Manager Capital Program and Engagement 1-yr contract
Manager Capital Program and Engagement 1-yr contract
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About MaRS
MaRS Discovery District @MaRSDD) in Toronto is one of the worlds largest urban innovation hubs.
MaRS supports promising highgrowth companies to scale their businesses globally while tackling key societal challenges in areas such as Health Cleantech Finance Transportation AI and others. In addition to helping startups launch grow and scale the MaRS community is dedicated to crossdisciplinary collaboration commercialization of discoveries and driving ideas to impact.
MaRS is the place where you can play ameaningful role in our innovation economy.
We understand qualifications on a job posting can be daunting. If youre passionate about the role and believe you can make a meaningful impact we want to hear from you even if you dont meet every listed qualification. Were always looking for great talent to join our team on planet MaRS.
We actively encourage all candidates including equitydeserving communities including those who identify as BIPOC racialized women people with disabilities and people with diverse gender identities expressions and sexual orientations.
We want you to be comfortable being your most authentic self throughout our recruitment process. Please reach out to if theres anything we can do to make your experience more accessible and inclusive including accommodations. Include Accessibility Request in your subject line.
About Ventures & Ecosystems
This role resides within the V&E group at MaRS. V&E works with over 1400 innovationdriven science and technology startups. V&E helps entrepreneurs commercialize innovations with high business growth potential in Canada and globally by facilitating access to the customer talent funding marketing and stakeholder connections required to successfully scale their business.
About the Position
The Manager Capital Program and Engagement oversees the fullcycle of engagement between MaRS and companies admitted to the Capital Sprints Program. The role works with the Director Venture Growth to engage venture executives MaRS Advisors and other MaRS resources to design and implement a highimpact program that helps seed and Series A companies to complete their raise.
The Manager Capital Program and Engagement supports diverse strategic projects as needed and acts as an advocate for highgrowth ventures and MaRS in the community.
This is a 1year contract.
Key Responsibilities
Client Engagement and Recruitment:
- Act as the lead daytoday relationship manager between MaRS and ventures in the Capital Program. Drive service plans in collaboration with Advisors and other MaRS resources to help companies close seed and Series A funding rounds.
- Assess client requirements prioritize and enable access to select program resources to ensure our value equation remains high and the program meets individual company/executive needs
- Design and implement processes to recruit high potential companies to MaRS
Program and Process:
- Design and implement feedback loops to capture and understand client voice. Use these insights to drive program design and support a highvalue client experience.
- Oversee key Capital Program operations including portfolio data collection and reporting in order to satisfy funder requirements and ensure success metrics are being met
- Share key insights related to ventures business markets and experience with the wider MaRS team including MaRS Communications and Knowledge & Insights. The goal is to create new content which supports venture development and MaRS brand position.
- Establish and maintain influential relationships with venture executives MaRS staff community and industry associations government officials and other innovation centres. Be a leader in developing and sharing best practices within and beyond MaRS.
Qualifications
- Bachelor degree
- 2 years of relevant work experience
- Knowledge of how companies raise seed and series A capital including strong familiarity with VC funds grants debt and other financing options an asset
- Experience working with ventures or in fastpaced environments an asset
- Knowledge of key challenges and opportunities for highgrowth science and tech based companies an asset
- Strong communication skills oral written and presentation skills
- Superior interpersonal skills and demonstrated relationship management ability (collaborator and convenor)
- Leadership skills and demonstrated ability to influence colleagues and stakeholders to achieve results
- Strong ability to multitask to meet the demands of a fastpaced highenergy environment
- Highlydeveloped organizational and process management skill
- Selfmotivated and able to work effectively independently and as part of a team
- Demonstrates critical thinking and analytical approach with the ability to understand and synthesize complex concepts into clear and compelling presentations
Applications will close at 5pm EDT on April 17 2025.
Applicants must be legally eligible to work in Canada and reside in Ontario.
Salary Range: $75000 $90000 extended healthcare benefits lifestyle spending account and paid timeoff.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
