Head of Accelerator Ops

3 days ago


المملكة العربية السعودية, Saudi Arabia 500 Global Full time

**About 500 Global**:
500 Global is a venture capital firm on a mission to uplift people and economies around the world through entrepreneurship. It is one of the most active venture capital firms in the world.

Since its inception in Silicon Valley, 500 Global has invested in over 2,500 companies via its 5 global funds and 17 thematic funds dedicated to either specific geographic markets or verticals. Its 100+ team members are located in 20 countries around the world in order to support the 500 Global portfolio of investments which spans more than 75 countries.

Notable investments in the 500 portfolio include Credit Karma, Twilio, Canva, Grab, Bukalapak, The RealReal, Talkdesk, Knotel, Udemy, and Ipsy.

Beyond providing seed capital, 500 supports startups via their Seed Accelerator Programs which emphasize digital marketing, customer acquisition, lean startup practices, and fundraising for pre-Seed companies. 500 Global further contributes to the development of innovation ecosystems by supporting startups and investors through educational programs, events, conferences, and partnerships with corporations and governments around the world.

**About the Sanabil 500 MENA Seed Accelerator**:
The Sanabil 500 MENA Seed Accelerator is a partnership between 500 Global and Sanabil Investments with a vision to create an integrated, sustainable global new economic platform for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, offering new ways for growth and prosperity in an era of change. The program aims to support building the MENA region’s entrepreneurship ecosystem by supporting some of the best startups and entrepreneurs throughout Saudi Arabia and the MENA region.

The accelerator is a 12-week program that leverages 500 Global’s tried and true world-class curriculum for Pre-Seed/Seed-Stage founders, focusing on fundamentals of growth and experimentation. The program offers founders international mentorship and an equity investment.

**What You Will Do**:
We are looking for a Head of Accelerator Ops to oversee and own execution of the accelerator program, ensuring excellence from start to finish and continually looking for ways to improve an already world-class program. The Head of Accelerator Ops will be responsible for managing a team on the ground to run the day-to-day logistics of the program, as well as lead in managing the relationships with key internal and external program stakeholders, including founders, mentors, LPs, and others. Experience with running accelerators and familiarity with the early stage venture-backed ecosystem across MENA is a must.

This position is a full-time role based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia starting immediately. The role will have a 4-month probationary period. You will be expected to be available at all accelerator and event times scheduled for the duration of the program - whether remote or in-person.

**Requirements**:
**Key Responsibilities Include (but are not limited to)**:

- Manage team and oversee day-to-day operation of accelerator program
- Lead the evolution of the program by:

- Coordinating cross functional teams
- Regularly meeting with internal and external stakeholders
- Designing curriculum
- Booking and liaising with world class/renowned speakers for program
- Overseeing Demo Day planning
- Managing community health and engagement
- Lead the research, development, and implementation of new content and learning models (e.g., cohort based)
- Strengthen and maintain the accelerator’s community platform experiences, including but not limited to
- Automating booking office hours
- Facilitating intros to other portcos
- Facilitating intros to program sponsors
- Facilitating intros between companies and mentors
- Facilitating intros between mentors and mentors
- Facilitating intros between founders and investors
- Facilitating intros between investors and investors
- Meaningfully sharing relevant opportunities
- Hosting solution for perks
- Hosting solution for self-serve knowledge base
- Streamlining on/off boarding into accelerator program and alumni community
- Manage client relationship and communications
- Oversee internal and external reporting

**Who you are**

You are both a visionary and an operator. You have a founders first mentality, and thinking about how to create and drive the most value for founders is at the core of everything you do. You are an excellent communicator, and you understand how to navigate between multiple stakeholder needs. You are also driven, smart, and humble and are excited at the prospect of joining our #500STRONG family and helping us execute our vision to build thriving tech ecosystems around the world - and especially in MENA
- Must have:_
- At least 5 years of professional experience working on, with, or for startups
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in both English and Arabic
- Ability to take initiative, manage multiple tasks simultaneously and meet deadlines
- Outstanding financial modeling and analytic skills with a firm u



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