Senior VC Manager @ COX Auto in Atlanta, GA

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Understand key players in the A.C.E.S. mobility space, including their priorities and vision. Build and cultivate relationships with key contacts where synergies exist with the goals of the Research & Development team.
• Develop partnerships with strategic, entrepreneurial, academic and enterprise level organizations that will build knowledge, influence strategy and create new business opportunities in adjacencies to our core businesses.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with entrepreneurs, investors and corporate innovation arms to build our external networks.
• Keep internal business leaders and partners abreast of key relationships. As external relationships reach high-impact or criticality, transition regular contact to internal business leaders and/or partners.
• Stay well informed of industry trends through research and networking. Partner internally to share industry insights and key information.
• Partner with Marketing & PR teams to drive visibility and knowledge of Mobility in the industry.
• Lead and execute activities related to existing business partnerships, including scouting trips.
• Develop and manage ongoing stakeholder map of both internal and external partnerships. Ensure continuous visibility and understanding of the pipeline via a regular cadence of documented and verbal reporting.
• Participate as a key member of the Research & Development team and with key stakeholders across the business.
• Work as an integrated, highly collaborative member of Mobility

• Experience: 7+ years of professional experience, predominantly in a financial, strategic planning or business development capacity. Successful track record in corporate innovation or start-up business and mobility related ventures, including leadership experience preferred.
• Knowledge: Knowledge of strategic planning and adjacent growth, innovation methods and business model design, market research, pricing, contract negotiations and analysis techniques and tools.
• Skills: Excellent forecasting skills. Strong analytical and research skills. Concise and clear verbal and written communication skills. Strong business development skills.

• Demonstrable ability to perform quantitative and qualitative analysis necessary to define market
  opportunities and evaluate emerging technology and business models.
• Experience developing and structuring enterprise level partnership.
• Experience in the evaluation and execution of business development deals and a general understanding of equity investing.
• Established network with venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and corporate innovation arms preferred
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Passion for new, disruptive technologies and business models.
• Intellectual curiosity and relentless commitment to excellence.
• Positive attitude, self-starter and natural collaborator.
• Travel 75%.