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Below are open roles we’re hiring for:

Program Director (Seattle, WA)

Program Directors are responsible for delivering the 10-month TKS program to 100-150 students. We are looking for people who have a passion for helping young people grow and achieve their full potential. We like to think of our program directors as “Olympic-level coaches” for the next generation of innovators, CEOs, and pioneers.

Requirements:

  • Experience: 6+ years of work experience
  • Background: Tech, startups, VC, management consulting, accelerators, impact/development
  • Traits: passionate about working with young people, desire to make real impact, interested in emerging technologies and solving global problems.

Locations: Seattle, WA (Hybrid)

Program Director (New York, NY)

Program Directors are responsible for delivering the 10-month TKS program to 100-150 students. We are looking for people who have a passion for helping young people grow and achieve their full potential. We like to think of our program directors as “Olympic-level coaches” for the next generation of innovators, CEOs, and pioneers.

Requirements:

  • Experience: 6+ years of work experience.
  • Background: Tech, startups, VC, management consulting, accelerators, impact/development
  • Traits: passionate about working with young people, desire to make real impact, interested in emerging technologies and solving global problems.

Locations: New York, NY

Program Director (Austin, TX)

Program Directors are responsible for delivering the 10-month TKS program to 100-150 students. We are looking for people who have a passion for helping young people grow and achieve their full potential. We like to think of our program directors as “Olympic-level coaches” for the next generation of innovators, CEOs, and pioneers.

Requirements:

  • Experience: 6+ years of work experience.
  • Background: Tech, startups, VC, management consulting, accelerators, impact/development
  • Traits: passionate about working with young people, desire to make real impact, interested in emerging technologies and solving global problems.

Locations: Austin, TX

Associate Program Director (Vancouver, BC)

Associate Directors are responsible for supporting the Program Director to deliver a successful program. After 1-2 years, Associate Directors grow into the Program Director role. We’re looking for people who are passionate about helping young people achieve their full potential, but may not have as much experience. You will constantly interface with the 100-150 students in your program to provide them with feedback, guidance, and support throughout the 10-month program.

Requirements:

  • Experience: 3+ years of work experience.
  • Background: Tech, startups, VC, management consulting, accelerators, impact/development
  • Traits: passionate about working with young people, desire to make real impact, interested in emerging technologies and solving global problems, curious, driven.

Location: Vancouver, BC (Hybrid)

Associate Program Director (Toronto, ON)

Associate Directors are responsible for supporting the Program Director to deliver a successful program. After 1-2 years, Associate Directors grow into the Program Director role. We’re looking for people who are passionate about helping young people achieve their full potential, but may not have as much experience. You will constantly interface with the 100-150 students in your program to provide them with feedback, guidance, and support throughout the 10-month program.

Requirements:

  • Experience: 3+ years of work experience.
  • Background: Tech, startups, VC, management consulting, accelerators, impact/development
  • Traits: passionate about working with young people, desire to make real impact, interested in emerging technologies and solving global problems, curious, driven.

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)

Associate Program Director (Seattle, WA)

Associate Directors are responsible for supporting the Program Director to deliver a successful program. After 1-2 years, Associate Directors grow into the Program Director role. We’re looking for people who are passionate about helping young people achieve their full potential, but may not have as much experience. You will constantly interface with the 100-150 students in your program to provide them with feedback, guidance, and support throughout the 10-month program.

Requirements:

  • Experience: 3+ years of work experience.
  • Background: Tech, startups, VC, management consulting, accelerators, impact/development
  • Traits: passionate about working with young people, desire to make real impact, interested in emerging technologies and solving global problems, curious, driven.

Location: Seattle, WA (Hybrid)

Associate Program Director (Calgary, AB)

Associate Directors are responsible for supporting the Program Director to deliver a successful program. After 1-2 years, Associate Directors grow into the Program Director role. We’re looking for people who are passionate about helping young people achieve their full potential, but may not have as much experience. You will constantly interface with the 100-150 students in your program to provide them with feedback, guidance, and support throughout the 10-month program.

