Program Manager - HudsonAlpha Agtech Accelerator powered by gener8tor

Location: Huntsville, AL

Salary: $60,000-$70,000

Description

gener8tor runs accelerators and venture capital funds to catalyze community, mentorship, network, conviction and capital to bridge a community’s genius with opportunity. The gener8tor platform includes pre-accelerators, accelerators, corporate programming, conferences and fellowships. gener8tor operates venture capital funds and startup accelerators across 45 cities, 25 states and 3 countries, working with more than 300 startups per year. To date, gener8tor has worked with more than 1,500 startups that have cumulatively gone on to raise more than $2B in follow-on capital and employ more than 11,000 people. 

gener8tor is a nationally recognized startup accelerator as well as an entrepreneurial support organization. The Program Manager will support our HudsonAlpha Agtech Accelerator program in Huntsville, AL. This program is supported by HudsonAlpha Institute of Biotechnology. The Program Manager will support two 12-week programs per year, participate in recruiting and selecting companies for a $100k investment, execute programming, provide startup coaching, and build and introduce networking opportunities.

Your support as the gener8tor HudsonAlpha Agtech Accelerator PM will impact startups through working specifically with startup founders in collaboration with a network of mentors and investors as well as municipal and corporate partners. Success for a PM means owning all aspects of the program logistics and operations, including recruiting, interviewing, and selecting the best and brightest founders while coordinating weekly program events such as startup meetings, cohort community-building events, mentor networking events, and leading the planning of the end-of-program showcase event. You will have ownership over the program logistics and will report to the program’s Managing Director while collaborating across the organization with gener8tor’s centralized support teams and the broader gener8tor Alabama Team. 

Responsibilities

• In partnership with the Managing Director, manage logistics and ensure the operational success of all aspects of the HudsonAlpha Agtech Accelerator. 
• Recruit startup applicants and, in collaboration with HudsonAlpha, assist with documentation and the due diligence and selection process for two gener8tor Investment Accelerator cohorts annually.
• Assist the Managing Director in finding and developing relationships with mentors, investors, and other agtech ecosystem partners who can help support the programs and participating companies.
• Track metrics for reporting to gener8tor and external program partners.
• Actively participate in all aspects of the gener8tor accelerator program including recruitment, team meetings, mentor swarms, investor swarms, lunch & learns and the greater agtech ecosystem networking events. 
• Collaborate with gener8tor staff to develop new strategies, assess program strengths, improve program processes and ensure the program is following best practices as outlined by gener8tor.
• Continuously support gener8tor accelerator alumni.
• Represent gener8tor in the Huntsville community, including actively participating in the startup ecosystem by attending events and building relationships.
• Collaborate with other members of the gener8tor team to support our national programs.
• Be the #1 cheerleader for the Huntsville agtech startup ecosystems and the startups and entrepreneurs we work with.

Requirements

• Experience with operations, logistics, program/project management and/or documentation is required. Past experience in supporting an accelerator, incubator or venture fund is recommended.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and a self-starter. Experience as a program/project manager, in venture capital or at a community bank/credit union is recommended.
• Flexibility to travel up to 25%, work some nights and weekends.
• Collaborative, team-based mindset. You will be working closely with other Program Managers, Managing Directors, founders, external program partners, and ecosystem stakeholders. 
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, highly independent environment and juggle multiple ongoing projects, responsibilities and external relationships.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• A willingness to intensively and rapidly dive deeper into the startup, strategic investment, and credit union communities even if already familiar. 
• The ability to see genius in every community. A commitment to equity across race, place and gender.

At gener8tor we…

• See genius in every community. Across race, place and gender, we believe the company has a chance to accomplish a generational challenge in bridging genius with opportunity.
• Never self-defeat and have a “play to win” mentality. We revolve everything we do around helping the entrepreneurs in our programs.
• Are curious. We work hard to find hidden gems others overlook.
• Believe no job is beneath us. We wipe down the tables and load up the U-Hauls with enthusiasm. Work as a team to get $#!^ done!
• Strive for “that guy emailed me.” We share a commitment to take a bottom-up approach to building strong, personal, 1-1 relationships. We believe that the best way to quality is through quantity.

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We strongly encourage candidates who are Black, indigenous, people of color, women, LGBTQIA+, those with previous felony convictions and others who identify as being from an underrepresented group to apply. As an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any of the above characteristics or others protected by law.

gener8tor is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental handicaps or disabilities, marital status, Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity nor any other basis prohibited by law. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained anonymously in a confidential file.