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Posted Mar 4Startups Accelerator Manager
at Vercel
On-site
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.
- 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.
- Analyze key metrics for the startup partner program and create reports and provide insights to internal and external stakeholders. About You: 3+ years
- Proven track record of building and scaling partnerships with VCs, accelerators, or early-stage companies.
Requirements
- As the team behind v0, Next.js, and AI SDK, Vercel helps customers like Ramp, Supreme, PayPal, and Under Armour build for the AI-native web.
- This role is ideal for someone who is deeply connected to the startup and VC community, has a strong understanding of developer-first products, and thrives in building scalable programs and relationships.
- experience managing high-value external relationships (e.g., customers, partners, investors, Board of Directors) and working directly with founders and C-level executives. •
- Experience leading high-visibility customer engagements (e.g., conferences, 1:many events, product launches, etc.)
- Ability to build and maintain credibility with a technical end-user in Engineering, Product, and Design functions, by showcasing Product and Industry knowledge and expertise, particularly knowledge of modern frontend technologies (eg. React, Next, Vite, Astro, Remix, etc.)
- Deep understanding of the startup ecosystem and the unique needs of high-growth founders and developer teams.
- Strong program management skills, with the ability to drive cross-functional initiatives from idea to execution.