Head of Venture Incubation & Acceleration Ireland

Job Title: Head of Venture Incubation & Acceleration

Location: Trinity East, Dublin

Type: Full-time, In person

About the Company:

IoT Tribe is a global ecosystem builder accelerating the growth and adoption of disruptive, reliable and affordable net-zero energy technologies. We design and execute equity-free accelerators, 

support startups, and facilitate partnerships with leading corporates and government agencies across energy, smart infrastructure, industrial manufacturing, aerospace and defence.

The Role

We are seeking a highly organised and proactive Venture Incubation & Acceleration Associate to serve as the operational backbone for IoT Tribe's innovation programmes. This role combines programme operations, platform management, stakeholder coordination, and data management to ensure seamless delivery and exceptional participant experiences across multiple concurrent accelerators.

Your primary focus will be supporting the delivery of a flagship corporate incubation programme, working with ESB and in partnership with Trinity, while also contributing to IoT Tribe's broader portfolio of acceleration activities.

Working from Trinity East, you will manage logistics, maintain digital platforms, coordinate mentors and experts and gather the data that drives programme improvements and stakeholder reporting. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on creating structure, maintaining systems, and ensuring that complex programmes run smoothly. You will be detail-oriented yet able to see the bigger picture, comfortable working independently while maintaining strong communication with all stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of IoT Tribe's accelerator programmes, refining programme curricula based on cohort needs, client priorities, and emerging technology trends and managing programme timelines, milestones, and deliverables across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Conduct assessments to identify team strengths, gaps, and development needs, followed by weekly 1on1 coaching sessions with venture teams, review progress and adjusting action plans as part of a stage-gated process.
• Guide development of investor grade pitch decks and business cases for corporate governance boards and manage handover processes to venture building teams or corporate business units
• Build and maintain relationships with mentors, investors, and ecosystem partners across Ireland and Europe
• Work closely with the DoO to ensure operational excellence across all touchpoints, gathering quantitative and qualitative data to assess programme impact and identify improvement opportunities
• Work with the rest of the Tribe team to Identify and pursue business development activities including proposal development and client presentations and represent IoT Tribe at ecosystem events, panels, and networking opportunities

Skills, Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• 5-10 years' experience in startup acceleration, corporate incubation, or venture building
• Relevant experience of working in technological environments, preferably deeptech, and a demonstrable ability to leverage technology (eg. automation of workflows, dashboards…)
• Network of mentors, investors, and subject matter experts in relevant domains and stakeholder management skills across multiple organisational levels
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while managing multiple concurrent projects
• Track record in consultative business development
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting to senior leadership

Highly desired

• Experience working with large corporates on innovation programmes
• Knowledge of energy, utilities, or climate tech sectors
• Familiarity with Irish and European innovation ecosystems
• Previous involvement in programmes achieving measurable impact (funding raised,partnerships formed, ventures scaled)

Personal Attributes

• Proactive approach to problem-solving with focus on efficiency and outcomes
• High attention to detail while maintaining strategic perspective
• Comfortable working in ambiguous, fast-paced startup environments
• Collaborative mindset with ability to build trust quickly
• Passion for supporting entrepreneurial talent and driving innovation
• Adaptable and resilient with growth mindset

Terms

Salary dependent on qualifications and experience.

If you think your profile fits and would like to apply, please send your CV to talent@iottribe.org with a cover letter detailing:

1.Two programmes or projects you have led in the last 3 years that demonstrate you have the skills mentioned above, describing your role, the methodologies you used, and measurable outcomes achieved.

2.A specific example of how you coached a team through a critical pivot or decision point, including the challenge faced, your approach, and the result.

3.An explanation of why you want to join IoT Tribe and specifically why the X_Potential programme excites you.

4.Your availability to start.

5.Salary expectations.