Full time - Venture Studio - Development Director (New York)

Role: Venture Development Director Please Note: The company does not sponsor visas. 6+ years of experience is required Start-up experience at a Series A and earlier company, ideally B2B software, is required Link to Apply: https://recruitcrm.io/apply/17132772128980026819hDn About the Company The company is a NYC-based venture capital platform that builds and invests in early-stage companies. It partners with entrepreneurs from the earliest stages to build breakout businesses at its Studio and invest in Pre-Seed to Series A opportunities from its Fund. The team comes from a diverse set of companies like Flatiron Health, Snap, Lyft, LinkedIn, Google, Goldman Sachs, and Daily Harvest, but they share a common background as builders and operators, with a drive to help entrepreneurs move fast and build generational companies. The Venture Studio's in-house platform team spans product research, product design, software development, business development, acquisition marketing, brand marketing, legal, back office, and more. The venture studio invests in and incubates software and tech-enabled services for today’s supply chain and industrial challenges. Position Summary As the next Supply Chain Director, you'll spearhead the incubation process, nurturing innovative ideas into thriving businesses that revolutionize the supply chain and industrials landscape. You’ll start by researching new opportunities and ideating solutions, and validating concepts. Upon validation of an idea, you’ll be responsible for hiring an entrepreneur and supporting them in building a minimum viable product and scaling the business. This role is for builders and operators who love to go from 0 to 1 and are passionate about the supply chain and industrials ecosystem. This role is based in NYC, but remote candidates within the US will be considered. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Leveraging the resources of the studio and our proprietary playbook, you’ll be responsible for ideating, validating, and ultimately bringing concepts to life alongside our entrepreneurs in residence (“EIRs”), i.e. incubating new businesses. Key responsibilities include but are not limited to: Ideation: conducting primary and secondary research on the verticals of interest to identify pain points and opportunities for innovation Networking: sourcing best-in-class Founders, EIRs and operators in residence (“OIRs”) Product Management: testing desirability, feasibility, and viability of hypothesized solutions Investment: building the investment case for your hypothesized solution Business Strategy: developing and executing on a business model, go-to-market strategy, and product roadmap for the hypothesized solution Project Management: designing and executing pilots to test the MVP Additionally, you’ll help formulate and standardize the repeatable studio processes that drive successful incubations. This includes building networks with and sourcing potential EIRs, OIRs and corporate design partners and building out new processes to operationalize our work. Candidate Profile Successful candidates will bring product experience from more than one start-up and at least one company before Series A. Supply chain or logistics experience is highly preferred. And you’ll love building community. IDEAL EXPERIENCE 6+ years of experience MBA is a plus A strategist and builder with prior entrepreneurial experience – you may have been a startup founder or held a leadership role at an early-stage, venture- backed startup (Series A and earlier, ideally B2B software) An experienced sector expert with knowledge of the supply chain, logistics, or industrials space An executor at heart who is highly motivated to wear many hats and build a business from the ground up Excellent verbal and written communication skills Product management and/or software-experience You don’t need to have an idea for the next big thing, but it doesn’t hurt! We want to know what excites you. LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES Start-up Grit Comfortable with breaking through walls, failing and finding solutions People Leader & Mentor Thrives in building and growing people No Ego / High EQ You are equally as humble and down to earth on “High St” as “Main St” Salary Target annual base salary range: $160,###-###-#### ,000. Final salary will be determined by the candidate’s experience, knowledge, and skills. The salary reflected does not include equity, annual discretionary bonus, or other benefits offered by the Company, as applicable. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin or any other category protected by law.