Associate Director

Use research, marketing, and other techniques to grow demand for services from Vanderbilt founders Design digital and human intake workflows that assess startup status and prescribe Center for Entrepreneurship resources Lead workshops and speaker series, including content redesign, exercise and tool development, speaker recruitment, session teaching or moderation, and feedback collection Provide one-to-one mentoring to startup founders Build processes to attract, categorize, and onboard alumni mentors in the Center’s CRM Prepare founders for mentorship and create founder-mentor matching mechanisms Gather feedback to improve the mentorship matching program and achieve a net promoter score of 70 Coordinate with alumni advisors and student leaders to grow Venture Scout marketing, intake, and investment memo capabilities Support Venture Scouts serving 20 founders annually, with 50% receiving funding Develop Venture Scout student marketing, interview, selection, onboarding, training, and evaluation processes Market and execute grant competitions to generate 120+ student-led startup applications annually Refine grant selection criteria, feedback mechanisms, and evaluation processes Oversee grant winner payments, in‑kind products and services, mentor matching, lectures, events, and progress check‑ins Perform other duties as assigned Report administratively and functionally to the Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship Requirements Bachelor’s degree required Minimum of 3–5 years of experience inside venture-backed startups or portfolio operations of a venture capital fund Demonstrated history of taking initiative and working autonomously to solve problems Proven ability to deliver against organizational key performance indicators Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills Knowledge of the startup landscape and resources available for entrepreneurs Familiarity with the Vanderbilt University environment and culture Relationships with noteworthy entrepreneurial figures and/or entities who can provide meaningful resources to Vanderbilt founders Passion for entrepreneurship and supporting student innovation Core Competencies Demonstrates expertise in mentoring startup founders and developing processes for entrepreneurship support, with a strong focus on marketing, grant management, and relationship building within the startup ecosystem. Highest-signal resume keywords Startup Landscape Knowledge Mentorship Program Development Grant Competition Management Interpersonal Communication Skills Organizational Skills ATS Optimization Keywords Hard Skills Venture Capital Operations Workshop Facilitation Content Redesign Feedback Collection CRM Management Process Development Performance Metrics Analysis Startup Application Evaluation Mentor Matching Mechanisms Student Training and Evaluation Soft Skills Initiative Autonomous Problem Solving Passion for Entrepreneurship Certifications & Qualifications Bachelor's Degree Industry Keywords Venture-Backed Startups Entrepreneurship Alumni Engagement Student Innovation Vanderbilt University Environment #J-18808-Ljbffr