Responsibilities
The Startup Liaison will ensure TDK Ventures brings consistent, visible and appreciated value to portfolio companies. You will continuously explore and identify potential mutual value creation scenarios (TDK Goodness and Synergies) with TDK teams around the world to further collaborations with TDK Ventures portfolio and non-portfolio companies.
- Continuously explore new opportunities to delight entrpreneurs by bringing new TDK Goodness with TDK teams to grow our partnership with our Portfolio Companies
- Pro-actively promote Portfolio Companies solutions across TDK teams to drive wider engagement
- Assess which startups not considered for investment should be introduced to which TDK teams, identify potential synergy opportunities to facilitate quality introductions with clear context and goal setting, and track as value is created on both sides
- Deliver regular presentations inside TDK on synergy projects progress and achievements between these startups we introduced and TDK teams
Qualifications
- A technical degree is required (advanced degree or PhD preferred) Electrical or Chemical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, or similar technology related field
- 10+ years’ experience in a hard-tech technology discipline, venture investment experience a plus
- Ability to understand TDK’s various technologies, strategy, value proposition and understand Startup technology, strategy, value proposition
- Experience working with both startup ecosystems and large corporate entities
- Interest in working with early-stage businesses focused on material science, energy/power, biomedical, and related areas typically underrepresented in venture capital portfolios
- Experience in Business Development, Strategy & Project Management
- Proven ability to establish internal networks and maintain productive business relationships
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a dynamic, fast paced environment with multiple teams and functions and across multiple projects and different cultures across the world
- Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills in Japanese (a must) and English (preferred) languages and ability to articulate insights, concepts and recommendations cogently and concisely
- Confidence to effectively and respectfully communicate across broad levels of people and functional roles including Startup CEOs, CTOs as well as TDK executives and engineering teams
- Uncompromising work ethic, accountability, and team mentality
- Demonstrable strong interest in corporate growth strategy and strategic business development
- Attention to detail with strong desire to always learn