a hands-on Strategy & Venturing Manager to quarterback corporate partner engagements and bridge advisory work with venture development and investing.

You will lead end-to-end strategy projects across venture investing, corporate development, portfolio support, and new opportunity development, managing cross-functional teams and analysts while interfacing with Fortune 500 executives.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of total professional experience in top-tier management consulting, corporate strategy, investment banking, or venture capital.
• Proven ability to independently lead complex engagements and guide analyst workstreams.
• Strong proficiency in strategic frameworks, market sizing, corporate financial analysis, and business valuation.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with experience presenting to C-level executives and startup founders.
• Passion for early-stage technology, emerging markets, entrepreneurship, and venture collaboration models.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Proficiency with AI tools to support research and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Engagement Leadership & Corporate Strategy: Lead client and partner projects end-to-end, define objectives, structure analyses, manage work plans, and deliver high-impact results.
• Venture Development & Investing: Identify, evaluate, and perform due diligence on venture-stage startups to inform strategic investments.
• Pipeline management and investment execution for the investing partnership.
• Financial & valuation modeling to assess economic impact of growth strategies and investments.
• Portfolio & growth support; help integrate innovation into partner businesses.
• Mentor and develop analysts; expand partnerships with corporate collaborators.

Skills

Engagement Leadership

Strategic Research

Financial Modeling

Venture Evaluation

Pipeline Management

Portfolio Support

Team Mentoring

Executive Communication

Excel

PowerPoint

AI Tools

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

TechNexus is a first-of-its-kind Venture Collaborative that redefines how corporations and startups collaborate to achieve transformative growth. We go beyond traditional venture capital by actively fostering relationships between our Corporate Partners and our portfolio of promising early-stage companies. Through a hands-on approach to scouting, investing, incubating, and collaborating, we facilitate the creation of new business models, revenue streams, and products. With a track record of hundreds of successful partnerships, TechNexus is at the forefront of driving innovation and shaping the future of industry.

We are seeking a hands-on Strategy & Venturing Manager to quarterback corporate partner engagements and bridge advisory work with venture development and investing. In this role, you will lead end-to-end strategy projects while working across venture investing, corporate development, portfolio support, and new opportunity development. You will manage cross-functional teams and analysts while interacting directly with Fortune 500 executives and founders/CEOs of early-stage startups.

Key Responsibilities

Engagement Leadership & Corporate Strategy (45%)

• Drive End-to-End Engagements: Lead client and partner projects from initiation to delivery—defining objectives, structuring analytical frameworks, managing work plans, and delivering high-impact deliverables.
• Direct Strategic Research & Modeling: Evaluate current partner strategies, industry economics, business models, and market dynamics to identify high-growth opportunities.
• Assess Emerging Technologies: Analyze transformational technology trends and evaluate their commercial impact on industries, incumbents, and value chains.
• Executive Communication: Synthesize complex data and strategic conclusions into executive presentations, briefs, and deliverables for C-suite and senior leaders.

Venture Development & Investing (45%)

• Venture Evaluation & Diligence: Identify, evaluate, and perform due diligence on high-potential, venture-stage startups to support strategic investment decisions.
• Pipeline Management: Own the pipeline management and investment execution process for an investing partnership.
• Financial & Valuation Modeling: Build financial and valuation models to assess the economic impact of corporate growth strategies and venture investments.
• Portfolio & Growth Support: Actively support portfolio companies and help corporate partners integrate innovation to drive new business models.
• Manage & Mentor Analysts: Direct, review, and elevate the daily output of team analysts, guiding their analytical and professional development.
• Expand Partnerships: Proactively identify opportunities to extend, expand, and deepen existing corporate partner relationships.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Experience: 4-6 years of total professional experience, with a proven track record in top-tier management consulting, corporate strategy, investment banking, or venture capital.
• Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex engagements and guide analyst workstreams.
• Strong proficiency in strategic frameworks, market sizing, corporate financial analysis, and business valuation.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with experience presenting to and influencing C-level executives and startup founders.
• A strong passion for early-stage technology, emerging markets, entrepreneurship, and venture collaborative models.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Proficiency in leveraging AI tools to support research, material creation, and overall workflows with experience in agent creation.