Entrepreneur In Residence

Startmate

Location This role is fully remote anywhere in Australia or New Zealand. We currently have an office in Melbourne with satellite offices in Sydney and Auckland.
Salary $100k-$120k + super + equity + carry in the funds
  • Closing: 5:45am, 10th Dec 2021 GMT

Job Description

About the Role

Reporting to Head of Programs

Startmate is looking to hire an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) / Founder Programs Lead to manage our Founder and Mentor experience throughout the Selection and Program phase of the Accelerator and Founders Fellowship.

You will be the face of the Accelerator and Founders Fellowship. This means you’re the first touch point for Founders and Mentors throughout the selection process and program. You’ll be a sherpa to the Founders to guide them on the right path and connect them with our Mentors, whilst crafting an exceptional experience for both Founders and Mentors.

Here is a brief overview of some examples of work you will commandeer:

  • Selection process - responsible for clear communication to both Founders and Mentors throughout the process whilst optimising to find the most ambitious Founders.

  • Program - delivering an exceptional experience for Founders and Mentors where Founders go on to succeed during and post program.

  • Mentoring - you know when to pour cold water and push but also when to say that you don’t know the answer. You are a natural matchmaker and connector of Founders to Mentors who can help them.

Position Requirements

Your background is less important than the key skills, which might include:

  • Founder Empathy - you deeply care about Founders and their success.

  • Communication - you are a clear verbal and written communicator at scale. You are able to manage communication from 100+ Founders and 100+ Mentors at any given time.

  • Feedback - you are not afraid to say it how it is. You thrive on getting feedback as well as giving constructive feedback which will not always be easy to deliver.

We’re looking for someone who is as passionate as us about making Australia and New Zealand the best places in the world to start a company. You must have a high ownership mentality and the ability to take responsibility for goals and outcomes.

This role is fully remote anywhere in Australia or New Zealand. We currently have an office in Melbourne with satellite offices in Sydney and Auckland.

Working at Startmate

We believe that building a diverse and inclusive team is critical to Startmate’s success. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. We use Applied to ensure every applicant gets an equal chance of success.

We offer:

  • Community: The Startmate community is a unique mix of founders, operators and investors — the one thing everyone has in common is ambition. Startmate is much more than just our team, it’s a community built on paying it forward.

  • Autonomy: You will have very high autonomy to realise your dreams within your area

  • Flexibility: We are a remote-first team with coverage across Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Noosa and New Zealand. We currently have an office in Melbourne with satellite offices in Sydney and Auckland.

  • Access: You get to work with every well known and less well-known Australian and Kiwi startup, VC and angel — Canva, Safety Culture, Propeller, Vend, Xero, Blackbird, Square Peg, AirTree, rampersand, Folklore — you name it!

  • Great vibes: Being able to bring your best self to work is really important to us. We index heavily on wellbeing and engagement to make sure that you’re able to turn up with energy and resilience each day.

  • A share of Startmate’s success: We think it is important to share successes with the whole team. All Startmate employees receive carry in our funds and are owners in the management company.

About Startmate

We’re making Australia and New Zealand the best place in the world to build a startup. We’re achieving that through building a platform that unleashes startup ambition and accelerates exceptional companies.

At our core, we’re a community of the most ambitious founders, operators and investors propelled by a highly-trusted mentor-driven community, and backed by the best angels, venture funds and tech startups in the region.

Over the past decade we have invested in 170+ startups, with a combined value of $2 billion.

We’ve written a lot about what we love at Startmate, so check out our blog if you want some more information about us, and check out our mission, values, and team, and one of our most ambitious goals...

Removing bias from the hiring process

Applications closed Fri 10th Dec 2021

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Removing bias from the hiring process

  • Your application will be anonymously reviewed by our hiring team to ensure fairness
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Applications closed Fri 10th Dec 2021