PSBA Program Manager

Founder Coaching & Program Execution

Serves as the primary operational liaison for participating startup founders and project leads, managing routine advising sessions, progress reviews, and day-to-day venture support.

Enforces structured accountability for outbound milestones, guiding teams to execute target benchmarks (including 15+ grant/accelerator applications, 50+ venture capital engagements, 500+ prospective customer or partner contacts per project, or 50+ stakeholder discovery calls taken).

Conducts structured progress interviews and evaluations to track milestone completions, identify execution friction, and analyze cohort performance data.

Recommends and facilitates strategic pivots, course corrections, and tactical adjustments based on market feedback and founder progress data.

Events & Program Execution

Plans, coordinates, and executes cohort programming, founder workshops, and community events that advance startup milestones and support PSBA operational goals.

Facilitates hands-on cohort sessions, including recurring fundraising coworking days, pitch practice sessions, and peer feedback roundtables.

Manages event administration, participant tracking, guest speaker logistics, and facility setup for program initiatives.

Asset Development & Strategy

Partners with the PSBA Director in preparing and conducting full-day strategic onboarding and visioning sessions for incoming startup teams.

Assists project leads in building, refining, and updating core commercialization materials, including pitch decks, market sizing analyses, financial models, and structured sales scripts for discovery, follow-up, and closing motions.

Translates strategic direction from leadership and domain experts into actionable, daily execution workflows for venture leads.

Operations & Coordination

Maintains systematic records of program performance metrics, founder milestone completions, filings, investor engagements, and funding/revenue outcomes.

Coordinates continuously with the PSBA Director and the ART Project Coordinator to align program schedules, ensure grant compliance, and leverage university ecosystem resources.

Participates in departmental planning meetings, institutional reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives across PSBA programs.

LIT Student Mentorship

Coordinates the placement of students from the Leaders in Innovation and Technology ( LIT ) program into active startup and translational project teams.

Supervises, mentors, and assigns operational tasks to student participants, ensuring experiential learning aligns with venture objectives.

Create an environment that acknowledges, encourages, and celebrates differences.

Function and communicate effectively and respectfully within the context of varying beliefs, behaviors, orientations, identities, and cultural backgrounds.

Seek opportunities to gain experience working and collaborating in diverse, multicultural, and inclusive settings with a willingness to change for continual improvement.

Adhere to all of PSU’s policies including the policies on Prohibited Discrimination & Harassment and the Professional Standards of Conduct.