Program Manager (Rolling Basis)

ABOUT ASTROLABS

At AstroLabs, we specialize in facilitating high-growth companies' entry into the Saudi and UAE markets. Offering comprehensive growth services including business setup, co-working spaces, and recruitment, we collaborate with government and leading private sector partners to bolster key regional sectors. As market leaders, having expanded 850+ companies to the UAE and 600+ to KSA, we're driving industry digitization - and we want you to be part of this journey!

We are ambitious, we take ownership, and are committed to excellence. If you are a high performing, driven individual then we would love for you to join our team!

If this sounds like a place that would excite you to come to work every day, please read on!

The Opportunity

This is a unique opportunity for a make-it-happen doer looking to fast-track their personal growth in the entrepreneurial, tech and digital space. You will have the opportunity to shape the next wave of startups through your guidance, support and challenge. You will also be regularly leading interactions with senior stakeholders in government and some of the largest local and international companies in the region.

This role is a great opportunity for an ex-founder that wants to find their next chapter after their startup journey, or a professional services team member with an entrepreneurial spirit, or a Project Manager who always wanted to be more hands on with innovation and program design. 

The Role

AstroLabs runs high-impact, practical entrepreneurial programs throughout the MENA region. As the Program Manager you will act as single-point accountability for delivery of programs in execution.

With ambitious plans to scale both in the UAE and regionally and with a varied program mix of face-to-face, online and blended delivery channels; you will provide key insights into the design of programs that have impact based on your experience of running them yourself. You will spot gaps and fill them, identify new value-adding activities in terms of content, networks and coaching that go above and beyond in delivering the best in entrepreneurial programs.

• Client relationship management - Single point of contact with senior management on customer side

  
  

• End-to-end management of key capability-building programs we run such as accelerators, entrepreneurship bootcamps and corporate fast pilot innovation programs

  
  

• Influence the overall program design and development by providing input and feedback into the creation process

  
  

• Complete ownership of program experience: Regularly analysing program feedback to generate actionable insights to improve the program experience

  
  

• Overview of the educational content that is delivered and operational execution of the programs

  
  

• Creating high-grade program and post-program reports and case studies capturing feedback and testimonials

  
  

• Collaborating with global and regional startup communities for sourcing startups for our accelerator and fast pilot programs

  
  

What’s in it for you?

• Your role will directly impact the growth of startups in the region, you will play a pivotal role in helping them achieve milestones, meet their next investor or secure their next customer.
• You will have full autonomy to implement your ideas (actually, that’s the main thing we will ask for).
• You will become part of a high-performance team focused on outcomes for our customers. No bureaucracy, no corporate politics.
• You will get a serious opportunity to grow. We are growing at pace and want our team to grow with us. You will build your personal development plan and have full support in progressing in your career in this job and all the ones that follow!

Your Profile

You’re a Doer. You get stuff done and follow things through to completion, no matter what.

• You’re also a Strategist. You get the full picture and you’re able to devise strategies and initiatives to reach the target outcomes.

  
  

• You’re a structured, systems and process thinker able to design and implement systems and process the manage and measure work without compromising creativity and flexibility

  
  

• You’re an effective project manager with a proven track record of facilitating high performance collaboration in diverse situations

  
  

• You’re adaptable and flexible. You’re able to cope with the changing nature of the role and to shift gears rapidly from one object to another, multiple time a day

  
  

• You have outstanding communication skills both verbal and written

  
  

• You create great decks and presentations

  
  

Your Background

• Minimum of 4 years’ work experience in consulting and/or project management or founder of a startup for at least 3 years

  
  

• Prior experience in a top-tier management consulting firm is a plus

  
  

• Structured and super-organised / works well under pressure

  
  

• You’ve honed your communication in outstanding presentation and communication skills

  
  

• Flexibility and coachability

  
  

• Analytical Bachelor's degree, for example business studies, economics, finance, MIS, engineering or other STEM topics

  
  

• Proven interest and passion for entrepreneurship and exposure to the local or international startup ecosystem.