Mining Tech Accelerator Programme Lead

3 days ago


Perth, Western Australia Founders Factory Full time
Overview
Founders Factory, a leading global Climate Tech platform, is seeking an experienced Mining Tech Accelerator Programme Lead to operationalise the delivery of our Rio Tinto Mining Tech Program. This role will be hands-on and involve orchestrating a team to provide key expertise in driving the development, funding, and commercialisation of startups.

Salary: The estimated annual salary for this position is £120,000 - £180,000, depending on experience, with additional benefits including management company equity, pension, private healthcare, and 25 holidays.

About the Role
As a Sector Director, you will ensure the exceptional delivery of our accelerator program by bringing in experts from Founders Factory and beyond to deliver the program. You will work closely with our partner Rio Tinto to establish relationships, problem statements, and facilitate commercial opportunities between them and the portfolio. The role will also involve building relationships with international founders, angels, VCs, and universities in the climate, deep tech, and mining tech sectors. Good candidates should have outstanding people skills, hustle, resilience, deep empathy with founders, and a high curiosity for technology and tech startups.

Responsibilities:
  • You will be the key point of contact for the startups, ensuring they are getting the most out of the program and connecting them to our Founders Factory operations team for specialist support across product, commercialisation & GTM, fundraising strategy, data science, and more.
  • Candidates should also have extensive knowledge about building and growing hardware, deeptech, or climate startups, including knowledge on selling products in these categories.

Requirements:
  • Prior experience working as an operator in deeptech, hardware, or climate, with knowledge on commercialising, scaling, and selling in these businesses.
  • A passion for decarbonising heavy industry and accelerating the transition toward net zero.
  • An ability to connect, empathise, and collaborate with top-tier founder talent.
  • Relentless energy and passion for finding opportunities, building relationships, and execution.
  • A personal network across the mining sector and/or startup, VC, and talent communities in Perth & Australia.


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