Role Summary:
- The Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) will play a pivotal role in identifying, validating, and incubating new business opportunities that align with the organization's strategic vision.
- This role is designed for a dynamic leader with a strong entrepreneurial mindset, capable of driving innovation, evaluating investments, and representing the company externally as a thought leader.
Key Responsibilities for the roles:
- Identify and Validate new market opportunities, emerging technologies, and disruptive business models that align with the organization's strategic vision.
- Conduct Market & Competitive Analysis: Perform deep-dive research to assess market size, competitive landscape, and commercial viability for new initiatives.
- Evaluate Investment Opportunities: Assist in due diligence, deal flow screening, and assessing the technical/market fit of potential investment targets.
Represent the Organization:
- Act as a thought leader and external evangelist at industry events, conferences, and startup forums.
- Strong cross functional leadership and collaboration
- Multiple to cross function, NPD, SCM, Digital Marketing & customer support
- Market-driven approach - Enthusiasm in Product Development via extensive market research - strategic brand extension and risk-taking
- Open to explore new category under broader brand core & back it with extensive research
Required Qualifications & Skills:
- Minimum 2+ years of experience in strategy, growth, marketing or relevant vertical.
- Proven entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial experience in building and scaling ventures.
- Strong analytical skills with expertise in market research, competitive benchmarking, and business modeling.
- Experience in investment evaluation, due diligence, or venture capital/startup ecosystems.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills; ability to represent the organization externally.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive collaboration.
- MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred.
Key Competencies:
- Strategic vision and innovation mindset.
- Market-driven approach to product development.
- Strong leadership and stakeholder management.
- Risk-taking balanced with analytical rigor.
- Passion for emerging technologies and disruptive business models.
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