# Start-up Growth Manager

> NUS Enterprise · Singapore, Singapore · Contract · Posted 2026-07-24

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** PIER71

## Description

### **Key responsibilities**

**Landing Pad Start-up Support (Core)**

-   Oversee the PIER71 Landing Pad — a structured soft-landing initiative enabling start-ups with promising technologies and clear commitment to access mentorship, fundraising, market entry, and ecosystem connectivity.
-   Design and iterate offerings to drive start-up growth in key areas such as revenue, capital access, team, and market expansion.
-   Analyse effectiveness of offerings against PIER71 outcomes (e.g. revenue growth, collaborations secured) and make recommendations for improvement.

**Community Building**

-   Maintain and evolve the start-up engagement strategy and calendar across all PIER71 initiatives; grow start-up participation in mentorship, peer learning, and ecosystem events.
-   Manage end-to-end relationships with Landing Pad start-ups, ensuring strong participation & retention rates, high satisfaction, key metrics capture, and ultimately start-up growth.
-   Support start-up onboarding/offboarding processes with Finance/Admin (documents, checklists, turnaround times).
-   Landing Pad contributor management
-   Grow and strengthen relationship with Landing Pad contributors (e.g. mentors, domain experts, consultants).
-   Convert Landing Pad contributors into active inputs (mentoring hours, office hours, workshops, connections, investor readiness support).
-   Equip and communicate regularly with Landing Pad contributors to ensure they can support effectively (e.g. materials are prepared and distributed in timely manner).

**Manage regional partners and channels (Americas)**

-   Build relationship and partnerships with maritime-related entrepreneurship-support organisations (ESOs) and government-linked entities via NUS Enterprise presence across both North & South America (i.e. BLOCK71 U.S.).
-   Support the market entries of international start-ups from the Americas (inbound) and market expansion of local start-ups into the same regions (outbound).

## Requirements

-   3–5 years in startup ecosystem development or a related role
-   Strong relational and communication skills to secure trust and buy-in from multiple and cross cultural stakeholders (founders, mentors, investors, institutional partners)
-   Strong organisational skills with ability to multitask from start to finish
-   Clear experience in establishing alignment and attribution between start-up support activities and organizational outcomes
-   Team player who can galvanise support for owned initiatives and reciprocate across other initiatives/functions

**Advantage:**

-   Familiarity with the maritime or deep-tech sector
-   Exposure to cross-border startup support or market entry initiatives, preferably involving the Americas
-   Bachelor's degree in Business, Entrepreneurship, or a related discipline

**Please be informed that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.**

**More Information**

Job Type: 2-year Contract

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: NUS Enterprise

Department: Ecosystem Development

## Apply

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