What Profile of a Startup Leader Senior are we looking for?
Passionate about innovation, entrepreneurship, and helping entrepreneurs succeed
Qualifications
Professional & Technical Requirements
1. Proven experience in supporting startups and entrepreneurship ecosystems (minimum 1–2 years preferred)
2. English and Portuguese fluency, both spoken and written (indicator minimum ex: B2, B1, etc.)
3. Based in Portugal, preferably in the center (Coimbra, Aveiro, Leiria, Covilha) due to travelling around Portugal in general, if needed
4. Multicultural experience MANDATORY (example: ERASMUS, or frequent travel abroad)
5. Highly skilled in MS Office 365 ecosystem, preferably: PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Teams
6. Available to travel throughout Portugal (5–10% time) and assist entrepreneurs and our partners in creating maximum value
7. Advanced competences in project management, including:
* Proactive project risk management
* Strong time management and prioritization
* Oversight of deliverables, timelines, and milestones
* Budget control and efficient resource allocation
Mindset & Core Competencies
* Strong communication and leadership skills
* High cultural adaptation skills with entrepreneurs on a global level
* Lean thinking management skills
* Growing mindset and willingness to explore innovative tools and methodologies to help our entrepreneurs better
* Value-driven mindset focused on investing time and effort to support entrepreneur success
* Tech generalist with curiosity about new and emerging trends
* Domain professional social media: LinkedIn
Main Role Activities
8. 80% remote work / 20% presentation meetings with entrepreneurs, partners, and the Empowered Startup team
9. Act as a senior facilitator and coach of the ES Platform Startup roadmap, supporting our entrepreneurs and partners
10. Guide entrepreneurs through their Startup Journey, connecting them with service partners to accelerate their growth
11. Review information and ensure our Startup Entrepreneurship framework processes are operating effectively
12. Report to and collaborate with multiple senior leadership stakeholders
13. Assist the organization in facilitating Startup events conducive to the Entrepreneurship ecosystem
14. Disseminate information to entrepreneurs regarding various events pertaining to innovation involving partners, universities, and local incubators
15. Compile, manage, and share relevant information with internal teams
16. Lead and co-manage R&D Projects between entrepreneurs and research teams, including:
* Guarantee delivery requirements between entrepreneurs and university researchers' teams and vice-versa
* Ensure updated and timely information sharing between relevant parties
* Track progress timelines and manage risks proactively
* Review documents regarding research projects and outcomes
What do we offer?
The opportunity to work with highly qualified people from around the world and help them to develop their startup journey. Operating within the Portuguese innovation ecosystem with Portuguese universities regarding R&D projects for our entrepreneurs in a Multinational company, Empowered Startups.
About Empowered Startups?
Empowered Startups is an innovative startup incubator and foundry focused on innovation and transnational migration. Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with offices in Canada, France, Vietnam, the US, and Portugal, we train, mentor, and network entrepreneurs to successfully launch new innovative businesses in diverse markets and bring immediate value to local ecosystems.
Empowered Startups is recognized by the Canadian Government as a designated startup business incubator and by the Portuguese government as a critical strategic partner. Our training tools and mentorship are used and recognized by leading global universities, startup incubators, and innovation hubs. Since being founded in 2009, Empowered Startups has supported more than 450 startups from 6 different continents.
We train, mentor, and prepare entrepreneurs to successfully launch new innovative businesses in diverse markets that bring immediate value to local economies.
Portuguese HQA program is focus finding high talent and skill to bring to Portugal through investing in innovative R&D and launching commercialization opportunities from Portugal for the world.
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