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SVG Ventures | THRIVE · 2 days ago

Corporate Innovation Manager

Los Gatos, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

SVG Ventures | THRIVE is seeking a Corporate Innovation Manager to support the management and execution of their Corporate Innovation Strategy. The role involves engaging with partners to identify innovation needs, advising on opportunities, and facilitating workshops while also supporting strategic initiatives within the organization.

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Responsibilities

Proactively identify and understand partners’ innovation needs and priorities, balancing direct interpretation of these priorities from partners with derivation of recommended priorities from available information sources (annual reports, strategic activity & acquisitions, competitor analysis, etc.)

Advise partners toward innovation opportunities – from identification through outcome – that will have significant impact to their organizations; this assumes identification and assessment of promising companies and solutions

Design clear, outcome-oriented partner engagements that drive results and stickiness (retention) with our partners

Develop and facilitate workshops – predominately design thinking and innovation oriented – with participants from multiple organizations at once

Establish productive relationships with key points of contact at partner accounts

Stay current on market and technology trends to speak credibly to key trends in agrifood tech, especially where relevant to key partners

Administer account management standards including coordination of key meetings, project planning, maintenance of internal systems for owned accounts, and coordination

Support ongoing development of SVG Ventures/THRIVE Corporate Innovation strategy, operations, key initiatives, and

Liaise with THRIVE programs, marketing, fund, and management teams to deliver key initiatives like THRIVE Top50, Global Impact, and Venture Studio

Qualification

Open innovation strategyPartnership developmentStartup scoutingInnovation advisoryVenture capital familiarityCommunicationSelf-starterFast-paced environment

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Science, Technology, Agriculture or Business

5+ years of experience in any of the following: Management, design, innovation advisory and engagement delivery, Research & development in agrifood or adjacent tech space, Discovering, launching, and leading new ventures or business models, Innovation or Corp Dev function at agrifood corporate

Excellent communication skills; written, verbal, and presentation

Self-starter with strong initiative and work ethic

Thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment