What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operations Coordinator position at Capital Factory?
Austin, Texas, United States
Flight Team reporting to Sr. VP Operations
Full-time in office
You'll play a vital role in keeping the gears of the Capital Factory turning so that we deliver value every day for our entrepreneurs and our partners. Your work will enable success across key teams including our corporate and government partners, workplace, and events - all designed to help make connections that matter for our entrepreneurs.
Requirements
What you will do...
Capital Factory is the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas, the number one startup state in the U.S. Hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs, programmers, and designers gather day and night, in-person and online for meetups, classes, and coworking. With boots on the ground in Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, we meet the best entrepreneurs in Texas and introduce them to their first investors, employees, mentors, and customers. According to Pitchbook, Capital Factory has been the most active investor in Texas since 2010.
Flight Team reporting to Sr. VP Operations
Full-time in office
You'll play a vital role in keeping the gears of the Capital Factory turning so that we deliver value every day for our entrepreneurs and our partners. Your work will enable success across key teams including our corporate and government partners, workplace, and events - all designed to help make connections that matter for our entrepreneurs.
Requirements
What you will do...
- Project management in Asana
- Organize contracts in PandaDoc
- Update event deliverables in Hubspot
- Manage schedules, prepare meeting agendas, briefings, and follow-up
- Develop newsletters, presentations, marketing materials, dashboards, and playbooks
- Event planning
- Administrative support
- The trains run on time. Projects and deliverables are completed on schedule
- Meetings are productive because everyone is prepared in advance and they have a clear agenda and objectives
- Other people on the team come to you to solve problems because they see you as a resource, not a roadblock
- Events that you manage are well attended with industry leading feedback and ratings
- You give back time to leadership by taking meetings off their calendars
- You love the details, and excel in tracking project milestones ensuring nothing slips through the cracks
- You anticipate potential challenges and proactively seek solutions before issues escalate. You demonstrate initiative, taking ownership of tasks and independently resolving operational gaps
- You have graphic design experience and can make professional, detail-oriented presentations
- You are a documentor. You make lists and spreadsheets
- You are a problem solver. You look for ways to make things work better and how to turn chaos into systems
- You are organized and plan ahead, but you don't get stressed out when things change at the last minute... because they will. You roll with it
- You check your email in the evenings and are available to work during evening events and over the weekends when there is a tight deadline. You do what it takes to get the job done
- You have a reliable laptop computer & smartphone that you are comfortable using for work
- You plan to stay in Texas for at least two years
- We have a passion for startups and technology.
- We are transparent and we over-communicate
- We have excellent written and verbal communication skills
- We communicate when we are not able to meet a deadline and suggest a solution
- We are professional and presentable and greet everyone cheerfully. We're ready to deal with an immature student, a pushy salesperson, top VC's, a fortune 500 CEO, and even the President of the United States
- We are excited to work in downtown Austin and have reliable transportation
- We have a quiet place where we can work remotely with fast internet.
- We are security aware. We have a passcode on our computers and phones and use a password manager
- We are able to efficiently use the Google suite of productivity tools (Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides)
- We are available to work at CF House during SXSW (Spring Break), DREAMCON (one week long staff summits twice a year), and Austin Tech Week
- We get to Inbox Zero every day
- 4 weeks paid time off (one week is between Christmas and New Year's)
- Personal health, vision and dental insurance paid 100% by Capital Factory
- Additional benefits such as 401k program (50% company matching), life insurance, short & long term disability and and employee assistance program
- Parental leave including 10 weeks paid leave for birthing parents and 4 weeks paid leave for non-birthing parents
- $1,000 personal innovation budget on your first year anniversary and then an additional $500 each anniversary thereafter
- Coworking membership at Capital Factory with garage parking space, metro pass, or rideshare credits and access to the onsite gym
- A priceless network
Capital Factory is the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas, the number one startup state in the U.S. Hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs, programmers, and designers gather day and night, in-person and online for meetups, classes, and coworking. With boots on the ground in Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, we meet the best entrepreneurs in Texas and introduce them to their first investors, employees, mentors, and customers. According to Pitchbook, Capital Factory has been the most active investor in Texas since 2010.
