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About the Role

SE Ventures is seeking an Accelerator leader – North America to lead and scale its platform from Silicon Valley. This high-impact leadership role operates at the intersection of venture capital, enterprise innovation, and company building, owning the end-to-end performance of the accelerator from sourcing founders to delivering commercial outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Build and curate a world-class founder pipeline, sourcing and selecting top pre-seed startups in Energy, Industry, and Enterprise AI.
• Lead and evolve the Accelerator program, defining and refining the model to maximize product–market fit outcomes.
• Design bespoke engagement plans for each startup, including customer discovery, GTM, pricing, and enterprise integration.
• Ensure each cohort delivers tangible commercial results, such as customer engagements, pilots, and revenue traction.
• Drive enterprise engagement at scale by orchestrating deep collaboration between startups and Schneider Electric / AVEVA stakeholders.
• Unlock high-value interactions, including pilots, co-development, and go-to-market opportunities.
• Align internal incentives and stakeholders to accelerate real business outcomes.
• Mentor and support founders as a trusted advisor on strategy, product positioning, and commercialization.
• Help founders navigate enterprise sales, partnerships, and scaling challenges.
• Provide hands-on guidance through critical early-stage inflection points.
• Invest and manage portfolio outcomes, leading investment decisions in accelerator companies.
• Prepare investment memos and drive approvals with the SE Ventures Investment Committee.
• Support companies post-program, including follow-on investment readiness and investor introductions.
• Build and activate a global ecosystem by developing a strong network of mentors, operators, investors, and corporate partners.
• Represent SE Ventures at top-tier industry events and within the VC ecosystem.
• Strengthen SE Ventures’ brand as a leading enterprise-backed accelerator.

Requirements

• Master, MBA, PhD, or equivalent experience.
• 5-10 years’ experience in venture studio / pre-seed investment fund.
• Company building skills, ideally former entrepreneur.
• Good knowledge of the Silicon Valley early-stage ecosystem.
• Demonstrated capability to manage uncertainty, leverage networks, and align multiple stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Climate Tech and Industrial Tech markets.

Location

• Menlo Park (3 days / week office policy)

Work Type

• full-time

Experience Level

• 5-10 years’ experience

Education Level

• Master
• MBA
• PhD
• equivalent experience

Salary/Compensations

• $208,000 - $312,000 per year

Benefits

• medical (with member reward points)
• dental
• vision
• basic life insurance
• Benefit Bucks (credits to apply towards your benefits)
• flexible work arrangements
• paid family leaves
• 401(k) + match
• well-being and recognition (including service anniversary) programs
• 12 holidays per year
• 20 days of paid time off per year (pro-rated in the first year of employment based on start date)
• opportunity to purchase company stock (eligibility depends on start date)
• military leave benefits

About the Company

• SE Ventures is a $1B+ venture capital platform backed by Schneider Electric, investing globally in category-defining companies across Energy Intelligence, Industrial Intelligence, and Enterprise AI.
• Beyond capital, SE Ventures brings a differentiated model: combining venture investing with direct access to Schneider Electric’s global customer ecosystem, deep domain expertise, and operational capabilities.
• Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best.
• €40 billion global revenue
• +9% organic growth
• 150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

Equal Opportunity

• Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.