ABOUT US

Antler is the investor backing the world’s most driven founders, from day zero to greatness.

Founded on the belief that people innovating is the key to building a better future, we partner with people across six continents to launch and scale high-potential startups that address meaningful opportunities and challenges.

Knowing that exceptional founders can come from anywhere with any background, we have offices in 27 cities, including Austin, New York, London, Berlin, Stockholm, Bangalore, Jakarta, Singapore, Seoul, Tokyo, and Sydney.

Our global community backs people from the beginning with co-founder matching, deep business model validation, initial capital, expansion support, and follow-on funding. Fueled by a personal passion that goes beyond traditional investing, we have helped create and invested in more than 900 startups across a wide range of industries and technologies, with the goal of backing more than 6,000 by 2030.

Read more about who we are and what we do here.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for an exceptional individual to join Antler Australia’s Investments team in executing our overall due diligence process, program delivery and experience, and building processes and systems geared towards operational efficiency. Now deploying our second fund, Antler has ambitions to invest into hundreds of companies in the region over the next few years.

Alongside creating better systems, processes, and tools, the role also includes supporting the development of Antler’s brand presence in Melbourne through participation in various aspects of the startup ecosystem. Responsibilities include:

Work with Antler founders to ensure both an enjoyable and productive experience through the Antler program - from on-boarding through to idea validation, company formation, pitching to investors and beyond.
Provide leverage to Antler Investment Director in a ‘generalist’ role.
Own key investment and program coordination processes to provide leverage to the program leadership team
- Downloading, trimming, uploading and cataloguing recordings
- Support cohort feedback cycle including developing surveys, analysis, and recommendations for experience improvement initiatives
- Data capture and analysis during investment due diligence process and beyond
Support on logistics / operational matters including event / speaker series setup and offsites.
Analysis on strategic growth projects.
Ensure a high quality program experience for Melbourne-based founders including organising social events, managing logistics of their office experience, and providing support for tools

KEY DETAILS

Start date: Preferred start in March 2024
Time requirement: This is a part time role and is designed to suit a university student. We request a minimum of 2.5 day commitment to the role. Days worked can be flexible and we are happy to accommodate reduced loads around university exams
Compensated role paying award wage
Melbourne based role primarily focused on local operations and supporting Sydney and virtual operations

ABOUT YOU

Founder first

You love and believe in people. You know that the founding team is the heart of a startup and is ultimately responsible for an early-stage company's success. You thrive in spotting exceptional talent and helping them build companies and raise capital. To date, you will have a strong track record of investment or you have been a founder who has built a business and raised institutional capital.

Grit, drive and execution

You have the ambition and inner motivation to reach for extremely big outcomes and the perseverance to address, problem solve, and find solutions to complex operational challenges. You are not shy of being independent with a laser focus on execution and results.

Communication

You believe in being open and honest. You are a clean and concise communicator able to negotiate and deliver tough messages with clarity and empathy.

Team player

We have a one team approach. We win together and take risks, acknowledging this means backing and recognising each other’s efforts and offering support when needed.

This is a hybrid role primarily based in Antler’s South melbourne office where you will spend 3 days per week in-office supporting founders through the investment process. Experienced hires will typically have either a strong track-record in the start-up ecosystem, in management consulting environments, or in the broader equities space. Additional traits we look for include:

Entrepreneurial mindset, comfortable with quick changes, tight deadlines, ambiguity, and willingness to support the growth of Antler.
Highly organized and able to structure and execute multiple processes simultaneously
Independent and proactive with a focus on execution
Highly collaborative approach and influencing skills
High level of ambition which will translate to building the DNA of Antler as a world-class company
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to write and speak in a structured and articulate manner
Passion for entrepreneurship and believe the world needs more change-makers and innovators
Results-oriented and outstanding personal commitment to setting and achieving lofty goals
Accomplished and structured problem-solver, strong business model thinking

WHY ANTLER?

We are all here to make a difference in the lives of founders and building companies that are solving real world problems. We are here to help people build the defining companies of tomorrow from Australia.

As a values-led team and by joining us, each day, you will surround by a team who are:

Awesomely ambitious

We’re constantly moving forward, looking for opportunities to re-envision, reinvent, and reimagine the way we do things. We create impact at scale, and when we reach great we seek to be greater.

Love what you do

We seek to create an environment and mission that means everyone can do the best work of their life. Every day, as a team, and individually, we aim to show leadership, be positive and respectful to build a culture that we can be proud of and others take notice of.

Win together and learn together

We take risks and lean in. We recognise each other's, and our own, effort, as well as our outcomes. And sometimes that means we might fail, but we acknowledge what happened and rally together to learn from it and move forward.

Open and honest

At Antler, we are open and honest. We believe it’s important to start with empathy, and communicate proactively. By taking ownership and accountability in this way, and being transparent and truthful, we are a stronger, happier, more productive team.

WHY ELSE ANTLER?

As part of this role, employees have the opportunity to be part of a growing global business, see the impact of their work on the day-to-day operations of the business, and join our mission to back the world’s most driven founders, from day zero to greatness.

Along with that, you will:

Create a legacy with an opportunity to impact the direction of Antler locally, and across geographies
Be part of a platform that helps build and invests in hundreds of disruptive companies every year
Opportunity to grow your network and develop your understanding of the startup, VC and business innovation space
The chance to work in a global and rapidly growing company with a truly global team and culture with significant local and global growth opportunities

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