Position: Head of incubation products
Reporting manager: CEO
Who we are
The NS Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL) is IIM Bangalore’s startup hub and incubation centre. The centre is structured as a section-8 not-for-profit entity.
NSRCEL’s mission is to support ventures in the start-up ecosystem that demonstrate potential to create significant economic and societal impact. This financial year alone NSRCEL has engaged with 1347 ventures through 13 unique program tracks across 25 states in the country.
NSRCEL is supported by Department of Science and Technology and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. NSRCEL has partners with corporates like Alstom, Capgemini, Goldman Sachs, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Maruti Suzuki among others to support idea stage and early-revenue stage entrepreneurs and startups in focussed themes of climate-tech, women entrepreneurship, and social impact.
What you will be doing
You will own and drive the strategy, execution and impact outcomes from NSRCEL's primary incubation products. This track encompasses NSRCEL’s frameworks and stack for incubation, and idea-stage and early-revenue incubation programs.
Responsibilities
- Own the roadmap for Incubation stack elements including mentorship, business services partners, corporate innovation partners, knowledge hub and data products.
- Ensure incubation products are effectively implemented by all program tracks.
- Own the design, implementation and codification of experiences from idea and early-revenue stage incubation programs.
- Be responsible for program outcomes, quality, financial health, and program rigour.
- Foster deep and enduring relationships with donors and funding partners, mentors, faculty
As part of the leadership team of NSRCEL you will play an important role in influencing strategic decisions for the centre and will serve as a spokesperson for the organization.
Requirements
What you will need to bring to the table
You will ideally:
- Be an MBA or post-graduate from a Tier 1 institution.
- Have 15+ years of experience as a founder or in business leadership, consulting, product or program management.
- Have a deep understanding of the entrepreneurship ecosystem in India, have a passion for the science of entrepreneurship.
- Possess proven capability to lead in fluid situations.
- Be a self-starter, have a bias for action.
