Americas Ventures Regional Lead

Description

• Community Building: Engage with the startup ecosystem to build mutually beneficial relationships with promising startups and investors. Cultivate and support the entrepreneurial community around Arup.
• Oversee the Ventures Scouts program, which represents a cohort of promising junior staff in each of our region's major offices
• Partner effectively with a variety of internal and external collaborators to steer and shape nascent business ventures to contribute to our financial and strategic goals
• Strategic Leadership: Develop strong relationships with Arup business leaders. Understand their strategic priorities, challenges and needs and serve as a subject matter expert and thought leader. Surface high potential investment and incubation opportunities.
• Diligence & Steering: Leverage your understanding of technology, business models, and emerging trends to evaluate potential investments and direct startups in directions that would create the most shared value.
• Conduct the research, develop the strategic pitch and articulate the shape of a new venture, partnership or other structure to help Arup to engage deeply with the startup ecosystem.
• Investing: Lead Ventures team in order to identify, vet, and execute venture investment transactions. Establish a feeder to produce promising new internal ventures in which Arup should invest.
• Work with the Ventures team, Arup leadership, and startup ecosystem to identify the most promising new opportunities and problem statements to seed new venture explorations and support newly launched tech ventures.
• Partner across the Arup Ventures and Corporate Services teams, as well as external advisors, to develop the best deal, contract or term agreement to both help Arup and your investments succeed.
• Work with startups to help develop their business and products, considering the technical hurdles of integrating into the built environment.
• Work with the Regional and Global Ventures leadership to develop and deliver the Ventures strategy in the region and more widely

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Business Administration or Engineering, or Juris Doctor preferred
• Fluency with investment structures, concepts, and terminology
• Passion for working with startups and patience for working with large enterprises
• Bachelor’s degree
• Significant experience as an investor, entrepreneur, or leader of strategic partnerships in one or more of the following domains: A/E/C, climate tech, energy, mobility
• Ability to adeptly manage a high-performing and diverse team supporting Arup’s legacy of innovation
• Hunger to learn about and understand complex technology and business problems, and experience developing and evaluating new business strategies
• At least 10 years of professional experience in a relevant field

Benefits

• You will have the opportunity to do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance