Prep Days Student Industry Manager 

Job Title: Prep Days Student Industry Manager

Department: MBA Career & Professional Development

Length of Term: April 29, 2013 – January 31, 2014

*End date of February 28, 2014 for Entrepreneurship, Social Enterprise, and Entertainment/Media

Reports to: CPD Sector Manager

Liaises With: Related professional club, CPD, industry alumni

Overall Scope of Role 

The Prep Days Student Industry Manager is responsible for developing industry-specific programming and ensuring EC involvement and RC participation during Prep Days (January 17-18, 2014) or select February dates for Entrepreneurship, Social Enterprise, and Entertainment/Media programs.

Specific Areas of Responsibilities and Duties 

• Provide suggestions to sector manager for general interview prep programming tentatively scheduled for December 11, 2013
• Compile industry specific tips, interview questions, and other content to be used in Prep Packs. These packets will be distributed to RCs in the Fall to help them start preparing for interviews.
• Educate club members and other ECs about opportunities to participate and dates to return to campus for Prep Days (January 17-18, 2014)
• Collaborate with CPD Sector Manager to plan development of content for 2 industry specific programs (Interviewing in Your Industry and Demo Interviews in Your Industry)
• Recruit EC panelists for one or both programs
• Educate RCs on the value of Prep Days and inspire them to attend
• Evaluate effectiveness of industry-specific programming; summarize recommended improvements/changes

Qualifications 

• Full availability during Prep Days (January 17-18, 2014) or select February dates for Entrepreneurship, Social Enterprise, and Entertainment/Media programs.
• Prior industry knowledge before HBS or from RC internship (or immense passion for industry)
• Strong communication skills
• Effective peer recruiter; motivated and results-oriented
• Interest in developing programming for RCs at various points in the job search
• Familiarity with the RC internship search both via on-campus recruiting and the networked search
• Solid academic standing

Compensation 

$1,000.00

Apply 

Complete application and submit with resume to Catherine Elliott.

Criteria for Selection 

Select applicants will be interviewed by CPD Sector Managers and chosen based on their fit with the above qualifications.

We are excited to announce the 2013-2014 TechMedia Club leadership team! Thanks to all who applied, we have a fabulous team lined up for next year. We wish you a great summer, and are looking forward to lots of new and exciting TechMedia events in the fall. See you in September!

• Nathan Ie: CFO
• Rachel Steinberg: Co-Chair of NY
• Juan Leung Li: VP of Startups & VC
• Prabhakar Reddy: VP of Startups & VC
• Ankit Prasad: VP Large Cap
• Aneesa Sayall: VP New Media
• Raheel Janjua: VP of Membership Development
• Himani Jain: VP of Community Relations
• Drew Branden: VP Treks
• Philip Aiken: VP Treks
• Mohit Rajani: VP Education
• Jinal Surti: Co-Chair of WesTrek
• Emma Toshack: Co-Chair of WesTrek

NYC SeedStart’s 3rd accelerator class starts in July in NYC and is focused exclusively on enterprise software. We are launching this program with a grant and support from the governor’s office, a great group of venture capital firms (RRE, NYC Seed, Starvest Partners, Contour Venture Partners, Safeguard Scientific) and large enterprise corporate mentor partners (SAP, CA, Deutsche Telekom, Amazon).  All of the mentors of the program have deep enterprise experience.

Learn more and apply by going to our site: www.nycseedstart.com or email Brian Malkerson info@nycseedstart.com.

Applications due May 13th

Generation Investment Management, LLP

Technology Associate – London
JOB REFERENCE: TechAssoc

The Firm

Generation is an independent, private, owner-managed partnership with offices in London & New York. The firm was co-founded in 2004 by Al Gore and David Blood, and invests in private and public equities, as well as private debt. The Generation team of 57 people represents 16 countries and speaks 21 languages, and brings together seasoned analysts and leaders from the sustainability research field.

Sustainable Investing for the Long Term – Generation’s investment approach is based on the idea that sustainability factors—economic, environmental, social and governance criteria—will drive a company’s returns over the long term. By integrating sustainability issues with traditional analysis, Generation seeks to deliver superior investment returns.

Generation has built a global research platform to integrate sustainability research into fundamental analysis. It focuses on key drivers of global change, including climate change and environmental degradation; macroeconomics, poverty and development; water and natural resource scarcity; pandemics and healthcare; and demographics, migration and urbanization. These global challenges pose risks and opportunities that can materially affect a company’s ability to sustain profitability and deliver returns. Generation’s research plays an important role in forming its views on the quality of the business, the quality of management and valuation.

Generation’s vision is to mainstream sustainability in the capital markets, and its core values reflect a commitment to responsible citizenship. Five percent of the profitability of the firm is allocated to the Generation Foundation, which will support global nonprofit sustainability initiatives. Further information about our firm is available from our website, www.generationim.com.

The Position

Generation is seeking to hire one full-time employee to join our 13-person Global Equity Fund (GEF) Investment Team in London, where she or he will join a team responsible for coverage of global investment opportunities in the technology sector. The Investment Team is responsible for all investments made at the firm, and the investment process is characterized by a collaborative, dynamic exchange between members of the team, all of whom are based in London. Our people are our biggest asset and we aim to enhance our team by finding the right candidate for the role; the successful candidate would slot well into our already highly skilled & well regarded team.

Qualifications

As a member of the Investment Team, she or he will be responsible for helping provide research coverage for Generation’s flagship Global Equity product, focusing specifically on opportunities for investing in global technology sector equities. Generation is looking for candidates with proven full-time work experience in the technology sector or working with technology companies as a consultant or analyst.

