Summary
Date Posted: Monday, August 02, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job title: Startup Founder - Operations, Execution, Deep Industry Insights
Company: Antler
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Confidential

About the job
Are you an experienced senior operations professional with strong Strategy, Operational, Planning & Execution skills? Do you have demonstrated stakeholder management abilities such as strategy, tactical execution, and communications? Do you have a proven record of cross-functional leadership in a global, multicultural organization? Are you a self-starter and are passionate about making things happen by any means necessary? And are you looking to build your next tech venture from scratch? If so, we would like to hear from you!
Antler is a startup generator and an early-stage VC. Our six-month program brings together experienced and driven professionals from diverse backgrounds to build strong teams and launch their own companies to seed round. We are present in 14 locations worldwide, we have supported 2000+ founders through our program, invested in 400+ startups, and received over 50,000+ applications.
We are looking for experienced operations professionals to join our upcoming Antler Nairobi Cohort. You will have the opportunity to meet a co-founder and build your own business from scratch, with the support of Antler. In addition to the highlighted skills above, you should also have the following
Competencies:
• Professional work experience or successful entrepreneurial experience in a demanding position in client service operations and overlooking business operations in general
• Leadership experience at work, managing teams
• Experience managing projects from idea to implementation
• various sources including external sources such as market trends, technology innovations, industry standards, bold intelligence, and customer research, as well as internal sources such as analytics, marketing, operations, and customer feedback.
• Manage feature prioritization & trade-off decision making in collaboration with other Technical Product Managers, business & engineering teams and ensure alignment of business goals with the incremental delivery of solutions.
• Lead the design and conceptualization of the customer experience including the look & feel of the customer journeys, development of functional designs and wireframes, creation of product collateral, and user interfaces.
• Ensure delivery of scalable, reliable, and maintainable platforms and solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Exceptional interpersonal & collaboration skills with demonstrated ability to use diplomacy & communication skills to influence outcomes and influence others without authority.
• Strong analytical skills with hands-on experience in conducting technological analyses of business problems developing technical roadmaps, story outlines, writing user stories, refining product backlogs, and coordinating/prioritizing conflicting requirements in a fast-paced, demanding environment.
• Ability to work independently, without the need for day-to-day guidance, make independent decisions, and influence positive outcomes.
How does this work?
Phase 1:
• You will find your co-founder(s) and an amazing start-up idea to work on.
• You will receive dedicated and personalized coaching and mentoring from our Nairobi team and will have access to our global network of over 400 advisors.
• You will improve your development knowledge and technical skills by networking with various other passionate and like-minded individuals.
• You will enjoy inspirational talks and learn about extraordinary business success stories from driven entrepreneurs and renowned investors.
• You will pitch to our internal Investment Committee to raise a pre-seed investment of USD100K
Phase 2: (Only for teams that have received our investment)
• You will build your Minimum Viable Product (MVP) with your co-founder(s) and Antler’s support
• You and your business partner will acquire your first customers
• If all goes well, your company will begin generating real revenues
• At the end of phase 2, your company will get to present to hundreds of investors at our Demo Day
Program details:
• The next Nairobi program will start in Sept 2021.
• All selected founders joining the program will receive a stipend of USD 1500 for the first phase of the program (11 weeks).
• After 11 weeks, Antler invests USD 100,000 for a 20% equity stake in each company that is selected by our investment committee.

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

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