Job Summary
The Venture Programs Engagement Manager is responsible for shaping the Authority’s efforts to accelerate engagement and catalyze investment into New Jersey's innovation ecosystem. The successful candidate will drive execution and management of products owned by a collaborative team of experts identifying and evaluating key stakeholders, providing research support, and enhancing program processes.
The successful candidate will lead and develop relationships with corporations, entrepreneurs and investors coordinating with the Venture Investment Manager across the team’s product portfolio including, but not limited to, the New Jersey Innovation Evergreen Fund (NJIEF), New Jersey Innovation Fellows (NJIF), Venture Fund Investments (LP investments), Life Sciences Fund, Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals (SEDI) Seed Fund, the Black and Latino Seed Fund program, Diversity Finance Advisory Board and the NJEDA’s engagement in the Golden Seeds initiative plus NJ Founders & Funders. Core responsibilities for the job include building strong relationships with key industry stakeholders, emerging innovation entrepreneurs that may benefit by investor engagement, and public and private sector partners; overseeing the New Jersey Innovation Evergreen Fund annual auction process to raise $300 million of investment capital; monitoring, enhancing, and increasing the effective outcome of strategic commitments put forward to the benefit of New Jersey’s innovation economy.
The applicant should have a first-hand insight of investor and/or corporate relations and business development. Program and project management experience within the investment industry is a plus. The Manager leads and drives collaborative projects, supervises Product Officers/Analysts/Interns, and will have responsibilities related to career development of the direct reports in addition to delivering on the overall goals for the Venture Programs within the Innovation Impact Division. This person is responsible to maintain a general working knowledge of other NJEDA Programs and Departments in order to support, promote, and manage other offerings effectively to enhance external and internal relationships.
$99,120 - $123,900
Note: The NJEDA currently offers a hybrid work schedule for up to 2 days of telecommute work from home. To participate, you will be required to have high speed home internet access and a managers approval. This program does not supersede the "New Jersey First Act", which requires newly hired NJEDA employees to establish and then maintain, principal residence in the State of New Jersey.
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Travel
Certificates and Licenses Required
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Your employment at NJEDA is voluntary and subject to termination by you or NJEDA at will, with or without cause, or with or without notice, at any time. Nothing in this job description shall be interpreted to conflict, eliminate, or modify the employment-at-will status of NJEDA employees.
This position is considered exempt and is excluded from minimum wage, overtime regulations, and other rights and protections afforded nonexempt workers under the FLSA.
NJEDA reserves the right to amend/revise this job description as necessary to meet current and changing business needs.
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