Director of Residency Programs - The Open Accelerator

Job description

About the Job Red Hat is hiring a Director of Residency Programs to be the primary architect and orchestrator of the startup experience within The Open Accelerator. The Open Accelerator is a Massachusetts AI Hub, Red Hat, and IBM initiative dedicated to supporting and nurturing Massachusetts AI startups to rapidly bring innovation to enterprise-ready deployment. Our impact is delivered through two distinct yet synergistic spheres: a broad outbound community activation strategy and a high-touch, selective residency program. While our outbound work focuses on catalyzing the entire Massachusetts innovation landscape, our residency provides a chosen cohort of ventures with intensive mentorship, technical architectural guidance, and strategic funding to accelerate their path to enterprise-readiness. As Director of Residency Programs, you will be responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of the residency curriculum—from initial architectural design, to on-the-ground implementation and constant iterative improvement. This role ensures that the residency remains a world-class environment where the most promising Massachusetts AI startups receive the clarity, structure, and mentoring needed...