Venture and Growth Lead
Core
Identify, validate, and scale new business ventures (Pharmacy, Bonnodog, Insurance) for an established pet retailer using customer insights and commercial analysis.
Role type
Senior IC venture and growth lead (operator)
Builds
New business ventures and scaled product lines
Domain
E-commerce / Pet care / Retail
Required skills
customer discovery, commercial case building, P&L ownership, cross-functional leadership, rapid execution, market screening
Preferred skills
startup founding experience, AI prototyping, pet industry knowledge, US/UK market familiarity
Technologies
Claude Code, MVP tools
Responsibilities
Conduct customer research to stress-test ideas, run market screening processes, build commercial cases with P&Ls, take operating ownership of backed ventures, collaborate across functions without formal authority, accelerate growth for proven models
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC