New Venture and Technology Scouting Manager - Remote Boston Area
RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Bring external startup innovation to solve customers’ toughest problems and complement world class innovation capabilities.
* Collaborate closely with Strategic Business Units (SBU) to define search fields and specific problem areas for scouting according to business & innovation strategy.
* Screen deal flow from wide variety of sources to identify relevant startup longlists for prioritized search fields; identify new sources of deal flow.
* Evaluate startups according to pre-defined criteria (contribute to enhancement of criteria through thought leadership).
* Discuss startups with the relevant business stakeholders and initiate next steps with an entrepreneurial mindset and can-do attitude.
* Represent Company and Startup Scouting activities at various external events and shape presence and collaboration options creatively as an entrepreneur.
* Contribute to the strategic development of Startup Scouting team, activities and capabilities.
BACKGROUND PROFILE:
* Senior academic degree (Master or PhD) in science (preferably polymer chemistry or material science) and 10+ years work experience.
* Strong technical know-how in adhesive technologies and relevant applications and industries.
* Strong strategic skills and excellent business acumen.
* Pro-active working mode and entrepreneurial spirit.
* Superb communication skills (written and oral) and excellent stakeholder management.
* Strong track record and savviness in disruptive innovation/business building with startups.
* Ideally, previous experience with startups, startup scouting (incl. relevant tools, processes and methodologies).
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