Position: Venture Development, Acceleration Program Manager
Company: Velas
Experience required: 3y
English level: fluent

**Responsibilities:**
- Design, develop and run VELDAP
- Obsessively seek to improve program processes and grow the network of mentors, potential customers and investors
- Develop and execute strategy for outreach, scouting, evaluating, selection and on-boarding of quality and innovative startups.
- Be the cheerleader for the Velas Growth accelerator cohorts.
- Continuously support accelerator alumni.
- Actively participate in the startup ecosystem by attending events and building relationships.
- Own, develop, and execute a rolling calendar of operational and engagement strategies for the entire community, both internally and externally, including - entrepreneurs, startups, investors, incubators, institutes, corporates, mentors, advisors, and domain experts

**Required Skills & Experience:**
- At least 3 years of experience working with entrepreneurs, start-ups, learning/ tinkering labs, accelerators, incubators, or incubation consultancy.
- Entrepreneurial spirit and a self-starter.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, highly independent environment and juggle multiple ongoing projects, responsibilities, and external relationships.
- Willingness to intensively and rapidly dive deeper into the startup and venture capital communities even if already familiar.
- Commitment to equity across race, place and gender.
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
- A “no job is beneath me” mentality.
- This role does not require you to be an expert in crypto, but a passion for crypto and a desire to be a part of a small team with an outsized impact are mandatory