[Hiring] Ventures Manager @SAIC

Role Description

SAIC Ventures is strategic investor into startups that help our US Government customers solve their greatest mission challenges. This particular opportunity is for a Partner who will be a Manager within SAIC and be both a people and investment leader. The role will be based in either the DC/Maryland/Virginia Metro Area, Los Angeles or Silicon Valley, or a Startup hub in the mid west such as Austin or Chicago.

As an integral member of the SAIC Ventures team reporting to the Managing Director, the Partner will:

• Collaborate among SAIC technology and commercial go-to-market colleagues in our Solutions & Technologies Group (STG).
• Work across SAIC’s three business groups with Business Development and P&L leaders to ensure investments align with their strategies and go-to-market priorities.
• Lead investments into Startups under the guidance of the Managing Partner.
• Drive companies’ products into SAIC offerings and sell-through to customers.
• Engage in both VC & startup ecosystem engagement & cultivation, investment opportunity development & diligence.
• Capture post-deal value.

A successful candidate will have a mission understanding of and appreciation for the variety of SAIC’s National Security, Civilian Federal Agency, and State/Local Agency customers. Goals will be achieved through both pure business collaboration and as an investor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 6 years of experience including roles at a startup or larger company with technology or product or GTM or strategic role.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Passion for technology-based startups and experience in cultivating and closing deals as an investor in either a VC or CVC.
• Strong qualitative & quantitative analytical capability.
• Exceptional communication, active listening, critical thinking, collaboration, and presentation capabilities.
• Bonus if you have an MBA, JD, or Masters degree in a relevant field.
• Double bonus if you have experience working with or for a government agency or in the military.
• Triple bonus if you have a strong network in dual-use commercial technology, national security focused technology startups, and the broader innovation and investment economy.

Requirements

• Leverage data, relationships, technology & tools to inform capability & market specific investment strategies.
• Cultivate investment opportunities with co-investors and strategy-aligned startups.
• Support commercial diligence of startup investments prior to investment in collaboration with Ventures team and stakeholders.
• Lead technical & business diligence with functional support from finance and legal.
• Coordinate with the Managing Partner and Managing Director to develop overarching investment strategies and deal-specific investment theses.
• Act as a focal point for startup ecosystem engagement within their region.
• Collaborate with the STG team, business functions, and business units for investment theses, deal strategies, and execution.
• Act as a trusted advisor to each portfolio company for access to SAIC subject matter experts.
• Build quarterly and ad hoc reports on portfolio companies and the overall portfolio.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
• Comprehensive health benefits.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Opportunities for professional development and growth.

Company Description

SAIC is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services.

We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion.