**Please note, this is initially a short-term freelance opportunity**
Do you want to be a part of the creation and building of a new venture set for impact? A venture primed for accelerated growth by unlocking the huge potential of an established corporate's assets and scale-strengths?
Are you excited by business model innovation and constantly see ways to apply new thinking to the world around you? Do you see venture building as both a science and an art? Are you energised by customer stories and better understanding people?
Are you outcome-oriented, inspired by moving the needle and fulfilled by delivering impact through your work?
If yes, then read on - you could be exactly who we’re looking for...
The role
As a Venture Build Freelancer in our APAC Venture Studio team you will work closely with a lean team to scope, structure and validate a new startup opportunity that leverages the scale strengths and unfair assets of our partner.
Your role will be to execute on a range of experiments on the ground in Perth. These will be focused on customer interviews with blue and white collar workers to explore the startup opportunity space we have in hand. You will quickly build rapport with individuals in this space and spot themes, trends and patterns that emerge from your discussions, ones that will contribute to building the highest impact venture possible.
This role would suit a range of people, from consulting analysts with relevant skills through to prior Founders excited to explore a new opportunity space.
- Deep interest in working on a new venture that will impact the way workflows in this space operate in the future. This is an industry ripe for disruption and a fantastic opportunity to get exposed to the world of venture building through Rainmaking APAC
- Ability to work hands-on through our customer experiments and support in executing on these. This will involve user research, site visits and interviewing individuals to gain deep customer insights
- Familiarity and/or experience with market research and Voice of Customer initiatives will be highly valuable, consistently thinking customer-first
- Demonstrated confidence to engage with a variety of individuals with a range of personalities and professions. This will span from corporate stakeholders through to blue collar workforce members
- A natural eye for spotting themes and patterns, both through your intuition and data
Your Mindset & Values
- Motivation & Curiosity: dedicated and highly motivated to level up in all that you do
- Team player & Independence: you enjoy being a part of a lean, tight-knit and diverse team. You're equally a strong individual contributor and thrive on driving value and outcomes
- Perpetual Learner: intellectually engaged with a thirst for deeper knowledge, experimentation and continued growth
- Above all else, you are deeply entrepreneurial, impactful and kind
Our Promise:
Working with us will be energising. It will be challenging, entrepreneurial, sometimes scrappy, and deeply fulfilling. You will work with passionate, ambitious, action-oriented people, enthused by building businesses and having a positive impact on the world. You will be tasked with significant responsibilities. You will be valued, appreciated and believed in.
Values & Culture:
We strive to build and grow businesses that break new ground and unlock human potential through entrepreneurship. We want to deliver significant positive impact both for ourselves and to the world in which we live.
We have built a strong ethical codex. It encompasses not just what we do, but how we do it. Our values can be summarised as: be entrepreneurial, be impactful, be kind. We believe that how you engage with people makes all the difference.
We're committed to being a place where a diverse mix of talented people thrive. If much of this role resonates with you but you don't think you tick all the boxes, please apply anyway! We recognise different people have different confidence levels during applications and we wouldn't want this to stop us meeting you.
We recruit, employ, train and compensate regardless of race, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status. We're committed to being a place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, stay and do their best work. We might not do everything perfectly just yet and would like to hear your feedback and suggestions if you think there are areas in which we could improve, or if you believe we have not provided you with a fair opportunity.
