The Growth Manager/Business Analyst supports the Growth Director and the Venture Development team on a variety of initiatives, including the Portfolio Support program to provide resources to portfolio companies facing significant challenging obstacles in their growth development, the Loaned Executives program which provides paid advisory services for portfolio and non-portfolio companies, the Prelude Pitch program, and others.
In the Portfolio Support and Loaned Executives programs, the Growth Director oversees program management and execution while the Growth Manager/Business Analyst oversees project management and analysis. The Growth Manager/Business Analyst will also lead the Prelude Pitch, a year-round practice pitch program for companies at all stages.
The Growth Manager/Business Analyst will play a critical role in analyzing the effectiveness of the Venture Development programs so that the team can continually enhance its offerings to the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem. This includes data analysis, identifying metrics and KPIs, and assisting the Venture Development team in ensuring Salesforce and other internal reporting systems are accurate and will collaborate with the team to make process improvements, including building data dashboards for reporting and additional systems.
The Growth Manager/Business Analyst will, in concert with the entire team, manage and continually improve the department’s initiatives so it meets client company expectations while also ensuring a high level of satisfaction on the part of the assisted entrepreneurs, and the associated volunteer mentors, and consultants.