Managing Director - Curql Accelerate Powered by gener8tor

• Recruit startup applicants and, in collaboration with Curql, lead the due diligence and selection process for accelerator programs every nine months. 
• Find and develop relationships with fintech mentors, investors, credit unions and other industry/ecosystem partners who can help support the programs and participating companies.
• Plan logistics, engage with the network, execute the accelerator programs and other related activities.
• Act as the lead mentor-coach for, and continuously field updates from, cohort participants, including after the program timeline has ended.
• Build relationships with ecosystem partners and engage in the broader startup communities relevant to Curql Accelerate. Think of yourself as the unofficial “Startup Mayor” of the fintech and banking startup/innovation network you’ve developed.
• Coordinate and collaborate with gener8tor staff, Curql and external program partners.
• Provide reporting for and manage elements of account management with external program partners.
• Collaborate with other members of the gener8tor team to support our national programs.
• Assist program alumni with ongoing mentor, sponsor and investor relations following the program.
• Be the #1 cheerleader for the startup ecosystems and the startups and entrepreneurs we work with.

• Entrepreneurial spirit and a self-starter. Experience as a founder, employee in a venture-backed company or in venture capital recommended. 
• Familiarity and experience with credit unions and/or community banking and personal interest in fintech.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills. Executive presence; ability to command a room of corporate leaders.
• Collaborative, team-based mindset. You will be working closely with other managing directors, founders, external program partners, and ecosystem stakeholders. 
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, highly independent environment and juggle multiple ongoing projects, responsibilities and external relationships.
• Flexibility to travel up to 25%, work some nights and weekends.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• A willingness to intensively and rapidly dive deeper into the fintech, startups, strategic investment, and credit union communities even if already familiar. 
• The ability to see genius in every community. A commitment to equity across race, place and gender.

At gener8tor we…

• See genius in every community. We believe the company has a chance to accomplish a generational challenge in bridging genius with opportunity.
• Never self-defeat and have a “play to win” mentality. We revolve everything we do around helping the entrepreneurs in our programs.
• Are curious. We work hard to find hidden gems others overlook.
• Believe no job is beneath us. We wipe down the tables and load up the U-Hauls with enthusiasm. Work as a team to get $#!^ done!
• Strive for “that guy emailed me.” Based on a story from our founders, we share a commitment to take a bottom-up approach to building strong, personal, 1-1 relationships. We believe that the best way to quality is through quantity. 

Our values are core to how we work. If they don’t resonate with you, this role might not be the right fit.

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