Job Description
Position Summary:
The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship ("Rice Alliance") is seeking a Managing Director, Head of Growth, to lead the commercial and revenue strategy for the Rice Alliance across the Ion District and Venture Advantage Platform.
Through the Venture Advantage Platform, we bring together people, expertise, capital, and corporate and community partners into a coordinated system designed to help founders gain advantages and compound impact. By doing so, we seek to strengthen Houston's ability to sustainably launch and grow thriving ventures that deliver local, national, and global impact. Over 25 years, the Rice Alliance has supported more than 3,700 startups that have raised more than $31 billion in capital. That impact is rooted in our belief that when people are activated around meaningful work, it creates an economic engine that generates an abundance of opportunities for our community to prosper. The Rice Alliance exists to help people pursue their life's work, starting by serving entrepreneurs.
The Rice Alliance has a long history of working with corporations and philanthropic partners to advance its mission and create high-value collaborations. Through its role in the Ion District, this work has expanded to include enterprise partnerships and services that connect companies to entrepreneurs, emerging technologies, new networks, Rice University, and Houston's broader innovation ecosystem.
This role comes at a pivotal moment as the Rice Alliance brings its established partnership, sponsorship, and enterprise engagement activities into a more integrated Growth function. The Head of Growth will build on an existing book of business to strengthen and expand enterprise relationships, create a more disciplined commercial strategy, and drive sustainable revenue growth across the Rice Alliance and Ion District.
As a member of the Rice Alliance leadership team, the Head of Growth will be accountable for overall revenue and commercial performance and will lead the Growth function. The Head of Growth will:
Position Summary:
The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship ("Rice Alliance") is seeking a Managing Director, Head of Growth, to lead the commercial and revenue strategy for the Rice Alliance across the Ion District and Venture Advantage Platform.
Through the Venture Advantage Platform, we bring together people, expertise, capital, and corporate and community partners into a coordinated system designed to help founders gain advantages and compound impact. By doing so, we seek to strengthen Houston's ability to sustainably launch and grow thriving ventures that deliver local, national, and global impact. Over 25 years, the Rice Alliance has supported more than 3,700 startups that have raised more than $31 billion in capital. That impact is rooted in our belief that when people are activated around meaningful work, it creates an economic engine that generates an abundance of opportunities for our community to prosper. The Rice Alliance exists to help people pursue their life's work, starting by serving entrepreneurs.
The Rice Alliance has a long history of working with corporations and philanthropic partners to advance its mission and create high-value collaborations. Through its role in the Ion District, this work has expanded to include enterprise partnerships and services that connect companies to entrepreneurs, emerging technologies, new networks, Rice University, and Houston's broader innovation ecosystem.
This role comes at a pivotal moment as the Rice Alliance brings its established partnership, sponsorship, and enterprise engagement activities into a more integrated Growth function. The Head of Growth will build on an existing book of business to strengthen and expand enterprise relationships, create a more disciplined commercial strategy, and drive sustainable revenue growth across the Rice Alliance and Ion District.
As a member of the Rice Alliance leadership team, the Head of Growth will be accountable for overall revenue and commercial performance and will lead the Growth function. The Head of Growth will:
- Set and execute the commercial and go-to-market strategy,
including integrated pricing and packaging, pipeline development,
forecasting, and revenue growth.
