• Job Description

  Req#: req948

  Portfolio Manager, Brilliant Ventures-Limited Term

  Tracking Code: req948

  Faculty/Department: Office of VP, Research and Innovation

  Number of Positions: 2

  Appointment Type: Limited Term,

  Hours of Work: 35 hours per week

  Salary Range: Level 10 - Annual Hiring Salary, , with annual step progression in accordance with the Salary Grid.

  Posting Date: November 27, 2023

  Closing Date: December 4, 2023
  

  Job Summary:

  The Brilliant Catalyst is the on-campus incubator and experiential learning hub at Ontario Tech University with the mission to propel the next generation of innovation changemakers. Under the leadership of the Director, Creativity and Entrepreneurship, the Brilliant Catalyst provides support and guidance to a community of over 500 start-up companies.

  Brilliant Ventures is an exciting new university-operated fund for innovative startup businesses interested in accelerating their business growth. Brilliant Ventures will focus on providing startup capital investment, and venture support for projects aligned with the university’s key priorities, including ‘tech with a conscience’: improving the lives of humans and the planet through the ethical application of technology.

  Nature of work:

  Reporting to the Director, Creativity & Entrepreneurship, the Portfolio Manager, Brilliant Ventures, will oversee the design and maintenance of the Brilliant Ventures (BV) investment fund. BV will make strategic capital investments and provide venture support to start-up businesses that are aligned with the university’s key priorities, including ‘tech with a conscience’: improving the lives of humans and the planet through the ethical application of technology.

  Portfolio Manager, Brilliant Ventures will work closely with the Brilliant Catalyst team to identify investment-ready start-up companies, support Brilliant Ventures operations, and provide advisory services to start-ups that are part of the Brilliant Catalyst community. This position will require management of junior-level staff to ensure the administrative processes for the Brilliant Ventures are effective and efficient.

  Responsibilities/accountabilities:

  • Conduct due diligence on businesses interested in applying to Brilliant Ventures
  • Identify start-up businesses that meet the eligibility requirements for Brilliant Ventures
  • Market the Brilliant Ventures fund to relevant audiences to build interest in the Brilliant Ventures fund
  • Support businesses applying for Brilliant Ventures fund with preparing their pitch presentation, market research, financial projections, and more.
  • Provide mentorship and feedback to applying businesses to ensure they are prepare to present their business to the Investment Advisory and Management Committees
  • Introduce applying businesses to relevant stakeholders and partners as needed (including industry contacts, university personnel, ecosystem partners, etc.)
  • Work with the Director, Creativity & Entrepreneurship to facilitate investment meetings with relevant committee members
  • Provide research-based recommendations to the Investment Advisory and Management Committees and provide additional information about the applying businesses upon request
  • Coordinate regular meetings between committee members and investment-ready start-up businesses
  • Manage membership of Investment Advisory Committee and Investment Management Committee, and identify new members as needed
  • Report to Director, Creativity & Entrepreneurship and other relevant stakeholders on the activities of Brilliant Ventures
  • Attend events, tradeshows and conferences to build a funnel of investment ready companies for the Brilliant Ventures which may require some travel and overtime work as required.

  Required Skills:

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong quantitative research, critical thinking, and analytical skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Outgoing, relationship-oriented skills
  • Demonstrated team player
  • Detail oriented, disciplined and organized

  Education:

  • Completion of a 4-year Bachelor’s degree in finance, business or related field

  * Verification of Academic credentials may be required

  Required Experience:

  • 3 to 5 years experience supporting start-up businesses
  • Experience managing investment portfolios would be considered an asset
  • Experience working in an incubator, accelerator, or similar setting would be considered an asset

  How to Apply:

  Interested candidates should submit in electronic format a covering letter and their resume. Applications will be accepted until December 4, 2023 or until a suitable candidate is found. We appreciate all applications received; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

  Ontario Tech University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, while especially encouraging applications from women, members of visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens, permanent residents and Indigenous Peoples in Canada will be given priority.
  

  Ontario Tech University respects people's different needs and therefore will take all reasonable steps to ensure accommodation for applicants where appropriate. The University is also committed to ensuring that confidentiality is maintained throughout all aspects of the recruitment cycle.
  

  If you require accommodation, please contact Julie Day, Health and Disability Management Specialist. For more information about the universities policies for accommodating employees with disabilities please review the university’s Accessibility Policy.

  The university acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation which is covered under the Williams Treaties. We are situated on the Traditional Territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation which includes Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi.

  Job Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

  Expected Start Date: 12/18/2023

  Expected End Date: 10/30/2024

• About the company

  The University of Ontario Institute of Technology, corporately branded as Ontario Tech University or Ontario Tech, is a public research university located in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.

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