Vice President

TechAlliance is the place for dreamers, innovators, and world-changing ideas. We empower world-class ventures and fuel growth in Canada’s innovation economy, while championing, coaching, and amplifying businesses, and fostering a vibrant technology community in Southwestern Ontario.

You are a person who believes in disruptive innovation that stretches the boundaries of what everyone thinks is possible. You are a teammate who is a real dream-seeker, bold risk-taker, and someone who strives to make an impact. We believe in generous vacation time, extra-long weekends, cool perks, health benefits, an incredible workspace, real professional development, and the flexibility to live life on your terms.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**

The Vice President plays an integral role as part of the organization's executive team and accountable for articulating and executing a roadmap for venture growth, community engagement, and public relations and communication to enable the organization's strategic goals. This position accomplishes this through behaviors that demonstrate deep alignment with TechAlliance’s overall mission and core values, growing the organizations diversified funding streams, while activating the Southwestern Ontario innovation corridor and innovation agenda to drive positive societal and economic impact.

This position will require working in complex environment of highly competitive ideas with limited funding and multiple, invested and adjacent stakeholders with differing ideas. The role focuses on the continuous advancement and promotion of London and Southwestern Ontario as a globally competitive and recognizable innovation hub.

**REPORTING TO THE CEO YOU WILL**
- Be a visible, public face, working closely with government, industry and business leaders to facilitate the growth and competitiveness of local entrepreneurship, cultivate a close and productive relationship with all levels of funders, corporate, federal, provincial, municipal, including collaborative local, national and global, public and private key stakeholders
- Accountable for cultivating partnerships with venture capitalists and angel investors, ecosystem partners, and academic institutions to strengthen both TechAlliance’s venture pipeline and the support network for founders, industry leaders and tech talent
- Recruit, inspire and lead a strong team of professional staff, in addition to vendors like Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, Growth Coaches and freelance writers, who are responsible for delivering a variety of entrepreneurial supports including advisory services, business incubation, and experiences for tech talent, industry leaders and venture founders, that foster a vibrant technology community
- Alongside the People & Operations Leader, support organizational reporting to funders including detailed reporting on the advancement of the region's ventures and corporate innovation initiatives, as well as building financial forecasts related to the cost and return on investment
- Determine, structure and execute KPIs and dashboards for functional areas aligned with strategic objectives for TechAlliance, while facilitating effective brainstorming sessions which contribute to the generation of new ideas that push the boundaries of what's possible
- Identify and address critical needs and opportunities for Ontario’s entrepreneurs and small and medium sized businesses and lead the development of innovative and creative verticals aimed at entrepreneurial development and commercialization of innovation for SME’s and corporate enterprise
- Work closely with the CEO and the People & Operations Leader to maintain effective relationships with TechAlliance Board of Directors

**WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED**
- 10+ years’ leadership management experience with a strong propensity for team building, coaching and mentoring, proven ability to develop, manage and motivate a top caliber team around a compelling vision; experience in tech or related field an asset
- Disruptor that demonstrates analytical rigor, reviews materials with meticulous detail and has a proven record of accomplishment to think beyond traditional ideas and solutions that can drive businesses forward in a practical and innovative manner
- Strikes a balance between strategic thinking and tactical implementation, who has strong business acumen, ability to think creatively, be highly driven with ability to command credibility and influence across the ecosystem
- Visionary that can quantify, analyze and optimize programs and growth initiatives with a strong bias for action and the ability to foster a competitive and collaborative, results focused mentality in the team, aspiring to excellence detailed in our company culture and core values
- Creative problem solver who is a consistent team player with exceptional leadership and communication skills, who is a driving force for the region's innovation agenda
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or equivalent post-secondary education (