Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) - In UAE Job at Rainmaking, United Arab Emirates

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  • Rainmaking
  • United Arab Emirates

Job Description

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.
  • To know more about Rainmaking:

WHAT WE OFFER:

  • A unique culture focusing on three strong values: being entrepreneurial, being impactful and being kind.
  • Read our culture book here: f
  • 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.

If you got what it takes, apply to this role through our job opening.

Job Tags

Part time, Shift work,

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