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Join Blackbird as a Program Manager and empower the next generation of tech pioneers in ANZ's vibrant startup ecosystem
Overview
Salary £100000
Location Australia - Hybrid
Expires Expires at anytime
Blackbird is a leading venture capital fund in Australia and New Zealand, with a mission to supercharge ambitious founders. With a portfolio valued over A$7B that includes heavyweights like Canva and CultureAmp, Blackbird is at the forefront of innovation, investing in over 130 companies and nurturing startup success.
- Lead the flagship Giants and Foundry programs.
- Guide aspiring founders and early-career researchers in creating impactful startups.
- Work closely with top investment partners and manage program cohorts.
- Design and implement initiatives to grow the community.
- Strong empathy for founders and community engagement skills.
- Excellent relationship management and communication capabilities.
- A hospitable and humble approach with a creative mindset.
Blackbird is committed to diversity and inclusion, offering flexible work options, generous parental leave, a learning & development budget, wellbeing resources, and unplugged weekends to ensure a balanced work-life. If you're ready to contribute to a team that values innovation and community, apply through Applied for an equal opportunity at joining Blackbird's mission.
About the Role Blackbird is looking for a Program Manager to lead our two flagship products, Giants and Foundry, and help us supercharge our impact on the ecosystem. In early 2021, we launched our Giants program to help more founders at the very beginning of their journey take their first steps towards building their product. It is a community to help aspiring founders realise their boldest ambitions, interrogate their problem space, and test their solution with some of ANZ’s greatest mentors. Giants exists to find the wildest hearts, wherever they are. In 2021, we launched our Foundry program to help PhD students and early-career researchers to hone an ambitious frontier-tech startup idea. Our mission is to unlock a path for the world-leading scientists within our universities and research institutions to scale their impact through startups. We offer participants content, community and mentorship from investors and frontier-tech founders from around the world.
Key responsibilities The Program Manager will report to our Investments Chief of Staff, Alex Gifford (AG), and work closely with Investment Partners, Michael Tolo on Foundry and Tom Humphrey on Giants. You will be the quarterback of our Blackbird program team, spearheading cohorts from pre-program to alumni and designing and developing new initiatives to build on our two communities. You’ll quickly become our go-to person for all things programs, build close relationships with founders, mentors and internal Blackbird stakeholders.
Position Requirements Your background is less important than your key skills, which might include: Founder empathy, Community-obsessed, Relationship management and communications, Humility, Hospitality mindset, Product mindset, A creator and ideator.
Working at Blackbird We believe that building a diverse and inclusive team is critical to Blackbird’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: Flexible working, Generous parental leave, Learning & Development Budget, Wellbeing, Unplugged weekends, Connection.
About Blackbird Blackbird is Australia's biggest venture capital fund whose mission is to supercharge Australia and New Zealand’s most ambitious founders. We do this by raising venture capital funds, investing into the best startup companies and helping them succeed. Our portfolio is worth over A$7B, and includes more than 130 companies across Australia and New Zealand, from Canva and CultureAmp to rising stars like Halter, Partly, Carepatron, Gilmour Space, Eucalyptus, Fleet and Tracksuit.
