Skills and Qualifications
Technical Skills:
- Thorough knowledge of venture capital/alternatives fund investment and management.
- Deep experience in fund governance and advisory board level oversight to monitor investments.
- Exceptional analytical skills with a keen focus on details; ability to create presentations to depict data in a clean, intelligible way for executive leadership.
Soft Skills:
- Exceptional interpersonal and presentation skills and the ability to effectively interface with a broad range of audiences including senior management, business and industry partners, as well as individual customers and prospects. strong preference for individuals who have an existing network within the industry both in New Jersey and nationally.
- Demonstrates respectful behavior and promotes teamwork and communication to encourage an interactive, cooperative, collaborative and customer focused work environment among division, EDA staff and external customers.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate a team of senior professionals through complex challenges, ensuring effective planning, execution, and a strong focus on results.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing; proficient in grammar, spelling, and editing and foster communications with business professionals and EDA staff
- EDA Leadership Profile
- Talent Management: Acquires, develops, and manages high-performing teams.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partners effectively across boundaries and functions.
- Vision-Driven Results: Drives a clear vision and strategic thinking for achieving results.
- Innovation and Change: Encourages new ideas, opportunities for change, and motivates team members.
Certifications:
Experience:
- Ten years of practical business experience in a capital-intensive industry or similar role, with significant exposure and credibility, and a minimum of seven years in a client-oriented environment requiring the development and engagement of a broad professional network.
- Minimum of five years management/supervisory experience
- Extensive experience in program and public policy development, along with a strong understanding of basic financial principles and the investment and capital markets industry. Proven expertise in advising new and emerging businesses on capital raising, including angel and VC investments, with a demonstrated ability to analyze and understand emerging business models.
- Advanced degree or industry specific certification may be substituted for 1 year of experience
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in a relevant field such as business, investment or finance
Software/Tools Proficiency:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly MS Excel, and the ability to learn new software packages.
- NJEDA utilizes Microsoft as the core application platform and proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite is preferred.
Additional Information
- Minimal physical demands and ability to work out normal business hours
- Travel expected when necessary for business operations
Certificates and Licenses Required
- Staff are required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essentials duties of the position.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job description. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed. This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope, general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.
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.
NJ SAME Program
In accordance with P.L. 2021, c. 465 and P.L. 2021, 466, the SAME program was established to enable New Jersey State agencies to hire, promote, retain, and advance qualified individuals whose physical or mental impairments impact their abilities to participate in the hiring and promotion process for non-competitive and unclassified titles within the State workforce.
The SAME program allows candidates, who identify as having a significant disability, to apply for non-competitive and unclassified positions through a fast track hiring process. This program uses a fast-track process that permits people who are eligible for the program to request that the State appointing authority schedule with them a good faith interview. For more information about the SAME program and the Fast Track Hiring program, please Click Here. If you have any questions, please email, or call the contact as indicated on the job vacancy announcement.
This posting open to eligible applicants regardless of SAME eligibility.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Position Requirements
- Foreign degrees/transcripts must be evaluated by a reputable evaluation service at your own expense and must be submitted prior to a start date. If this cannot be provided within 21 days of an offer the offer will be rescinded.
- Must comply with the “New Jersey First Act” which requires employees hired after September 1, 2011, to reside in New Jersey. Non-New Jersey resident employees must relocate to New Jersey within one year of their date of hire and provide proof of residency to Human Resources.
- Must complete an Outside Activity Questionnaire (disclosure of outside office or employment) on an annual basis.
- Must review the required NJ State Ethics Guidelines found on the state website.
- Selected candidates must be authorized to work in the United States per the Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations. Note: The State of New Jersey does not provide sponsorship for citizenship to the United States.
