Ventures - Associate Principal

SAIC Ventures is strategic investor into startups that help our US Government customers solve their greatest mission challenges.

Our successful approach to Corporate Venture Capital is built on SAIC’s role as a Mission Integrator and deeply rooted in portfolio company collaboration around go-to-market, technology and products.

SAIC is scaling the Ventures team and seeking both Partners (investment leaders) and Associates (source, cultivate, and execute based on collaboration.

This particular opportunity is for an Associate who will be an individual contributor within SAIC.

The role will be based in either the DC/Maryland/Virgina Metro Area, Los Angeles or Silicon Valley, or a Startup hub in the mid west such as Austin or Chicago.

As an integral member of the SAIC Ventures team reporting to a Partner, the Associate will collaborate among SAIC technology and commercial go-to-market colleagues in our Solutions & Technologies Group (STG) as an integral part of our growth-focused team.

The Associate will also work across SAIC’s three business groups with Business Development and P&L leaders to ensure investments are tightly coupled to their strategies and go-to-market priorities.

The Associate must have proven experience in technology-driven growth in previous BD, product, venturing, or related roles.

They will leverage relationship building to scout technologies, inform CVC investment theses for successful investment committee decisions, and lead specific programs and projects for post-deal value creation with startups as active co-investment partners.

By treating our partners’ offerings as if they are our own, the Associate will help to accelerate SAIC’s government customers’ use of novel & disruptive technologies across both dual-use commercial and national security-specific capabilities.

The primary role of the Associate is to cultivate and source opportunities for both business collaboration with and investment in startups, while also applying those companies’ products into SAIC offerings and sell-through to our customers.

The responsibilities are equal parts VC & startup ecosystem engagement & cultivation, investment process management under the guidance of Partners and the Managing Partner, and post-deal value capture.

A successful candidate will have a mission understanding of and appreciation for the variety of SAIC’s National Security, Civilian Federal Agency, and State/Local Agency customers.

We are seeking two types of candidates for this role:

Internal candidates will leverage their BD, technology, and/or program capabilities to hit the ground running leveraging deep SAIC understanding and relationships and an appreciation for the value of technology & partner driven growth.