Programming Manager - We Build

Description

Build in Tulsa Background:

The mission of Build in Tulsa is to close the wealth gap in America by catalyzing multi-generational wealth within overlooked communities through tech and entrepreneurship. Build in Tulsa is dedicated to providing underestimated entrepreneurs with the human, social, and financial capital needed for success in commercializing new products and services in the marketplace.

Build in Tulsa offers a suite of services, including training and workshops to prepare founders for accelerators, mentoring and networking events to foster connections with peers and strategic partners, and facilitating access to potential sources of capital. Build in Tulsa is also addressing barriers that many underrepresented entrepreneurs face by providing free coworking space, cost-of-living assistance, and funding for technology and other business-related awards.

The mission of Build in Tulsa is to close the wealth gap in America by catalyzing multi-generational wealth through tech and entrepreneurship. Build in Tulsa is dedicated to providing underrepresented entrepreneurs with the human, social, and financial capital needed for success in commercializing new products and services into the marketplace. Build in Tulsa helps entrepreneurs build skills, build networks, and build capital to take their businesses to the next level.

Build in Tulsa is providing a suite of services, including training and workshops to get founders accelerator-ready, mentoring and networking events to introduce entrepreneurs to each other as well as strategic partners, and connecting entrepreneurs to potential sources of capital. Build in Tulsa is also addressing some of the barriers that many economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs face by providing free coworking space, cost-of-living assistance, funding for technology, and other microgrants.

• Innovation: Taking a forward-thinking approach to how Build in Tulsa operates to uniquely support our community.
• Resilience: Adapting quickly and evolving continuously to ensure that Build in Tulsa will endure and thrive beyond whatever we may encounter in an unknown tomorrow.
• Collaboration: Being a partner to our diverse entrepreneur and business community, whether that means mentor, supporter, side-by-side problem solver, idea bouncer, connection maker, or whatever else it takes to help them succeed.
• Respect: Honoring the history that Build in Tulsa is rooted in, and honoring the intelligence, hard work, and dedication that each Build in Tulsa community member puts into building their business.

We are seeking a highly skilled and forward-thinking Program Manager to lead the design, facilitation, and management of Build In Tulsa’s pre-accelerator programs. This individual will be responsible for crafting a comprehensive entrepreneurship curriculum with clear learning outcomes and practical toolkits that equip founders with essential skills in business model development, customer validation, go-to-market strategy, product road mapping, fundraising, and intellectual property.

Leveraging startup methodology, lean startup principles, and proven best practices in founder education, the Program Manager will keep all content relevant and impactful.

As the lead facilitator and coach, the Program Manager will deliver an engaging, results-driven experience that fosters collaboration, connects participants to valuable networks, and drives measurable growth. Through strategic oversight, relationship-building, and impactful programming, this role will position Build In Tulsa’s entrepreneurs for long-term success.

This is a full-time, salaried role that requires full-time in-person attendance. The standard schedule is Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM CT, with occasional evening and weekend work as needed.

• Partner with the Director of Programming to design, deliver, and implement a well-structured and high-impact accelerator program for women.
• Execute clear, constant, and rapid rapport with the programming director and staff to deliver a quality program for founders.
• Manage the program…