Jobs at CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center)

Supports daily coworking community operations by responding to member needs, maintaining shared spaces and supplies, preparing offices and conference rooms, assisting with onboarding and moves, supporting front desk operations, and organizing networking events. The role requires dependable, service-oriented communication, independent task ownership, organization, and collaboration in a fast-paced office environment.

Curate and lead Venture Café Cambridge’s weekly Thursday Gathering and related programs. Build partnerships across the local innovation ecosystem, design inclusive event experiences, oversee event logistics and volunteers, lead communications and marketing, track program performance, and represent the organization in the community. The role also supports underserved communities, contributes to broader projects, and requires onsite collaboration, public speaking, hospitality, problem-solving, and occasional travel.

Coordinates Japan Desk and international market-access programs supporting companies entering the Boston and Japan ecosystems. Responsibilities include program administration, participant and attendance tracking, event logistics, surveys, outcome reporting, stakeholder communication, partner coordination, and representing CIC at events. The role works with startups, corporations, government agencies, universities, and international partners, requiring strong communication, organization, English proficiency, advanced Japanese preferred, onsite availability, schedule flexibility, and travel as needed.

Leads real estate feasibility assessments and complex international expansion projects for future CIC centers. Coordinates finance, legal, design, construction, operations, and advisory workstreams; manages plans, risks, decisions, milestones, and stakeholder communications. Supports commercial negotiations, transaction documentation, public-sector RFPs, executive recommendations, and implementation handoffs while maintaining accurate pipeline data and improving expansion processes.

The Systems & Network Engineer will ensure network reliability, security, and scalability, managing physical access controls, monitoring traffic, and collaborating with vendors. Responsibilities include troubleshooting networks, documenting systems, and participating in an on-call rotation for emergencies.

The Accounting Manager oversees accounting operations, manages a small team, ensures accurate financial reporting, and supports financial process improvements. Role includes handling multi-entity accounting and compliance while collaborating with the Finance Director and global teams.

Support the Founder by managing calendar and inbox, planning complex international travel, maintaining commitments and briefings, researching opportunities, stewarding senior relationships, operating the podcast and media tasks, and building AI-driven systems to automate work and preserve institutional memory. Embedded at a CIC campus and occasionally coordinating across time zones and travel-focused periods.

Provide high-trust executive support to the Founder: manage calendar and inbox, plan complex international travel, maintain systems for commitments and briefings, steward senior relationships, support podcast and media operations, and build AI-enabled systems to automate routine work and preserve institutional memory.

Partner with Japan (and future Korea) leadership to deliver strategic HR: talent acquisition, leadership coaching, performance management, compensation, payroll oversight, employee relations under Japanese labor law, HR analytics, and regional HR coordination.

CIC is inviting general interest submissions from candidates interested in opportunities within their organization, focused on community and innovation.