Manager, Tech Community Growth

POSITION SUMMARY

The Manager, Tech Community Growth will lead the Greater Cleveland Partnership’s strategy of positioning the region as a thriving tech hub. This individual’s primary role will be acting as a community builder, convener and champion for our growing tech community. This includes working with tech companies, tech leaders, and the broad business community to promote tech adoption, engagement, and collaboration. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Design initiatives to engage leaders from tech companies, enterprise tech leaders (all companies), and various tech C-suite individuals in the work of the Greater Cleveland Partnership’s organizational and regional goals.
• Develop and facilitate an inclusive and connected network of technology leadership peer groups – including CIOs/Heads of IT, Tech Founders & CEOs, IT Advisors – to promote information sharing, collaboration, and community.  
• Lead efforts to architect and tell the community’s tech story by capturing, communicating, and recognizing the stories and the work of tech entrepreneurs and companies, tech professionals, and tech innovations.
• Build and maintain the Tech Events online calendar and tech ecosystem map helping our tech community more easily connect to the right organizations, meet-up groups, and opportunities of interest.
• Co-lead the Tech Ecosystem partner network and convenings to develop a shared regional mission and vision, to promote awareness and information sharing, and to increase support and collaboration opportunities among organizations, individuals, and meet-up groups.
• Represent GCP at key technology organization events and meetings to strengthen GCP’s profile in the regional and statewide tech communities.
• Assist with the planning of events and programs relevant to the tech community from roundtable discussions on topics of relevance to educational programs, networking events and Best of Tech Day. 
• Lead regular communication to the tech community (including tech companies, tech leaders, and tech talent) with newsletters that include relevant programs, resources, events and opportunities.
• Other job-related duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in appropriate related field
• 3 – 5 years of business or non-profit organizational experience with demonstrated success in leading and galvanizing individuals, teams, partnerships, and large-scale collaborations.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Demonstrated experience engaging, leveraging, and supporting range of professionals and industry networks to connect people and initiatives to advance business objectives.
• Outstanding communication skills demonstrated in written communications; the ability to present and convey concepts to diverse audiences; and experience leveraging digital communication platforms.
• Ability to initiate work and operate in a highly autonomous environment and demonstrated success in leveraging resources in a matrix management business model.
• Balance of strategy and planning skills with willingness to be closely involved in implementation and execution efforts in pursuit of the strategy.
• Strong professional presence with ability to interact with a range of business and civic executives from companies of all sizes.
• Experience and/or involvement supporting volunteer and civic leadership initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability in fundraising and resource development.
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and internal and external clients simultaneously.
• Desktop computer application knowledge and proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access) and Microsoft Outlook, along with experience using and creating other database applications.