Portfolio Experience Analyst

About Elemental Excelerator

Elemental is a nonprofit investor in climate technologies with deep community impact. We bring more than a decade of experience across the climate sector, with an active and maturing portfolio of 150+ companies. Elemental fills two gaps fundamental to addressing climate change: funding projects for climate technologies in communities, and embedding equity and access into climate solutions. We invest in transformative technologies to create a system change for a more resilient, equitable future. 

With more than a decade of experience investing across many sectors and stages of climate technology, we have a maturing and active portfolio of 150+ companies, and a robust pipeline of thousands more. We invest deeply in entrepreneurs from traditionally excluded backgrounds and embed equity and access through every aspect of development through implementation. We heavily focus on project deployments that meaningfully bring in community input and deliver community impact. 

We do more than write a check; we find innovative and creative ways to identify and fill financing and support gaps in the market. Our wraparound support includes carbon finance, policy, equity and access coaching, corporate connections, diverse talent acquisition, follow on funding partnerships and beyond. 

About the role

Elemental is seeking a passionate self-starter to join our team as a Portfolio Experience Analyst. The Portfolio Experience team at Elemental leads the discovery, design and implementation of programming, tools and resources to support Elemental’s portfolio of 150+ climate-tech companies. This role will be responsible for activating our community of engaged founders through the development of program communications, founder tools, newsletters, and general outreach, as well as supporting the organization and execution of portfolio-facing events and Elemental’s accelerator program tracks. This is a dynamic position that works both cross-collaboratively within the organization to provide transparency across portfolio team initiatives, and directly with companies to help them scale and make a positive impact.

This position will report to Elemental’s Sr. Portfolio Experience Manager and sit within the Portfolio team to support startups working across energy, mobility, agriculture, nature based solutions, water, and industry. 

Key Responsibilities Include:                         

Portfolio Community Building & Program Support

• Lead and manage community touchpoints for Elemental’s portfolio of 150+ companies, such as monthly newsletters, slack engagement, and founder-led events to enable peer-to-per learning (“Unplugged Events”)
• Support the development of programming for and production of core Elemental Portfolio events, such as CEO & Leadership Summit (annual gathering of portfolio leaders in Hawaii) and Elemental Interactive (annual investor event in San Francisco)
• Support programmatic operations and communications for program tracks. This includes direct company communication, progress tracking, and helping to manage Elemental’s coaching roster
• Coordinate process to award and support additional support opportunities (“Prizes”) for Elemental’s Alumni companies

Portfolio Resources & Cross-functional Initiatives

• Build and manage a suite of portfolio resources including technology partnerships (ex. AWS, Carta), equity-in tools, aggregated job board, topic-specific toolkits and more
• Help design and maintain systems for portfolio coaching, tracking, management and share outs 
• Create strategies to track and maintain existing systems, tools and databases
• Analyze program and event feedback to promote a culture of positive iteration and progression
• Lead on cross-collaborative internal team communications and updates on behalf of the portfolio experience team

Other Functions, As Needed

• Conduct market research and competitive landscape analysis on specific sector(s) to identify gaps and opportunities for impact and investment, as needed
• Participate in application review and due diligence for portfolio selection process, as needed

Qualifications - even if you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications, we still encourage you to apply!                    

Desired Skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills and passion for drafting communications for an external audience
• Exceptional stakeholder management and experience working with and/or engaging diverse partners
• High attention to detail, accuracy and thoroughness, and follow through to ensure delivery of high-quality work product
• Passionate about establishing and improving processes and workflows
• High emotional intelligence and ability to build interpersonal relationships
• Entrepreneurial approach with team-oriented mentality and ability to work effectively in fast-paced teams
• Creative and proactive in solving problems

Standout Skills:                                                                                    

• Interest and experience in one or more of our sectors: energy, mobility, agriculture, nature based solutions, water, and the circular economy. 
• Experience working with startups, venture capital, or accelerator programs
• Experience working with frontline communities and/or social equity organizations
• Experience with event content development (i.e. developing topics for panel discussions, developing ideas for event content, identifying speakers) and supporting events from conceptual ideation to execution and debrief (incl. virtual events, hosted dinners, social gatherings, conferences, etc.)
• Experience engaging a virtual community 
• Proficient in or willing to learn the following software tools:
• Project Management Software (Airtable, Basecamp 3)
• Event Management Software (Splashthat)
• Slack
• Document Repositories (Google Suite, Box)

Compensation & Benefits

This is a full-time "at-will" position working at least 40 hours per week. You will be asked to travel for work periodically.

The salary range for this role is $54,600 - $85,400, which is based on market data and the organization's compensation philosophy. Individual salary offers will depend on and may vary with location, relevant education, knowledge, skills, and experience. We also offer comprehensive employee benefits, including a professional development stipend and three weeks paid time off (more details here).

Location

We will consider candidates located in the Bay Area or Honolulu. We are asking employees to come into the office at least one day a week to build community with the team. Currently, most people come in 1-2 times a week, but we encourage those who are interested to come in more often if they’d like. If you are not within a reasonable distance to one of our offices, you may be expected to travel to our HQ offices on a quarterly basis, and other travel may sometimes be required for conferences or meetings.

Other Details:

We will accept and review applications on a rolling basis. Although all applications will be considered, we may be unable to respond to all inquiries. Please note that we do read cover letters, so we advise spending adequate time on them to share your relevant stories and experiences with us. We also ask that you refrain from using tools like Chat GPT and keep the cover letter to 1-2 pages long. 

Elemental is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and has a strong commitment to diversity. Candidates of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Candidates from the following groups are especially encouraged to apply: Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC); members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual (LGBTQIA+) communities; people who have disabilities; and people from low-income backgrounds. 

Elemental is also committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs, and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other applicable laws.