Requirements:

  • Experience: 3+ years of work experience.
  • Background: Tech, startups, VC, management consulting, accelerators, impact/development
  • Traits: passionate about working with young people, desire to make real impact, interested in emerging technologies and solving global problems, curious, driven.

Location: Calgary, AB (Hybrid)

Associate Program Director (Austin, TX)

Associate Directors are responsible for supporting the Program Director to deliver a successful program. After 1-2 years, Associate Directors grow into the Program Director role. We’re looking for people who are passionate about helping young people achieve their full potential, but may not have as much experience. You will constantly interface with the 100-150 students in your program to provide them with feedback, guidance, and support throughout the 10-month program.

Requirements:

  • Experience: 3+ years of work experience.
  • Background: Tech, startups, VC, management consulting, accelerators, impact/development
  • Traits: passionate about working with young people, desire to make real impact, interested in emerging technologies and solving global problems, curious, driven.

Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid)

Associate Program Director (Remote)

Associate Directors are responsible for supporting the Program Director to deliver a successful program. After 1-2 years, Associate Directors grow into the Program Director role. We’re looking for people who are passionate about helping young people achieve their full potential, but may not have as much experience. You will constantly interface with the 100-150 students in your program to provide them with feedback, guidance, and support throughout the 10-month program.

Requirements:

  • Experience: 3+ years of work experience.
  • Background: Tech, startups, VC, management consulting, accelerators, impact/development
  • Traits: passionate about working with young people, desire to make real impact, interested in emerging technologies and solving global problems, curious, driven.

Locations: Remote (Canada or US)

Program Director (Remote)

Program Directors are responsible for delivering the 10-month TKS program to 100-150 students. We are looking for people who have a passion for helping young people grow and achieve their full potential. We like to think of our program directors as “Olympic-level coaches” for the next generation of innovators, CEOs, and pioneers.

Requirements:

  • Experience: 6+ years of work experience.
  • Background: Tech, startups, VC, management consulting, accelerators, impact/development
  • Traits: passionate about working with young people, desire to make real impact, interested in emerging technologies and solving global problems.

Locations: Remote (Canada or US)

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Blockchain powered hedge fund at Numerai.
"TKS gave me a community of inspiring peers, helped me create projects that got me internships at AI research labs and startups while in high school, and made me feel ready to work full-time at a startup in Silicon Valley without university."
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TKS 2018
Full-ride Morehead-Cain scholarship to UNC pursuing biotech.
“TKS sparked my interest in building real-world change. I’ve worked with scientists in the cultured meat industry, built a maternal public health program in Nigeria, and created a women’s health product (Boob Blurb)."
Isabella Grandic
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TKS 2018
Early cancer detection using genomics at Stanford.
"TKS propelled me into an environment of like-minded individuals where I built projects in cancer research, formed life-long connections, and built mindsets towards innovative success. The people I met in TKS remain my closest friends."
Kevin Zhu
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TKS 2019
SpaceX engineer and founder of Ember Bazaar.
"TKS has helped me realize that I'm meant to build and that I will continue to build and help others in spaces like climate tech and space tech! It helped me build an engineering portfolio and get amazing internships and opportunities."
Valkyrie Holmes
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TKS 2019
Co-founder of human longevity startup, Biotein.
"TKS gave me a new frame of reference for what I could accomplish. I trained tangible mental models like breaking down major issues into their root causes. I wouldn't have been able to cofound a biotech startup without this experience."
Anupra Chandran
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TKS 2017
Managing Director at Nucleate, global biotech leader.
"I got my first exposure to CRISPR-Cas9 and the scientific method during TKS, and I find myself relying on those lessons to this day as I help develop and deploy the next generation of genetic engineering tools here at MIT."
Michael Trinh
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Founder, Axiome: biosensors for molecular diagnostics.
"Through TKS, I was strongly encouraged to pursue my curiosities in areas that normally require a deep technical background, and was exposed to frameworks that have been immensely valuable as I've been building my company."
Samarth Athreya
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"TKS was the catalyst for me to rapidly progress toward my goals. It showed me that I didn't need to wait to start building valuable technical skills, start companies, and carve my own path. Without it, my life would look very different."
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