City of Virginia Beach · 1 day ago
HIVE Growth & Partnerships Manager, #48344
Virginia Beach, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior LevelThe City of Virginia Beach Economic Development is seeking a visionary HIVE Growth & Partnerships Manager to lead the flagship hub for small business and innovation. This role involves empowering small businesses and startups, managing operations, and collaborating with partners to drive regional economic growth.
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Responsibilities
Lead all aspects of HIVE operations, ensuring the facility and its virtual resources effectively serve the full spectrum of business stages from ideation to high-growth scaling
Create and execute consistent marketing on web, social media and other areas as appropriate to amplify HIVE activity, and events. Work with internal and external partners to design and execute data-driven campaigns that amplify HIVE success stories and drive regional awareness
Oversee small business grant program, ensuring the strategic and compliant distribution of funds to foster local business growth
Collaborate with City leadership to develop and execute a strategic plan to establish an environment for existing companies to test and scale software and products
Design and coordinate a rolling calendar of transformational programming, including ideation workshops for dreamers, accelerators for high-growth founders, and product-testing forums for tech companies
Actively build and nurture a network of strategic partners, including venture capitalists, angel investors, universities, and technical service providers to support high-growth scaling
Supervise assigned staff and contracted program teams, ensuring quality assurance and high performance across all HIVE service lines
Serve as the primary representative for the City’s entrepreneurship efforts, presenting data-driven updates on ecosystem health to City Council and regional business forums
Track and report performance metrics, measuring outcomes such as business supported, jobs, and capital raised
Conduct ongoing research into national trends regarding innovation hubs and high-growth startup ecosystems to inform local policy and strategy
Qualification
Required
Visionary and results-driven mindset
Experience in managing operations of a business hub or similar facility
Ability to supervise staff and contracted personnel
Experience in managing a diverse network of vendor partners
Strong marketing skills, including web and social media
Experience in overseeing grant programs
Ability to collaborate with city leadership on strategic planning
Experience in designing and coordinating programming for various business stages
Ability to build and nurture strategic partnerships
Strong presentation skills for representing entrepreneurship efforts
Ability to track and report performance metrics
Research skills regarding national trends in innovation hubs and startup ecosystems
Benefits
Health, dental and life insurance
Retirement and savings plans
Maternity/paternity and parental leave
Holidays
Paid-Time-Off
Company
City of Virginia Beach
City of Virginia Beach is a one among the tourist attraction in United States due to coastal line bordering the city.
Founded in 1963Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Carlos Aiken
Deputy Chief Technology Officer
Bojan Duric
Chief Data Officer
Recent News
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2025-12-10
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2025-10-15
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