POSITION/LEVEL: Principal Ecosystem Strategist FLSA STATUS: ExemptDEPT/OFFICE: Executive Management/Industry City DATE: August 2026 REPORTS TO: Executive LeadershipJOB SUMMARY:Industry City is home to 700+ tenant companies spanning manufacturing, food and beverage, design, media, and technology. This role exists to build a peer-level relationship with the leadership of every one of those companies - not as a landlord-tenant liaison, but as a trusted sounding board who understands each business well enough to spot opportunities that the tenants themselves may not see: share customers, shared vendors, complementary capabilities, or capital needs that another tenant on campus could help solve.
This is a relationship - and intelligence-driven role, not a leasing or property management function. Success looks like deep fluency in the business model, growth stage, and capital structure of a large share of the tenant base, and a track record of surfacing and brokering introductions that create real value between companies on campus.
QUALIFICATIONS:- Experience in venture capital, investment banking, business development, or startup operations
- Genuine curiosity about a wide range of industries and business types
- Strong relationship-building instincts; credible as a peer to founders and executives, not as a vendor or building representative
- Self-directed - able to manage a flexible, largely self-scheduled week and prioritize which relationships to invest in.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:- Meet with 10-15 tenant leadership teams per week, on a rotating basis, to understand their business model, growth trajectory, capitalization/funding status, and near-term needs
- Act as a candid, peer-level sounding board for founders and executives
- Maintain a working intelligence map of the tenant ecosystem: who needs what, who has what, opportunities for synergy meetups
- Proactively broker introductions between tenants where a business, commercial or capital connection could create mutual value
- Build and maintain trust-based relationships that don't depend on a leasing transaction to justify the conversation
IMPORTANT JOB FUNCTIONS:Majority of work time will be spent in an office environment, however, set up and during events, candidate should be able to meet the following physical requirements:
Physical Requirements:
- Able to lift up to 35 pounds
- Standing up to 8 hours a day in an outdoor environment
- Walking for up to 8 hours a day
- Stooping
- Bending up to 4 hours a day
- Working outdoors for up to 8 hours a day
- Ability to climb ladders and stairs
MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT USED:- Computer
- Microsoft Office Suite
- General Office Equipment
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of:- All computer applications and hardware related to performance of the essential functions of the job.
Skill in:- Conflict Management Resolution
- Organizational and interpersonal skills
- The ability to meet deadlines; accomplish work in order of priority; professionally maintain composure & effectiveness under pressure and changing conditions
