Chief Growth Officer
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Job Summary
About The Engine
The Engine is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting Tough Tech entrepreneurs solving the worlds most challenging problems. We provide founders with the infrastructure capital access and operational support needed to turn breakthrough science and technology into real-world impact.
About the Role
We are seeking a Chief Growth Officer (CGO) to lead the next stage of growth at The Engine. The CGO will oversee partnership strategy revenue growth and market positioning while serving as a senior thought partner to the CEO and leadership team.
This role is ideal for an experienced Tough Tech entrepreneur or commercial leader who has scaled companies built firstofakind (FOAK) projects or facilities and is energized at being an evangelist for Tough Tech entrepreneurs in the ecosystem.
Responsibilities
Design and own a growth strategy across partnerships sponsorships and collaborators that advances our mission and expands our impact
Source structure and close strategic partnerships with corporates foundations and ecosystem players that unlock capital and capabilities for our organization
Build and maintain a highvalue network of commercial partners and investors across tough tech sections such as climate tech sustainability industrial decarbonization biotech and adjacent sectors
Represent the organization as a visible leader in the tough tech ecosystem through speaking engagements content and thought leadership
Act as a collaborative thought partner to the CEO and leadership team helping to shape overall strategy longterm planning and board engagement
Serve as a subject matter expert and mentor to resident company CEOs helping them sharpen gotomarket strategy build commercial pipelines and prepare for major milestones such as pilots FOAK deployments and exits
Bring pattern recognition from scaling companies and leading exits/acquisitions to help founders navigate inflection points
Design and refine value propositions for partners and portfolio companies that leverage our unique position as a toughtech incubator
Build manage and mentor a highperforming growth team (e.g. partnerships business development fundraising) and foster a culture of execution learning and collaboration
Step into leadership conversations and key decisions as needed with the ability to fill in for the CEO in external settings
Identify emerging industries technologies and markets that align with our thesis in climate tech industrial decarbonization biotech and broader toughtech
Bring a handson rollupyoursleeves approach with willingness to jump into gaps and help the organization grow and evolve
Qualifications
10 years of experience in growthoriented roles (e.g. founder/CEO commercial leader business development partnerships or corporate development) ideally in a tough tech sector.
Direct experience as a tough tech entrepreneur founder and/or CEO or as a senior commercial leader in a scaling tough tech company.
Demonstrated success building and executing partnership strategies that deliver measurable outcomes (e.g. revenue pilots FOAK deployments strategic alliances).
Experience working with startups and helping companies scale through key stages (from early pilots to commercial scale including funding rounds and/or exits).
Strong track record managing and growing teams in highambiguity missiondriven environments.
Ability to operate effectively in board and senior stakeholder settings including preparing materials and presenting strategy.
Deep networks across commercial partners and investors relevant to climate tech sustainability industrial decarbonization biotech or related industries.
Passion for emerging technologies and tough tech innovation with the ability to quickly understand new technical domains and their commercial applications.
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