Entrepreneur in Residence

1 week ago


Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Rainmaking Full time

We're looking for an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR). This will be a part time role for about twice a week. You will be a Mentor for inexperienced entrepreneurs for key start up activities related to team formation, strategic marketing, business development, strategic partnering, and fundraising.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Creating insights into how macro trends and shifts in the competitive landscape influence the venture opportunity in that space.
- Evaluating how new business models can be applied effectively to create new value.
- Understanding how we can best leverage the assets of our corporate partners to create competitive advantage.
- Examining market size and building the business case of the potential venture.
- Engaging with customer segments via qualitative methods to truly understand their needs. Support with reaching out to experts and stakeholders in specific spaces.
- Rapid prototyping and testing potential solutions with the customer segments.
- Creating an investment note communicating the insights generated to obtain corporate board endorsement.

**Requirements**:

- An experienced entrepreneur with experience in the UAE and/or GCC and MENA market(s).
- Excited to work with startups throughout their acceleration journey.
- Some experience with coaching/mentoring.
- A team-oriented individual who is also able to work on projects autonomously.
- A problem-solver, taking initiative and challenging startups to achieve their full potential.

**Benefits**

ABOUT RAINMAKING INNOVATION:

- We are the people behind Startupbootcamp, the global accelerator with 75 programs on four continents behind us.
- We are a fast growing innovation execution engine with a partnership of serial entrepreneurs with a mix of corporate and startup backgrounds.
- We are 150+ passionate innovators distributed across 12 offices.
- We have worked with 100 of the Fortune 500; we’re at the intersection of startups, corporates, investors and talent.

WHAT WE OFFER:

- A unique culture focusing on three strong values: being entrepreneurial, being impactful and being kind.
- A great working environment and awesome colleagues.
- A fun and challenging role with lots of room to influence how things get done.
- A platform designed to create meaningful partnerships between startups and partners of the program.



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