Specific requirements include:

• Commitment to a career in equity investing, with particular focus on technology companies;
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills;
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills;
• An interest in sustainability, particularly its materiality for investors and the capital markets;
• Previous work experience (intern or permanent) at a large technology company or venture capital firm (advantageous);
• A curious mindset and creative problem-solving skills – we value original thinking!

The role is a full-time, permanent position. Start date is flexible.

The Process

Please email a cover letter and resume to jobs@generationim.com, quoting the job reference ‘Tech Assoc’ in the subject line. Because we are a small firm, it may not be possible to respond to all applicants.

Digital Afrique Telecom Summer 2013 Fellowship

If you aspire to become an Entrepreneur or have always wanted to work in emerging markets, this fellowship is right for you. It is an opportunity to have an impact on the lives on people living on the African continent using a high potential industry: the Telecoms.

Who is Digital Afrique Telecom?

An African company involved in technology. We are specialized in various telecom-based solutions including mobile applications and SMS/IVR/USSD value added services. We are present in 27 countries with partnership to 40+ mobile network operators throughout Africa. Innovation is at the center of our work, the “Can do spirit” drives the troop, and “failure is not an option” for us.

What it the Digital Fellowship?

For 8-10 weeks, fellows will live in Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire) and travel to various countries throughout the continent. The fellows will support Digital in various areas including business development, sales, operations, new product development (social media, M-savings, mobile gaming, etc…) Start date: June 15th 2013 All living and travel expenses will be covered.

What it takes to be Eligible 

• You want to discover/re-visit Africa
• You want to make a difference
• You have leadership abilities as well as problem solving skills

The applications for the summer 2013 starts April 1st and end May 30th

Please submit a resume and cover letter to sbakayoko@groupedigital.com

Quartz is a new kind of news site, reporting on the world in a way that makes sense for today’s business leaders.  Our readers include executives in every industry, including the founders and investors of some of the most prominent and promising tech companies in the world, including Mark Pincus, Garrett Camp, Chris Dixon, Vinod Khosla, Soraya Dabi, and Dave McClure.  We’ve been told that we’ve started to replace the WSJ, Economist, and other major news outlets.

We’d love it if you checked us out, via any of the following:

1. Visit us at qz.com.

2. Sign up for our email (yes, emails are the worst–but ours is really good!).

3. Follow us @qz.

Lending Club opened in 2007 with one simple mission: create an alternative to banks that offers both borrowers and investors a great rate. We are highly successful, growing at 2x+ per year and we’re looking for passionate, talented people to help us get to the next level.

The company was founded by Renaud Laplanche, a highly respected entrepreneur; backed by a solid team that is made up of innovators from financial services, technology and consumer products. Our board of directors and board of advisors include outstanding individuals who have reached the top of their respective fields.

Lending Club has been prominently recognized as a leader for its growth and innovation, including being named one of Forbes‘ America‘s Most Promising Companies in 2011 and 2012, a 2012 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, and one of The World‘s 10 Most Innovative Companies in Finance by Fast Company in 2013.

As our first ever MBA intern, you’ll be helping to launch the Next Big Thing for Lending Club. We have achieved incredible success in bringing together investors and borrowers to revolutionize the consumer loan market, and we’re currently in the process of figuring out what’s next. The Summer Associate will report to an HBS grad (MBA 07).

The Summer Associate will be involved in the following projects:

• Build a product strategy for our next major US market entry
• Segment our potential customers and recommend a go-to-market strategy
• Help negotiate with partners and vendors
• Evaluate partnership and M&A opportunities
• Work with internal teams to get a pilot off the ground

We are a fast-growing later-stage startup, and we move quickly. We are looking for someone who can learn quickly and pitch in to make a real difference while you are here.

If you want to experience what it’s like to work in a hot, exciting startup with a real business model, come work for us!

 What we’re looking for:

• Passion for our business model
• Desire to roll your sleeves up and drive things forward
• Analytical
• Creative, entrepreneurial
• Experience of financial services or payments or related industry

Please apply through HBS Career Hub. Applications due by 4/29.

Swellbox Senior Product Manager

 About Us 

Swellbox is seed stage digital health company providing an engaging consumer solution to managing your entire digital health life- in a way similar to how you engage with your social or financial lives. We’re in private beta and growing our user base.

As the health industry is quickly evolving away from being a reactive one where faxes and manila folders dominate, we see a world where consumers have comprehensive digital health lives that are visual, interactive and most importantly proactive. We want to be the home where consumers go to manage it- not just the medical stuff but also expenses, fitness, product recalls, research, etc. for themselves and their families, all in one place. We believe we have a unique consumer-centric model that will lead to a real solution, and are implementing the best practices of UX, lean start-up and iterative development to get us there.

We are seed stage and targeting to raise additional capital in the next 3-6 months. We’re located in Tarrytown, NY (40 mins outside NYC).

Role 

We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to be our partner and spearhead the next phase of our roll out within key demographics (mainly younger single health consumers or parents who want a better way to engage with their family’s health). This person will also be expected to add significant value in strategy, design and recruiting.

Characteristics of our ideal partner include: 

• Creative and entrepreneurial
• 4-10 years of tech/business experience with a track record as top performer
• An efficient doer who likes to roll up their sleeves
• Obsessive attention to detail and UX
• Decent knowledge of the health space
• Desire to be working in digital health
• Excited about to be part of a small start-up team tackling big problems
• Have extensive knowledge of web/mobile consumer start-ups
• - A modest, team player

Also would be nice: 

• Be a power user of latest consumer technologies (including fitness trackers and other wearable sensors)
• Active in social media
• Ability to code something

Benefits 

Cash salary and meaningful equity. We are currently located 40mins outside NYC and we’ll pay for commute. Food is on us and we’ll laugh at your jokes.

Please send intro e-mail and resume to brian@swellbox.com

*We’re looking for a full-time hire, although could be open to part-time role year-round