What you sign up for
- Support the development and scale-up of a start-up from inception to exit.
- Be involved in each process right from the ideation of the venture to the execution of any pilots of the venture. Each venture begins with identifying and validating new venture opportunities.
- Work collaboratively on data-driven analysis to understand the customers’ problem statements; analyse the value chain, cost structure, and profit pools of the market.
- You will work closely with a team of other Venture Architects, the Venture Lead, and Wright Partners, with frequent consultation with subject matter experts.
- Develop a business model that delivers outsized value to the customers, with the accompanying fully-fleshed financial model.
- Create and deliver a go-to-market plan that will help the venture capture the right customers.
- Design a pilot to test the hypotheses that were derived from your analysis.
- Working together with the product team, define product requirements, develop prototypes and work through agile product iteration to get an MVP into the hands of early customers.
- Contribute positively and develop the venture’s culture, and ultimately scale the venture.
- Produce deliverables for each phase of venture building using our unique venture-building methodology.
As a Venture Architect, your role is not just at the theoretical level, but you will get the opportunity to get your hands dirty with the product and with the operations. These are not functions just limited to the Venture Lead. You will get a complete taste of what it is to be an entrepreneur. You will also bring your own unique perspective to the venture, both at a strategic level, as well as on the ground, and will have the opportunity to engage with our corporate partners and build strong working relationships.
What do we expect from you?
Background
- 5-15 years of working experience
- Experience in developing tech product from inception
to launch and scaling - Strong product expertise and building ability
- Technical Bachelor’s degree (STEM)
- Comfortable working on mobile-first product
- Familiar working with smart devices is a plus
- Experienced in managing complex stakeholder
Mindset
- Has founder mentality – highly driven with a strong sense of ownership
- Is coachable – ability to be coached and act upon the coaching
- Leads through doing – gets hands dirty and takes responsibility
- Passionate – really gets interested in what the Venture’s mission and vision
Core skills
- Strong problem solving – sharp in getting the solution, focusing on the details when building the Venture.
▪ Execution-oriented – get things done while overcoming obstacles and managing operational issues
▪ Great communication – ability to get ideas across – through writing (memos, etc.) and verbally (pitching, etc.) -
and drawing its insights while managing stakeholders
▪ Inspiring leadership – is inspiring to the team as it grows and can build trust from the team
