Director, Partner Success

About Rev1 Ventures

Rev1 Ventures accelerates innovation with connections and capital that help entrepreneurs build high-growth tech companies in software, healthcare, and more. Its flexible venture studio platform serves entrepreneurs at their earliest stages while aligning with corporate and research partners to validate customers, build teams, and access funding. Rev1 is changing the equation for startup success and putting Central Ohio on the map as one of the fastest-growing innovation ecosystems in the country.

About the Right Candidate

The Director, Partner Success is a critical member of Rev1’s Partnership team, a diverse team driving connectivity between startups and corporates. You’ll join our Columbus South Campus Gateway office (hybrid working model) on a full-time basis.

In this role, you will play a crucial role in ensuring partner delivery with key Research and Corporate Innovation partnerships. Reporting to the Managing Director, Corporate Partnerships, this team member is a highly organized project management expert and an excellent communicator; and can work cross-functionally with Rev1 team members/executives, Corporate Partners, and startup community peers. With strong organization, project, and program management skills, you will lead a wide range activities and commitments.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Own partner program delivery to ensure desired impacts and outcomes, leading to the renewal and expansion of partner commitments.
• Engage partners as the primary project manager, directing communication throughout the organization and with partners for clarifying program requirements and conducting reviews against commitments to achieve.
• Lead, manage and oversee multiple projects and initiatives, providing guidance to internal and external cross-functional teams and ensuring partner satisfaction.
• Facilitate meetings, agendas, discussions that drive and achieve project and partner objectives.
• Serve as a consultant to corporate partners, collaborating to understand desired impacts, strategic drivers, industry dynamics, and innovation culture. Offer solutions that meet unique partner needs and leverage Rev1’s strengths, team members, and stakeholders. Advise and consult to establish, develop and grow partner innovation strategy.
• Lead scoping projects with corporate partners to identify market opportunities ripe for startup partnership, investment or new venture concepts.
• Synthesize industry and startup data to help guide partner opportunity.
• Oversee deal flow sourcing, vetting and engaging for assigned Rev1 innovation partner accounts by engaging in industry research, discovery conversations and partner engagement.
• Create professional slide decks to communicate project/program status to internal and external stakeholders
• Attend targeted industry events to network and identify startup and partner opportunities.
• Be a credible spokesperson for Rev1 externally (conferences, business to business meetings, community stakeholders, etc.).

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

The ideal candidate is passionate about business process and implementing and enhancing corporate innovation programming and best practices. We believe success in this position requires a healthy mix of left-brain (detail-oriented and analytical) and right-brain (communicative and collaborative).

• Minimum 8+ years’ experience working with entrepreneurs, corporate innovation, or venture capital. Master’s degree preferred with experience in corporate venture commercialization.
• Excellent communication skills. Ability to tactfully engage with internal and external stakeholders.
• Project management expertise: ability to take detailed notes, manage timelines, stakeholder activities and communication to achieve project and partnership objectives.
• Self-starter with ability to own a project and/or or partner account delivery end to end.
• Willing to explore new ways to approach problems and opportunities. Optimistic, always questioning how it can be done better, understands risk mitigation and above all, ability to execute.
• Comfortable working within an established, yet evolving system to identify, develop, mature and harvest startup-corporate opportunities.
• Experience understanding where and how technology or new business models can address key challenges and present new opportunities for customers.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

• Experience and connections into the Columbus region’s entrepreneur and innovation ecosystem.
• Competitive compensation package comprising a base salary plus performance-based bonus
• Collaborative work environment
• Access to the hottest tech startups and trends
• Generous paid time off
• 401(k) matching
• Health, dental, vision benefits

Schedule: Full-time Location: Rev1 Ventures - Columbus, Ohio

Rev1 is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or terms and conditions of employment based on an individual's race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We value diversity and inclusion in every aspect of our business: the startups we support, our partners, our programs, and our team. We work hard to source a diverse pipeline of candidates for every role. We know that talented people often come from a variety educational backgrounds, experiences, and connections that typically aren’t found in our industry. We cut through that. We want to know who you are, what you can do, and what you can become regardless of what your resume might say. We look forward to connecting with you about this role.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States and able to work 8am-5pm Monday – Friday with some night and weekend availability to attend related events. COVID-19 Vaccinations are mandatory and are a condition of employment at Rev 1 Ventures. Reasonable accommodations will be considered.

To apply, please send your resume to careers@rev1ventures.com.