Director, Innovation Catalyst - USA Remote
Danaher CorporationSalary not specified
[Remote] Director of Venture Studio at Fin
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Venture Studio, Fintech, TechnologyIndustries
Requirements
- 5+ years in venture building, product strategy, corporate innovation, or startup leadership with proven success in taking ideas from concept to MVP
- Ability to inspire and manage cross-functional teams and EiRs, and to communicate effectively with senior leadership
- Strong business judgment and prioritization skills across multiple opportunities
- Skilled in lean experimentation, rapid validation, and portfolio decision-making
- Comfortable presenting at leadership/board level with clear data-driven recommendations
- Experience in at least two of the following sectors: iGaming, Crypto, or Digital Marketing
- Entrepreneurial, structured mindset, comfortable with ambiguity while creating clarity for others
Responsibilities
- Pipeline Ownership – Maintain and further develop a structured venture funnel (intake, prioritization, governance)
- Entrepreneur Management – Source, vet, and guide EiRs, pairing them with high-potential ideas
- Governance & Stakeholder Management – Prepare and present venture cases to the senior executive team, ensuring transparent decisions on advancing, pivoting, or shutting down opportunities
- Venture Criteria – Apply a clear framework for evaluating ideas, determining when to advance, pivot, or discontinue them, and continuously improve this framework based on experience
- Ideas & MVP Development & Validation – Oversee research, customer discovery, and MVP design with Product, Growth, and Engineering
- Alignment – Ensure new ventures leverage Find.co’s strengths, assets, and strategic priorities
- Portfolio Reporting – Track KPIs, generate insights, and communicate progress to senior leadership
- Team Leadership – Manage a compact New Ventures team (e.g. Product Manager, Growth Marketing, etc.), fostering a culture of speed, experimentation, and accountability
Skills
Key technologies and capabilities for this role
Questions & Answers
Common questions about this position
What experience is required for the Director of Venture Studio role?
Candidates need 5+ years in venture building, product strategy, corporate innovation, or startup leadership, with proven success in taking ideas from concept to MVP, plus experience in at least two of iGaming, Crypto, or Digital Marketing.
What key skills are needed for this position?
The role requires leadership to inspire cross-functional teams and EiRs, strategic thinking with strong business judgment, execution discipline in lean experimentation, and presentation skills for leadership/board level communications.
What is the salary or compensation for this role?
This information is not specified in the job description.
Is this a remote position, or is there a location requirement?
This information is not specified in the job description.
What makes a strong candidate for the Director of New Ventures role?
A strong candidate has an entrepreneurial mindset, is structured yet comfortable with ambiguity, excels in leadership, strategic prioritization, and execution discipline, and brings relevant industry experience.
Fin
Provides insights into customer operations workflows
About Fin
Fin provides tools for companies to gain immediate insights into the performance of their customer operations teams across various software applications. Their main product is a browser plugin that tracks and analyzes workflows, allowing businesses to see how their customer experience (CX) processes function in real-time. This data helps organizations identify best practices from top-performing teams, optimize their processes, enhance agent training, and make informed decisions about technology investments. Unlike competitors, Fin focuses on delivering detailed, actionable insights that support continuous improvement in customer operations.
Colma, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2015Year Founded
$19.5MTotal Funding
SERIES_ACompany Stage
Consulting, Consumer Software, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
1-10Employees
Benefits
Competitive compensation
Work from home setup stipend
Unlimited PTO
Two annual company off-sites
Insurance premiums covered at 90%
401k
Risks
Domain acquisition by James Booth may cause brand confusion for Fin.
New CEO Evan Cummack's leadership may not align with company culture.
Intensifying competition in SaaS market could challenge Fin's client retention.
Differentiation
Fin offers a turnkey browser plugin for granular business insights.
Fin optimizes CX workflows across SaaS applications for improved agent training.
Fin enables companies to replicate top performers and streamline processes.
Upsides
Increased demand for remote work solutions boosts SaaS application adoption.
AI-driven analytics tools enhance Fin's business insights capabilities.
Growing trend of integrating customer feedback aids Fin's process optimization.
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