Description

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Position Summary

EmployBridge, the largest light industrial staffing supplier in the United States, is building an incubator to create new products and business models, to transform the way work gets done. This is a bold and transformative action taken by EB, that promises to not only change EB and the staffing industry but has the potential of making a tremendous impact on the lives of low-income workers in the US economy.

EmployBridge is seeking a creative product leader with a track record of success working for both start-ups and enterprises. The EIR will have the ability to excite and inspire people around ideas and an approach to innovation. They should be forward-thinking, curious, energizing, and able to stimulate big thinking and imagination in anyone they meet.

Responsibilities:

• Work as a general management leader and product management expert with entrepreneurial teams responsible for creating disruptive new businesses.


• Be accountable for team success and maintaining a positive working environment. Identify and troubleshoot (or escalate) situations that might derail teams.


• Orchestrate resources to train and coach teams on customer interviews, scripts, storyboards, etc.


• Help teams frame and sort through their experiences. Facilitate daily/weekly syntheses, eventually training team to run their own.


• Participate in recruiting, interviewing, and vetting potential entrepreneurial team members.


• Handle foundational issues like business model and operating model creation with the team


• Establish close advisor relationship with the team's leader, helping guide the leader and the team through the EmployBridge incubation process.


• Make recommendations on team member fit and strengths for future ventures


• Facilitate workshops and exercises that help establish team norms, teach EmployBridge methodology, and/or help advance the team towards their goals.


• Support business development activities.

Experience:

• 8+ years of work experience with demonstrated track record of software and/or digital product management leadership


• 5+ years of experience managing and/or leading teams at an executive level


• Past roles working at or consulting to global enterprises, ideally in a strategic role


• Time spent in customer facing roles at a senior level (i.e. consulting, sales, sales support, customer service)


• Familiarity and/or experience interviewing customers for market research and/or Voice of the Customer initiatives


• Previous experience working at a start-up


• Experience facilitating ideation and solution brainstorming workshops for cross-functional teams

Requirements:

• Exceptional people skills and the demonstrated ability to gain confidence, build rapport, and drive consensus with team members, board members and partners


• Execution oriented individual who understands and can apply lean start-up thinking, manage complex projects and run teams


• Ability to deal with ambiguity in a fast-paced, fluid environment


• Outstanding product management skills with the ability to develop product concept visions, MVPs and roadmaps at both a strategic and detailed level.


• Design and conduct Product/Market fit testing, and drive best-practices on researching, prototyping, and experimenting

Who is EmployBridge?

EmployBridge is the largest light industrial staffing supplier in the United States and a preeminent resource for professional staffing. We offer local expertise and service through our nearly 600 branches. We provide a full range of employment solutions, from recruiting and pre-screening high-performance candidates to delivering expertise in risk management and on-site services. Our reporting and technical solutions have no equal in the industry.

We have an entire family of specialty staffing companies that include: ResourceMFG, Select Staffing, ProLogistix, ProDrivers, Staffing Solutions, Employment Plus, Resource Accounting, Personnel One, MedicalSolutions, RemX Specialty Staffing, Westaff, and Remedy Intelligent Staffing.

We are growing and always searching for potential team members who share our values, want to make a difference, and thrive in challenging environments. We have built a work environment that is team oriented, financially rewarding, innovative and fun. We consistently promote from within and offer career paths that keep our employees engaged. Opportunities are local and nationwide!

What do we value?

There are five fundamental values upon which EmployBridge operates-Honesty, Integrity, Maturity, Family First, and Passion.At EmployBridge, we don't just talk about our values, we live them.

What do we offer?

EmployBridge offers a competitive benefits package, which includes: comprehensive Health coverage including Medical/Dental/Vision and prescription drug benefits, 401(k), paid time off and holidays, flexible spending accounts, and a wellness program. We also offer a variety of career paths and encourage promotion from within.

EmployBridge is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.