Startup & Venture Ecosystem Lead

MongoDB
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Marketing & GrowthExperience: 8+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Strategic thinking","Execution","Relationship-building","Data-driven","Cross-functional collaboration"]

Strategic regional leader driving MongoDB’s startup and developer ecosystem engagement in the Bay Area. You’ll build partnerships with VCs, accelerators, founders and communities, design high-impact programs and events, lead a cross-functional team, and optimize initiatives to grow awareness, adoption, and affinity for MongoDB among startups and technical audiences.

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MongoDB
MongoDB
5 months ago

Startup & Venture Ecosystem Lead

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Job Summary

Strategic regional leader driving MongoDB’s startup and developer ecosystem engagement in the Bay Area. You’ll build partnerships with VCs, accelerators, founders and communities, design high-impact programs and events, lead a cross-functional team, and optimize initiatives to grow awareness, adoption, and affinity for MongoDB among startups and technical audiences.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Marketing & Growth
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Serve as MongoDB representative within the Bay Area startup ecosystem, developing deep relationships with VCs, founders, operators, and ecosystem influencers.
  • •Drive high-value startup acquisition by designing and executing a targeted acquisition strategy to engage and convert high-potential startups in the region.
  • •Expand MongoDB’s physical presence in the Bay Area by leading an ecosystem strategy centered on founder programming, including VC-partnered events, demo days, hackathons, founder dinners, and flagship community events.
  • •Amplify MongoDB’s startup presence through digital channels by collaborating with Brand, Social, and Digital Marketing to extend regional initiatives across social media, earned content, and owned media.
  • •Own cross-functional alignment for the regional startup audience by embedding startup/developer audiences into marketing initiatives driven by Revenue Marketing, Strategic Events, DevRel, and other internal teams.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:401kEquityPaid LeaveHealth Insurance

Key Requirements

  • •Have 8+ years of experience in marketing, community, ecosystem, or events roles focused on startups, developers, or technical founders.
  • •Have experience managing and developing high-performing teams, with the ability to set strategy while supporting strong on-the-ground execution.
  • •Possess deep familiarity with the Bay Area startup ecosystem, ideally with established relationships across VCs, founders, accelerators, and key founder communities.
  • •Have experience working in or closely with startups or venture capital firms, with a strong understanding of how early-stage companies operate and grow.
  • •Be comfortable engaging technical audiences, with enough understanding of startup engineering workflows to shape credible and compelling programming.
Experience:8+ yearsStartupsVenture capitalEcosystemDevelopersBay Area
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationStrategic thinkingExecutionRelationship-buildingData-drivenCross-functional collaboration
Languages:English

Company Brief

MongoDB
Develops MongoDB, a leading general-purpose, document-based database platform that enables developers and enterprises to build scalable, high-performance applications with flexible data models and cloud-native capabilities.
Industry: Data Infrastructure
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2007
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