Special Projects and New Ventures – Founder’s Office

Job overview

The Special Projects and New Ventures – Founder’s Office role is onsite in Somerville, MA, with compensation of $90,000–$180,000 per year. The role works directly with Laminar’s founders to expand the company’s reach through new ventures. The role identifies and evaluates opportunities, builds business cases, and leads initiatives from concept through launch. It helps Laminar decide where to invest resources, assemble teams, and scale, revise, or stop initiatives based on results, contributing to the company’s growth and planning.

What you'll do

• Prioritize new ventures across industry verticals, geographies, partnerships, and customer offerings
• build business cases and define milestones
• recommend capital and headcount commitments
• launch initiatives
• recruit initial teams and collaborate with engineering and commercial leaders
• contribute financial analysis and evidence to company planning and fundraising
• scale, revise, stop, or transfer initiatives based on results.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

new ventures

special projects

founder’s office

business case development

venture launch

financial analysis

team building

somerville ma

laminar

$90k–$180k/year

equity

transportation benefit

401(k) match

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, transportation and health and wellness benefits, 401(k) employer match, equity, flexible PTO, FSA, company-paid holidays, and Greentown Labs membership.

Why this role

Direct work with founders to build new ventures, with the opportunity to grow into a general manager mandate for a business established in the role.

About the employer

Laminar is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.