Lead - New Ventures

7 months ago

Perth, Australia Capricorn Full time

**Who are we?**

Capricorn is a member-based financial services organisation which exists to improve the lives of over 25,000 Members across Australia and New Zealand by supporting them in building stronger automotive businesses. We provide products and services including trade credit, risk protection, equipment finance, trade events, travel services, fuel cards and more. Last financial year Member purchases exceeded $2.93 billion and Member returns exceeded $72.5 million.

**A great place to work**

When you join Capricorn, you become a part of something bigger than a typical company, because as a co-operative we exist to improve the lives of our Members by supporting them in building stronger businesses - not the other way around.

We are purpose-led and are committed to empowering our community to thrive. Our community includes our employees, and we know what is important to them, because we asked And here's our commitments to you:

- Provide a diverse and inclusive workplace - because we know how important it is for everyone to be treated fairly and with respect.
- Give you flexibility - it's important to recognise we are all unique and need to create work life balance.
- Offer paid parental leave - that supports both parent's leave and their transition back to work.
- Create a fun environment - our social calendar is full up with a range of different virtual and face-to-face events to keep us connected.
- Work perks - that our employees actually use, such as a fantastic reward and recognition program, wellness program, additional leave purchase and so much more

**Role Purpose**

This role will support the Manager - New Ventures and the Innovation and Corporate Development team to design and build future relevant automotive ecosystems and businesses for Capricorn and our members. Reporting to the Manager - New Ventures, this is a broad and unique opportunity to be involved in the venturing function of our corporate innovation team. The role will be a core member of the new venture team, with responsibilities which include team leadership, design research and insight generation, design, testing, business development, change management and project leadership.

Key to success in this role is ability to think strategically at an ecosystem level, design and establish innovative business models and complex partnership models, engage and collaborate with partners to determine how to create value together, develop business cases for investment, strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including executive and Board level. Deep experience in the automotive industry or data ecosystems is critical.

**Capabilities Required**

Skills, Knowledge and Attributes
- Proven ability to think strategically at an ecosystem level with sharp creative, analytical and sense-making skills
- Proven ability to design and establish innovative business models and complex partnership models.
- Proven ability to use human-centered insight to answer business questions
- Proven ability at establishing relationships and building value generating relationships with stakeholders at an ecosystem level.
- Innate curiosity, and a passion for customers and solving pain points and problems
- Strategy development and business analysis experience in a medium to large organisation.
- Able to work with ambiguity and uncertainty and can adapt quickly to market opportunities
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, developing high-impact documents and highly effective written communication skills.
- Strong presentation skills with a creative and compelling storytelling style.

**Experience**
- Experience in strategy development or consultancy
- Experience in implementation or business establishment
- Experience in developing successful business cases for commercial investment.
- Experience in the automotive industry or data ecosystems (Desirable)
- Worked with agile cross-functional teams (Desirable)
- Familiarity with innovation frameworks and tools such as Design Thinking, Jobs to be Done, (Desirable)
- Business Model Canvas, Lean Start-Up or other similar methodologies (Desirable)

**Qualifications**

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