Innovation Pilots Director (Nonprofit Cleantech Incubator)

About LACI  The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) is a nonprofit organization creating an inclusive green economy by unlocking innovation (through working with startups to accelerate the commercialization of clean technologies), transforming markets (through catalytic partnerships in zero emission transportation, clean energy and sustainable cities) and enhancing communities (through workforce development, pilots and other programs).

Originally founded as an economic development initiative by the City of Los Angeles and its Department of Water & Power (LADWP), LACI is recognized as one of the most innovative business incubators in the world.

Learn more at laci.org About LACI’s Innovation Pilots LACI launched our Innovation Pilots program in 2019 to test market-ready technology, business model and policy model innovations at the community level to surface learnings that can help scale those solutions more widely in the LA region and beyond.

Through these pilots LACI brings together startups, corporate partners, local governments and community-based organizations to deploy, test, and increase utilization of zero emission transportation, clean energy, and sustainable cities solutions, with the aim of identifying scalable solutions that further the goals of LACI’s Transportation Electrification Partnership (TEP), Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) and focus on sustainable cities.

Past and current pilots have tested electric vehicle car share models, e-bike lending library models, neighborhood electric vehicle shuttle services, e-cargo van rentals, and the deployment of induction stoves in low-income single-family and multi-unit dwellings.

Position Summary :

• The Director of Innovation Pilots is a critical member of LACI’s Market Transformation team, responsible for fundraising for and guiding the development, implementation and evaluation of  Innovation Pilots to scale the utilization and deployment of cutting-edge clean technology solutions.
• The Director of Innovation Pilots reports to the Executive Vice President Market Transformation, supervises the Innovation Pilots Team, and is a part of LACI’s Director Team.

What You’ll Do :

Oversee LACI-led Innovation Pilots :

Assess pilot risk and develop strategies for de-risking deployment, working closely with the PCT, EVP of Market Transformation, and the CEO.   Mange full-cycle pilot process including Pilot Conceptualization :

Create comprehensive budgets.  Pre-Pilot Preparation :

Oversee the creation of an Implementation Plan for each pilot and execute pilot launch events (with Marketing & Communications and Government Affairs) Pilot Implementation :

Post Pilot Wrap-Up :

Sp earhead the development and implementation of strategies to take pilot learnings to drive scalable solutions through policy, funding, and partnerships.   Budgeting and Grant Writing / Management :

Startup Engagement :

Why You’re Right for the Job :

You are adaptable :

You enjoy working with community-based organizations and technology providers to support the needs of communities in the Los Angeles region.  You are a systems person :

Requirements :

This means you have :

Salary Range :

In addition to working on a campus with other innovators, we offer industry competitive benefits including :