Director of Tech & Entrepreneurship
Invest Atlanta
Invest Atlanta is the official economic development authority for the City of Atlanta. Its purpose is to strengthen Atlanta’s economy and global competitiveness to create increased opportunity and prosperity for the people of Atlanta.
Invest Atlanta is a government authority comprised of the Urban Residential Finance Authority, Downtown Development Authority and the Atlanta Economic Renaissance Corporation. We’re governed by a nine-member board of directors, chaired by the Mayor of Atlanta. We receive governmental power through two pieces of legislation: the Local Government Authorities Registration Act and the Georgia Redevelopment Powers Law. We are able to receive charitable donations. Building upon the city’s rich legacy, we leverage our unique resources to drive growth, capitalizing on our globally recognized thought leaders who have multidisciplinary subject matter expertise.
We serve as the point of connectivity for our partners and constituents locally, regionally, nationally and globally. We build and lead coalitions through our powerful network of businesses, educational institutions, and civic organizations.
Invest Atlanta creates programs and initiatives focused on developing and fostering public-private partnerships to accelerate job creation/economic growth, neighborhood revitalization/investment, and innovation/entrepreneurship. Invest Atlanta’s economic tools include bond financing, revolving loan funds, housing financing, tax increment financing and tax credits.
In 2015, Invest Atlanta reached a key milestone by becoming the first economic development agency in the State of Georgia and one of only three in the Southeast to be designated as an Accredited Economic Development Organization by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), one of the highest honors in our industry.
Invest Atlanta is seeking a seasoned professional with strong leadership experience and strategic insight, ecosystem fluency, and proven track record of guiding entrepreneurial and tech-focused initiatives. This role will direct, administer, and oversee the execution and daily operations of the Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative (WEI) as well as related Tech Startup and Innovation programs. Reporting to Invest Atlanta’s SVP of Economic Development and to the WEI Board, the Director will be responsible developing, managing, and implementing programs that advance the growth of tech startups and support women entrepreneurs-particularly those participating WEI’s cohort-based model.
- Full Time
Accounting/Finance
The Director of Tech & Entrepreneurship will be responsible for key areas such as tech and
entrepreneur development programs; tech attraction efforts; and women entrepreneurship, financial capacity building and entrepreneur retention and entrepreneur development throughout the city.
• Proven business development and entrepreneurial experience.
• Demonstrated ability to work with companies of all sizes from Fortune 500 companies
to entrepreneurs, startups and small businesses.
• Demonstrated capacity to comprehend, interpret and apply regulations, procedures and
related information.
• Excellent ability to gather, analyze and synthesize financial data to analyze a company.
• Collaborative team player; ability to multitask with disciplined attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing to political, nonprofit and
business communities.
• Skill managing competing tasks and priorities.
• Ability to review, interpret and disseminate information and make recommendations.
• Ability to speak in public.
• Ability to manage budgets.
• Experience with Financing (debt and equity) tools strongly preferred.
• Proven leadership skills are required.
Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree (preferred) from an accredited college or university with a major in business administration, public administration, real estate, economics, finance or related field with ten (10) years of progressively responsible corporate or government experience in community engagement, business development, commercial real estate, investment and finance, site selection, economic development or business retention & attraction; OR Equivalent combination of education and experience which equips the applicant with knowledge, skills and abilities described above.
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