Venture and Founder Development Lead
Core
Lead the strategic development and delivery of a founder and venture development portfolio for a university, helping students, researchers, and staff validate ideas and progress early-stage ventures.
Role type
Senior IC portfolio leader (entrepreneurship & innovation)
Builds
Founder and venture development programmes, cohorts, and pathways
Domain
Higher education + entrepreneurship + innovation
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Portfolio management, team building, stakeholder engagement, commercial judgement, research translation, budget management, strategic planning
Preferred skills
Tertiary education environment experience, coaching founders, understanding research-led university contexts
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Lead strategic development of the founder and venture portfolio; Build and lead a new Venture & Founder Development team; Coordinate diverse portfolio initiatives and external dependencies; Strengthen connections between venture initiatives and research translation/commercialisation; Contribute to the Centre's Leadership Team on strategy and culture
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC