Director – KRMU Entrepreneurship & Innovation Cell (KEIC)

Job Description: Director – KRMU Entrepreneurship & Innovation Cell (KEIC)

Location: K.R. Mangalam University, Sohna (Haryana)
Position Type: Full-time, Senior Leadership

Role Overview

The Director of KEIC will be responsible for leading the university’s innovation and entrepreneurship agenda. This includes fostering an entrepreneurial ecosystem on campus, nurturing student/faculty startups, managing incubation and acceleration programs, securing industry partnerships, and positioning KEIC as a hub for innovation in North India.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategy & Leadership
  • Develop and execute KEIC’s vision, roadmap, and strategic initiatives aligned with KRMU’s goals.
  • Position KEIC as a leading incubation & innovation hub in the Delhi NCR higher-ed ecosystem.
• Incubation & Startup Support
  • Design and oversee incubation, pre-incubation, and accelerator programs for student and faculty startups.
  • Provide mentorship, connect startups with investors, and facilitate funding opportunities (seed funds, angel, VC, CSR grants).
• Partnerships & Funding
  • Build collaborations with industry, corporates, government bodies (DST, MSME, AICTE, Startup India, etc.).
  • Mobilize resources through grants, CSR funds, consultancy projects, and sponsorships.
• Ecosystem Building
  • Promote entrepreneurship culture across campus through workshops, hackathons, bootcamps, and startup challenges.
  • Integrate KEIC activities with academic programs and multidisciplinary student projects.
• Operations & Compliance
  • Manage the day-to-day operations of KEIC, including budgeting, staffing, and compliance with government schemes (NISP, ARIIA, Atal Innovation Mission, etc.).
  • Track and report on KEIC’s performance metrics: startups incubated, funds raised, patents filed, and student/faculty participation.

Candidate Profile

• Education: Master’s degree (MBA/Management/Engineering/Innovation/Entrepreneurship). PhD preferred but not mandatory.
• Experience:
  • 10+ years in entrepreneurship, incubation, innovation management, startup ecosystem, or higher-ed leadership.
  • Prior experience running/mentoring startups or managing an incubation/acceleration program highly desirable.
• Skills & Competencies:
  • Strong network with investors, industry leaders, and government innovation bodies.
  • Proven ability to mobilize funds and drive startup success stories.
  • Visionary leadership with hands-on execution ability.
  • Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and mentoring skills.

Performance Metrics

• Number of startups incubated/accelerated annually.
• External funding mobilized (CSR, government, investor).
• Patents/IP filed and commercialized.
• Student/faculty engagement in KEIC activities.
• National/international recognition (ARIIA, NISP, QS rankings, awards).

Compensation

• Competitive salary aligned with senior university leadership positions.
• Performance-linked incentives based on startup success and funding outcomes.