TEMP-Business Ops Support - CREATE-X Start-up Coach Spring 2027

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta (GA)

On-site

USD 28,000 - 39,000

Part time

9 days ago

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Job summary

Georgia Tech seeks a TEMP-Business Ops Support - CREATE-X Startup Launch Coach to assist the CREATE-X program in Atlanta. This part-time temporary role focuses on coaching founders, coordinating program activities, and ensuring timely milestones.

The successful candidate will conduct group coaching, arrange five 30-minute one-on-one sessions, maintain weekly Tuesday availability, and collaborate with program staff to support venture development within the Create-X startup launch ecosystem.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Pass a drug/alcohol pre-screening.
Ability to work evenings or peak times as needed.

Responsibilities

Facilitate discussion-based group coaching sessions for founders.
Conduct five 30-minute one-on-one coaching sessions.
Maintain Tuesday availability from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Coordinate with program staff and coaches via designated channels.
Provide feedback to help founders identify next steps and milestones.

Skills

Coaching

Group facilitation

Startup mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent

Job description

Job Title: TEMP-Business Ops Support - CREATE-X Start-up Coach Spring 2027

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Regular/Temporary: Temporary

Full/Part Time: Part-Time

Job ID: 305312

About Us

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

Students are our top priority.
We strive for excellence.
We thrive on diversity.
We celebrate collaboration.
We champion innovation.
We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
We act ethically.
We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information

CREATE-X is a Georgia Tech initiative to instill entrepreneurial confidence in students and empower them to launch successful startups.

The broader goal of this initiative is to provide the knowledge, skills, abilities, and experiences that will give Georgia Tech graduates the confidence to create their own future and confidently pursue entrepreneurial opportunities.

https://create-x.gatech.edu/about-us

Job Summary

Provide professional services in support of unit management in field as specified in the particular job posting. Focus will be in a professional field such as Communications, Marketing, Customer Service, Academic Administration, Event Management, Procurement, etc. Specific duties will be determined based on assignment and unit needs. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: unit management and staffThis position typically will advise and counsel: unit management and staffThis position will supervise: NA

Responsibilities

Job Duty 1 -
Perform duties related to professional field assignment.
Job Duty 2 -
Participate in reviews for compliance with policy and governmental regulations in the field.
Job Duty 3 -
Provide input to department policies and procedures.
Job Duty 4 -
May provide input to and administer project timelines and budgets.
Job Duty 5 -
May interact with vendors regarding procurement and delivery issues.
Job Duty 6 -
Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

Other Required Qualifications

Position requires the ability to pass a drug/alcohol pre-screening; may require working competently with dangerous materials and in a dangerous environment, such as around or on rotating machinery, live electrical circuits, hazardous materials, high-pressure liquids and gas, and bot surfaces. In addition, it may require lifting heavy objects of up to 75 pounds, and working in confined spaces, noisy environments, and elevated locations (such as climbing extension ladder and other types of ladders; or using scaffolding) either inside or outside of a building. During adverse weather, activities may require extensive after hours work or callback. This job may require wearing a full-face respirator in accordance with Georgia Tech campus policies and procedures. This job will require some evening hours and hours during peak times, as well as being a part of an on-duty rotation.

Required Experience

Up to two years of job related experience

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

SKILLS

This job requires application of professional principles, processes and practices; application of regulations; utilization of basic and advanced computer applications including those specific to areas of responsibility; communication skills.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found online at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found online at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Key Duties & Responsibilities CREATE-X Startup Launch Coach

Facilitate discussion-based group coaching sessions to guide founders through startup development, customer discovery, and venture growth.
Conduct five (5) 30-minute one-on-one coaching sessions with assigned startup teams, scheduled at mutually convenient times.
Maintain availability on Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for program activities.
Engage with program staff and fellow coaches through Heartbeat and other designated communication channels.
Provide constructive feedback, challenge assumptions, and help founders identify actionable next steps and achieve program milestones.
Encourage founder accountability, critical thinking, peer learning, and continuous venture development.
Maintain professional boundaries and foster a respectful, inclusive, and supportive coaching environment.
Monitor founder participation and progress, communicate concerns to program leadership, and refer founders to appropriate program resources when needed.
Communicate scheduling conflicts or anticipated absences to program leadership in advance and coordinate timely rescheduling of missed founder sessions.
Balance rigorous expectations with empathy, adapting coaching approaches to founders' individual needs and circumstances.
Uphold CREATE-X policies, professional conduct standards, and program expectations throughout the coaching engagement.