NVTI | New Ventures | Deloitte Catalyst Silicon Valley Leader (Senior Manager)

US New Ventures, Technology & Innovation | Deloitte Catalyst Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley/Bay Area | Domain Engagement Manager (Senior Manager)

Senior Manager, Strategy, Growth and Transformation

Deloitte Catalyst is Deloitte's global innovation and tech ecosystems program that connects Deloitte businesses, clients, and leaders with founders, high-potential startups, venture investors, and academia. Catalyst Silicon Valley is a new market-facing hub designed to strengthen Deloitte's presence in the Silicon Valley / Bay Area ecosystem and create stronger pathways between emerging technology companies and Deloitte's enterprise client priorities.

This founding leader role sits at the intersection of venture capital, startup innovation, Deloitte market strategy, and client growth. The Senior Manager will build and scale the hub's ecosystem relationships, market intelligence, and qualified opportunity pipeline, positioning Deloitte as a leading high-value participant in the ecosystem.

The ideal leader brings strong tech and innovation fluency, a deep local network, analytical mindset, executive presence, and the ability to translate emerging technology into practical relevance for Deloitte clients and leaders. This is an opportunity to define how Catalyst Silicon Valley shows up in market, lead ecosystem activation, and help shape how future Catalyst hubs engage local innovation ecosystems.

Work You'll Do

As the Catalyst Silicon Valley Hub Leader, you will:

• Build and own the Catalyst Silicon Valley strategy, including market priorities, external positioning, relationship targets, and the playbook for how Deloitte shows up in the Bay Area ecosystem.
• Translate strategy into an executable operating plan with clear priorities, ownership, cadence, metrics, and accountability for first-year outcomes.
• Create mechanisms to identify, qualify, and advance ecosystem-driven opportunities from early market signal through senior Deloitte engagement.
• Mobilize Deloitte businesses, alliances, practitioners, and local leadership to move the right opportunities from conversation to action.
• Hire, lead, and coach Domain Engagement Managers, setting the standard for disciplined relationship management, pipeline management, reporting, and execution.
• Represent Deloitte externally as a senior, credible connector across the Silicon Valley startup, venture, and technology ecosystem.

The successful candidate would possess these skills:

• A builder-operator mindset, with the willingness to shape the strategy and personally drive the work needed to make it real.
• Deep familiarity with the Silicon Valley / Bay Area startup, venture, and technology ecosystem, including how access and credibility are built in market.
• A strong senior network across founders, investors, operators, ecosystem leaders, and enterprise technology stakeholders, with the ability to activate those relationships for Deloitte.
• Strong execution discipline, including the ability to set priorities, make decisions, remove blockers, and keep momentum without heavy direction.
• Go-to-market savvy and forward-looking commercial judgment, with the ability to anticipate where the market is moving and shape priorities Deloitte should pursue.
• Executive presence and sound judgment, with the ability to represent Deloitte credibly in senior, informal, and ambiguous market settings.
• Strong understanding of Deloitte's businesses, offerings, leadership structures, and go-to-market model.
• Ability to lead through influence, aligning senior stakeholders and team members around what matters most and what needs to happen next.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to mentor and provide clear guidance to others

Qualifications Required:

Required:

• 10+ years of experience in a market-facing, client-facing, alliance, growth, innovation, or ecosystem-related role.

Preferred:

• Prior experience originating and advancing strategic relationships, market opportunities, or growth initiatives that produced measurable business impact.
• Prior experience with venture capital, startups, emerging technology, corporate innovation, technology commercialization, or related ecosystem environments.
• Prior experience and knowledge with the Silicon Valley / Bay Area technology and venture ecosystem, including investors, founder communities, accelerators, enterprise technology trends, and relevant market dynamics.
• Travel: Ability to travel up to 25%

This compensation range is specific to {California} and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $161,200 to $268,700.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.