WHO WE ARE:
Plug and Play (PNP) Tech Center is the largest global innovation platform and one of Silicon Valley’s most active early-stage investors. We bring together the best start-ups and the world's largest corporations to create meaningful connections that help top companies innovate and meet their strategic goals. We are on a mission to bring the benefits of startup-focused open innovation to all four corners of the world.
Plug and Play has over 60 locations across the world and our corporate members include: The Alliance to End Plastic Waste, USAA, Visa, Nationwide, Aflac, Daimler, Ford, Nissan, BP, Johnson & Johnson, Roche, Pfizer, Walmart, Coca Cola, Adidas, and over 500 more.
Plug and Play’s corporate members utilize Plug and Play to identify the best startups to meet their challenges. Plug and Play’s proven investment track record includes Honey, Guardant Health, ApplyBoard, BigID, Kustomer, Rappi, Flutterwave, Hippo, PayPal, Lending Club, Dropbox, and many more.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
We’re actively seeking for an open-minded, detail-oriented, hands-on, DIY, positive spirit who has a passion for startups and the tech world, organizing and coordinating events, communicating and building the ecosystem, and supporting our team in various tasks.
HOW YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE? :
Community Facing
- Oversee planning and execution of event activations within the Origin innovation hub, including coordinating startups, corporate partners, and community stakeholders to deliver engaging programs, technology showcases, executive roundtables, and ecosystem events that maximize the space’s impact and visibility.
- Build and maintain an ecosystem of relevant stakeholders around innovation, venture capital and startups (incl. clusters, government representatives, universities, mentors, keynote speakers, etc.)
- Lead and support event planning and execution for selected onsite and virtual events and workshops. This includes for example the setup of a virtual event platform, coordination of external stakeholders, eg. technical event support, catering, print agencies, speakers
- Prepare marketing documents for major startup and corporate events such as flyers, brochures, web presence, slide decks, design templates, newsletters
Corporate facing
- Coordinate the Plug and Play open-innovation-based startup evaluation, dealflow, and pilot management process together with our corporate partners
- Identify great startups meeting corporate tech and business needs
- Support innovation activities with clients and engagement with startups for example pitch events, dealflow sessions, meetups, etc...
- Introducing startups to our corporate partners and helping our corporate partners engage with startups when there is a potential match or opportunity.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
- Pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree
- You know how to put together and present a well-structured presentation
- You have a strong passion and understanding of professional social media and newsletter marketing
- Ability to communicate in different styles and formats such as long-form texts and social media posts
- Ability to prioritize tasks
- Highly motivated work style, structured, careful, trustworthy, and taking on an independent approach to work
- Organizational talent with analytical capabilities and quick learning ability and excitement about event preparation and execution
- Strong people skills, client-facing and service orientated with a positive mindset and supportive attitude
- A strong passion for building networks and community and communicating our strong presence in the North Texas market
- In addition, you have a high degree of initiative, resilience and a sense of responsibility and your absolute reliability, discretion and loyalty distinguish you
WHAT WE OFFER:
- Be part of Plug and Play - the biggest and fastest-growing startup innovation platform globally with locations worldwide
- Be at the forefront of innovation and get access to groundbreaking technologies
- Be part of a dynamic, international and open-minded team
- Get access to and communicate with leading international tech executives, startups and investors
- Work in a vibrant and unique working environment
- Various opportunities for your career development after your internship
- Contribute and realize your own ideas and have room for self-development