Client: imec
Location: Leuven
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 5c19738bed53
Job Views: 9
Posted: 16.02.2025
Expiry Date: 02.04.2025
Job Description:
Entrepreneurial Co-founder (spin-off opportunity)
Develop a new venture focusing on circuit design IP to monitor and improve the lifetime of integrated circuits. Entrepreneurial business developer with a background in EDA and IC design projects.
The Assignment
You have the opportunity to become a co-founder of the spin-out, teaming up with the technical co-founder and taking charge of the business strategy, including:
1. Develop a business plan for the company, assessing and staging its funding needs; then raise the necessary funds.
2. Build a detailed product development roadmap validated by interactions with industry players and potential customers.
3. Oversee all operations and business activities towards incorporation of the spin-off.
4. Manage the P&L of the company and, as is typical for a start-up, take a wide breadth of responsibilities including company strategy, market knowledge, operations, financing, HR, and marketing.
Required Knowledge and Skills
1. You are an enthusiastic entrepreneurial CEO or business leader with proven experience in building a new company or working in a start-up.
2. You have hands-on experience in IC design (EDA), testing (including developing testing software), and dealing with the semiconductor value chain.
3. You have experience delivering to different market sectors and their underlying drivers.
4. You have been working with partners around the world, have a network of potential clients, and understand the sales cycles for IC design.
5. You possess outstanding organizational and leadership skills with proven experience in driving a talented team to reach its targets within the set timing and available budget.
6. You have experience with fundraising (from venture capitalists as well as grants).
7. You are an excellent communicator and have strong public speaking skills. You can articulate the company strategy into a comprehensible storyline for non-experts and experts alike.
8. You are familiar with diverse business functions such as sales, marketing, finance, IP, etc. Hands-on experience with these functions is a plus.
9. Fluent in English, written and spoken. Knowledge of French and Dutch is an advantage.
What We Offer
We offer you an exciting temporary assignment in which you will be part of a community that makes the impossible possible. Together, we shape the technology that will define the society of tomorrow.
1. Duration of the assignment: 3 - 6 months
2. Desired start date: 02/09/2024
3. Work regime: Fulltime, 5 days/week (40h)
Location
imec Leuven
We provide the flexibility to work both from our office premises and remotely from home to maintain a healthy work-life balance while being an integral part of our team.
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