Commercial Founder

2 weeks ago

Perth, Western Australia Rainmaking APAC Full time
Are you a seasoned entrepreneur, using your skills to constantly innovate with the goal of having an outsized impact on the world? Do you want to build a venture from scratch that's primed for scale, and are attracted to doing so in partnership with equally ambitious, entrepreneurial and dedicated partners? If so, you could be exactly who we are looking for

This is a rare opportunity to take ownership of a venture that is ready to go on a growth curve, and to do so supported by the IP, investment and wider support systems to accelerate your pathway to success.

We are on a journey to leverage cutting-edge technology to enhance the productivity, profitability and sustainability of a legacy, technical blue-collar sector.

As the founder, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of work and being at the forefront of innovation in this space.

**Please note, for this role you will ideally already be based in Australia with the right to work.

We are currently pipelining for a specific project and will shortlist in the coming weeks**About Rainmaking APAC Venture Studio We are a Venture Build Studio with more than a decade's experience of working with some of the world's largest and most influential companies.

We've built and launched over 60 ventures and worked with 80 of the Fortune 500.
We combine the best of entrepreneurial capability and corporate assets to build high-impact and fast-scaling new ventures.
Together with market-leading corporate partners and entrepreneurial founding teams, we build, launch and scale impactful new ventures.
How will you have impact?As the Commercial Founder and CEO, you'll be responsible for taking the venture forward through operationalisation, commericalisation and scale
You'll bring Rainmaking APAC's work more deeply to life, all whilst critically evaluating and further validating it as you go on your journey of scale
You'll deeply embed yourself with customers, creating a scalable solution which has unparalleled potential, in partnership with your CTO
To do this, you'll build a high impact team around you and find effective ways of unlocking all the opportunities available to you through Rainmaking APAC and your corporate investor & sponsor

You'll bring entrepreneurial depth having built a number of B2 B or B2 B2 C businesses, either through the corporate route or 'in the wild'.

You know what execution takes and aren't afraid to roll your sleeves up
You'll bring strong business development experience and commercial acumen required to unlock all the partnerships, commercial opportunities and distribution to take this venture to scale
You have deep problem-solving skills to tackle the macro and the micro.
You'll be skilled with lean startup and broader entrepreneurial methodologies, utilizing as appropriate
You have a good grasp of breakthrough technologies and have proven experience working with a CTO / Technical Co-Founder and / or highly technical teams to unlock opportunities
You're well embedded in the Australia startup ecosystem and ideally have exposure to engaging with blue-collar workforce members
You'll be customer obsessed, wanting to immerse yourself ASAP within this value chain and use your effective skills of pattern recognition to further develop a unique solution in this space
You'll be a top class leader who operates with integrity and is able to effectively build and engage teams on this journey
Key Traits
You're the first to roll your sleeves up and (sometimes literally) get your hands dirty to build awesome relationships and get into the mindset of the customer
You're deeply engaged and curious about solving problems within existing value chains and using cutting edge technologies to solve legacy challenges
You have a strong appreciation for the need to embrace risk in order to achieve the breakthroughs that solve the biggest challenges and an ability to navigate the complexity and pitfalls in doing so
You're highly credible, instantly holding your own in complex discussions with wide-ranging stakeholders and ecosystem players of all backgrounds
You have innate strength of leadership, with the ability to build, manage and inspire entrepreneurial teams
You have top class organizational skills, are ruthless in allocation of time and resources in pursuit of outcomes and progress, coupled with the patience to see this through
You effectively create followership, both within your team and across stakeholder ecosystems more broadly
You will report to the newly created Venture Board and will have an equity component to your compensation.

Whilst you aren't employed by Rainmaking APAC, we will partner closely together on your founding journey and to set you up for success.


Our Promise:
Working with us will be energising.
It will be challenging, entrepreneurial, sometimes scrappy, and deeply fulfilling.

You will engage with passionate, ambitious, action-oriented people, enthused by building businesses and having a positive impact on the world.

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'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 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.

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