Program Manager Johannesburg
1 week ago
Plug and Play is a global innovation platform and venture capital firm. Our mission is to make innovation open to anyone, anywhere. Each year, hundreds of entrepreneurs join our vertical-specific accelerator programs to team up with our corporate members or receive a direct investment from Plug and Play. Plug and Play has over 40 locations across the world and our corporate members include: The Alliance to End Plastic Waste, USAA, Visa, Nationwide, Aflac, Daimler, Ford, Nissan, BP, Johnson & Johnson, Roche, Pfizer, Walmart, Coca Cola, Adidas, and over 500 more. Plug and Play’s corporate members utilize Plug and Play to identify the best startups to meet their challenges. Plug and Play’s proven investment track record includes Honey, Guardant Health, ApplyBoard, BigID, Kustomer, Rappi, Flutterwave, Hippo, PayPal, Lending Club, Dropbox, and many more.
We’re a diverse team with backgrounds in technology and entrepreneurship and we’re growing rapidly to deliver on our mission. We’re actively seeking a Program Manager who is an operational powerhouse, organized, can manage multiple projects at one time, and is reliable.
As a Program Manager you will be running the 3-month acceleration program by setting up events and networking sessions, own startup relationships, support business development with their corporate accounts and deal flows, prepare marketing collateral, order promotional materials and supplies for the team, and more
**HOW YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE**:
Program + Startup Facing
- Own relationships with startups in the program
- Hold intake interviews, exit interviews, and make sure all startups are on track to meet program goals
- Grow ecosystem of mentors and VCs to bring more value to the program
- Set up 1:1 sessions for startups to meet with Mentors, VC’s and corporate partners for the program
- Collect feedback and develop an evaluation method to assess program strengths and identify areas for improvement
- Wrap up the program with a batch analysis report and individual startup report cards
- Support the Head of Operations and Director with questions from corporate partners and startups
Marketing
- Working on strategy and coordinate a monthly newsletter / social media updates with the marketing team
- Prepare flyers and print outs with our marketing team for major events such as: Selection Day, Meetups, EXPO
- Order swag for the team and manage vendor relationships
Event Management
- Setup events, mentor sessions, office hours, deal flows to build up the program
- Book venue, brainstorm content, outreach speakers
- Inform our network about upcoming events
- Prepare name tags, demo table signs, registration, printouts for events
- Meet on a regular basis with stakeholders to make communication easy and project manage to do’s for the team
**REQUIRED EXPERIENCE**:
- Bachelor’s degree in related field, Master’s degree is a plus
- Startup experience is a plus
- International experience, desired but not required
- Project management / process improvement experience
- Must have strong verbal and written communication skills
- Exceptional organizational and multitasking skills
- Demonstrate dependability, accountability, self-awareness, strong work ethic, and reliability
- Passion and understanding for entrepreneurial communities
- Expertise in Sustainability, FinTech, InsureTech, are desired but not required
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