Director, Venture Factory

Nelnet Business Services (NBS) is seeking a Director, Venture Factory to lead the design, operation, and continuous improvement of a venture creation engine. The role involves identifying, assessing, prototyping, and piloting new business opportunities, driving a start-up, fail fast, learn quickly approach to reduce spend and accelerate go-to-market timelines.

Requirements

• Lead the development and execution of a repeatable opportunity-sourcing system
• Engage with market, startup ecosystems, customers, and internal resources
• Define and maintain formal opportunity qualification criteria
• Construct and manage a ranked venture backlog
• Launch prototypes and pilots
• Apply risk-adjusted investment logic and run weekly venture reviews

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, HSA and FSA
• Generous earned time off
• 401K/student loan repayment
• Life insurance & AD&D insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee stock purchase program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Performance-based incentive pay
• Short- and long-term disability
• Robust wellness program