Startups Accelerator Manager

Vercel is a company that provides developers with tools and cloud infrastructure to enhance web performance. They are seeking a Startup Accelerator Manager to foster relationships within the startup ecosystem and support the adoption of Vercel’s products among early-stage technology communities.

Responsibilities:

• Scale Vercel’s relationships with startup ecosystem partners, with a focus on accelerators, incubators, and startup community leaders
• Support and execute programs designed to drive adoption of Vercel within the accelerator ecosystem, such as The Vercel AI Accelerator
• Collaborate with the Startup Program Lead to shape and iterate on strategies to drive adoption of Vercel’s products among thousands of startups and ensure companies have the resources they need to build quickly and effectively using Vercel
• Contribute to the development of programs and strategic initiatives focused on startup customers, in partnership with sales & customer success engineering, marketing, communications, business operations, finance, product management, and engineering
• Maintain and expand a pipeline of high-quality startup leads, actively tracking performance and impact of partnership initiatives within each Accelerator program and their cohorts
• Serve as a visible and engaged ambassador for Vercel in the startup community, attending + hosting ecosystem events and fostering long-term relationships
• Analyze key metrics for the startup partner program and create reports and provide insights to internal and external stakeholders