Description:
This is a new role in IMR’s expanding Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship Group. This is a pivotal role in driving IMR’s spin-out agenda and supporting our client companies on their market evolution journeys. Reporting to IMR’s Director of Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship, you will utilize your skills to scout and assess opportunities, manage a pipeline & portfolio of entrepreneurial projects, and think creatively to expand and evolve opportunities to maximize their potential. For this role, we are seeking a motivated, mid-career candidate with extensive experience in the start-up world, ideally someone who has served as a CEO and is eager to apply and share their learnings.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute market engagement & scouting strategies to identify opportunities which can support spin-out development through IMR.
- Manage a project pipeline, building a portfolio of potential spin-out projects and contributing to IMR’s metrics and goals.
- Identify candidate “spin-in” entrepreneurs & founders to generate high potential start-up teams.
- Lead the collaborative development of compelling funding applications.
- Manage the commercial maturation of Comms Fund projects, including overseeing and supporting the development of go-to-market strategies, business plans and founding teams leading to successful spin-out events.
- Work with client companies in assessing new market opportunities and developing go-to-market strategies, enabling them to evolve their market positions.
- Other responsibilities as required.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Master's degree in business or equivalent.
- Proven leadership experience in start-up environments or related roles.
- 4+ years in strategic consulting/coaching with early-stage entrepreneurs.
- Project or Programme Management Qualification, e.g. Agile would be ideal.
- Proven experience managing project pipelines & portfolios.
- Proven experience building funded business plans.
- Demonstrated effectiveness in extracting and interpreting customer needs.
- Experience operating in a manufacturing environment is beneficial.
- Experience developing successful Enterprise Ireland Comms Fund proposals is beneficial.
- Experience with industrial clients and technology awareness.
- A valid driver’s license is essential. National travel is required, and candidates must be capable of travelling nationally by car.