Founder-In-Residence
Company Overview:
Hanwha FutureProof Ventures (HFP Ventures) is an audacious corporate venture investment and new venture creation unit backed by Hanwha, a South Korea-based Fortune 500 company with $60B in annual revenue across aerospace, defense, energy, manufacturing, and materials industries. With the mission of being a catalyst for group-wide innovation and an engine for disruptive force in driving growth, we are investing in a breed of entrepreneurs who are pushing the boundaries of technology and deep science to redefine the future of industrial and energy markets.
Position Overview:
The Founder-In-Residence (FIR) will work with HFP Ventures team and our internal/external partners to launch and scale new companies. We are looking for a visionary entrepreneur with first-hand knowledge of the pain points A&D and National Security industries face. He/she will play a leading role to research, ideate, validate, and prototype products for new venture creation. HFP Ventures will support FIRs, leveraging corporate infrastructure and internal/external partners throughout the process. Upon successfully completing the program, a new venture will be spun out as an independent entity where the FIR is anticipated to take on a primary role as a co-founder.
Key Responsibilities:
- Have creativity and drive to develop ideas to be incubated into a high-potential business
- Work with HFP Ventures team to iteratively research and define critical defense and national security problems to solve that can benefit from employing deep technologies.
- Conceptualize, create, and build a minimal viable product
- Validate hypotheses by performing feasibility and product market fit tests
- Set the vision and the strategy of a new venture once the idea has been tested and determined to be a product market fit
- Bring in the best talent, build the product, and develop the initial GTM
Required Qualifications:
- Keep knowledge of A&D industry, including key technological trends and National Security challenges
- Knowledge and interest in disruptive technologies shaping the future of A&D and National Security industries
- Proven track record as an entrepreneur in the technology industry, with experience in successfully launching and scaling new ventures
- Demonstrated team building and management experience
- Product leadership & marketing experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in successfully applying for U.S. government contracts and grants.
- Experience in pitching to institutional investors and raising capital for early-stage ventures.
Diversity and Inclusion:
Hanwha believes that diversity and inclusion are vital to our success. We believe that by embracing different ideas and approaches, we enhance our ability to deliver the best results for our employees, our environment, and our business partners and customers. We foster a culture where all colleagues can share their passions and ideas in order that we may collectively embrace and overcome the challenges in our industry, and work toward a brighter future.
Hanwha is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.
Diversity and Inclusion:
Hanwha believes that diversity and inclusion are vital to our success. We believe that by embracing different ideas and approaches, we enhance our ability to deliver the best results for our employees, our environment, and ultimately our business partners and customers. We foster a culture where all colleagues are able to share their passions and ideas in order that we may collectively embrace and overcome the challenges in our industry, and work toward a brighter future.
Hanwha is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.