FinTech Program Coordinator
MassChallenge is looking for an organized individual to play a pivotal role on the FinTech team as the Program Coordinator. You will support the FinTech Program on strategic initiatives, such as promoting startup success, manage and document processes, and be the go-to contact for the startups in our cohort. Reporting to FinTech Senior Program Manager, this role is all about collaboration and serving as the team’s utility player. This means you will support the different functions of our team, learning about and contributing to each one. This position will give you a strong understanding of the business, accelerate your organizational skills, and provide opportunities for growth within the FinTech team and MassChallenge overall. In this role, you will have the opportunity to impact this program and its startups.
A note on location: this position will be based out of our Boston, MA office which is currently closed because of the global COVID-19 pandemic. It is highly likely that this position starts virtual/remote which means you can be located anywhere in the U.S. to start while working east coast hours. We anticipate opening the office no earlier than September 8, 2020, at reduced capacity and with strict safety measures in place. Once our office opens, you would be expected to come in, and at this time we are not able to provide relocation assistance.
What You’ll Do
Collaborate Across the FinTech Team
- Be the team’s utility player (generalist), supporting the Operations, Marketing, and Partnerships team members with high priority requests.
- Support will be primarily operations focused with activities ranging from startup services to judging activities and planning for key program events, more details on this in the next section.
- Help the team meet tight deadlines and anticipate needs for work on projects.
Support FinTech Program Activities
- Project manage our startup sourcing process for our program application cycle that runs through September-October 2020.
- Take a lead role in building relationships with startup teams and support the application process by providing information and answering questions.
- Help facilitate expert and partner online judging (how we determine which startups get into our program) by organizing a clear timeline, communications strategy, and leveraging our internal platform to execute this activity.
- Plan and execute key events for our program, including our Matchmaking event in December that is curated to match partners and startups.
- Contribute to program process improvement to support us in developing innovative ways to deliver an exceptional program for our partners and startups.
Who You Are and What You Bring
- You have 0-1 year of work experience. Experience in the financial services industry or with startups is a plus. Note: We invite spring 2020 graduates to apply!
- You have strong organizational skills, including the ability to set priorities, juggle multiple tasks, organize time effectively, conduct research, and identify resources for projects.
- You are detailed oriented and see the value in contributing to the administrative work required to grow a new venture.
- You have interpersonal skills, including the ability to work both in groups and to develop strong working relationships with internal staff and external constituents.
- You have a high degree of motivation and self-discipline with a strong work ethic. You are able to work independently to execute on projects.
- You have excellent verbal and written communication skills, including proofreading and editing.
- You provide high-quality service through responsiveness to all requests and maintaining a professional demeanor at all times.
- You are tech-savvy and can quickly pick up platforms you haven’t used before (we use Microsoft Office, Salesforce, Airtable, and Asana).
Confidence can sometimes hold us back for applying for a job if we aren’t sure we check every box in the job description. We know there is no such thing as a ‘perfect’ candidate, so no matter your background and how you identify, we encourage you to apply for this job if it would make you excited to come into work every day.
Who We Are
We believe that entrepreneurs are the engine of the economy and can change the world by solving the world’s most important problems. MassChallenge was founded with a singular purpose – to make it as easy as possible for entrepreneurs to launch and grow new ventures. We bring people and organizations together to accelerate high-potential startups across all industries and from anywhere in the world. We are global, outcome-focused, and take no equity. To date, more than 2,400
MassChallenge alumni from around the globe have raised over $6.2 billion in funding, generated over $3 billion in revenue, and created over 157,000 total jobs. MassChallenge is headquartered in the United States with locations in Boston, Israel, Mexico, Rhode Island, Switzerland, and Texas.
MassChallenge Lingo
Whether you’ve never heard of an accelerator, you’ve had your own startup, or you are new to the world of entrepreneurship, we use certain words at MassChallenge to describe our work that might be new to you. Here are a few words you have seen throughout this job description and what they mean to us:
- Program: A startup accelerator program at MassChallenge that is location or industry based that conducts its own applications, cohorts, and curriculum, such as MassChallenge Boston, MassChallenge Texas, or MassChallenge FinTech.
- Experts: MassChallenge Experts are a core pillar for every MassChallenge accelerator. MC Experts are seasoned business leaders and entrepreneurs who volunteer their time to support startups as mentors, judges, and curriculum facilitators.
- Judging: MC Experts serve as judges to identify the top startups to participate in and rise as winners for any MC program. The various judging rounds include either an online or an ‘in-person’ pitch.
- Partner: An organization that has teamed up with MassChallenge to collaborate on achieving their own innovation-related goals and learn best practices for working with and integrating startups into their organization.
Why You Should Join Us
We believe working at MassChallenge is fulfilling because of the mission, challenging because of the pace and work, and rewarding because you get to build to the next step in your career here. When you join MassChallenge you join an incredible team and network of innovators and entrepreneurs, you take ownership over significant and strategically important projects, you focus on impact and output, and you help strengthen the global innovation ecosystem.
How to Apply
In addition to completing the online application and providing your resume, please include a one-page cover letter in which you tell us about yourself, why you want to work at MassChallenge and why you are a match for this job.
Our goal is for our team and culture to reflect the diversity of the global community we serve. Employment at MassChallenge is contingent upon verification of identity and eligibility to work in the country that the position is based in, based on applicable laws.