SMU FinTech Coalition, Executive-in-Residence

Executive-in-Residence (EIR), SMU FinTech Coalition Position Details Location: Dallas, TX (hybrid) Reports to: Sr. Director of Programs (MassChallenge); works day to day with the VP, SMU FinTech Coalition Engagement: November 2026 through June 2027. November through January includes weekly touchpoints and action items with the program team as the Accelerator prepares to launch. Founder-facing work is heaviest from February through June 2027. Compensation: $1,800 per month, flat rate, for a part-time engagement of approximately 8 to 10 hours per week About MassChallenge MassChallenge is the global network for innovators working to solve massive challenges. We connect startups, experts, corporations, and communities to grow and transform businesses and economies. Our mission is to equip bold entrepreneurs to disrupt the status quo and create meaningful change. Our mission is BIG, and thus we are a team that gives 100% every day. Our values ensure that we stay true to our mission and our core beliefs. About the SMU FinTech Coalition The SMU FinTech Coalition is a three-year partnership between MassChallenge and Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business and Spears Institute, designed to establish SMU as a nationally recognized center for financial innovation. The Coalition combines a highly selective startup accelerator with year-round executive convenings and ecosystem events. The Spears Institute exists to catalyze the next generation of entrepreneurs and build a lifelong community of experience, relationships, and resources. MassChallenge is currently seeking an Executive-in-Residence for the SMU FinTech Accelerator to join our Dallas team. Position Summary MassChallenge is seeking a fintech Executive-in-Residence (EIR) to support the SMU FinTech Accelerator. The EIR works alongside program leadership, who own program design, curriculum, and investor engagement, and serves as the cohort’s go-to expert on regulatory readiness, financial institution pilots, and fintech technical depth. As the EIR, your mission is threefold: Bring Regulated-Finance Depth to Founders: Help startups building payments, banking, regtech, insurtech, capital markets, or other financial services technology get regulatory, compliance, and technical fundamentals right. Open Doors with Financial Institutions: Prepare founders for, and connect them to, pilots, proofs of concept, and partnerships with banks, payments companies, insurers, and other financial institutions. Strengthen the Ecosystem: Serve as a credible voice for MassChallenge and SMU with DFW financial institutions, fintech operators, and regulators, and attend in-person program events. What You’ll Do Regulatory and Product Readiness: Advise founders on licensing, bank partnerships and banking-as-a-service, AML/KYC, consumer protection, and data privacy considerations relevant to their products. Pilot Readiness: Coach founders through financial institution vendor onboarding, including third-party risk management, security and compliance reviews, procurement, and contracting. Technical Expertise: Provide direct subject matter guidance on payment rails, core banking systems, APIs and integrations, and data security; recommend additional specialist mentors where needed. Curriculum Support: Partner with program leadership on the Accelerator’s five curriculum modules: Product, Technology, Regulatory Alignment, Enterprise Engagement, and Partnerships. Mentorship and Coaching: Provide one-on-one and group mentorship to founders on regulatory, technical, and enterprise go-to-market questions. Financial Institution Connections: Make targeted introductions to financial institutions and corporate partners to accelerate use-case discovery, pilots, and partnerships. Ecosystem Representation: Represent MassChallenge and the SMU FinTech Coalition at Executive Circle convenings, founder salons, and related events. Key Deliverables Because this EIR role sits inside an active …

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