Head of Scouting

We are seeking a full-time Head of Scouting for Startupbootcamp (SBC) Australia to work out of our Melbourne office. You’ll work directly with the founders, and report into the Executive Team. You’ll be responsible for the APAC scouting (recruiting and selling our programs to startups), and assisting Global Scouting as required.

You love a super dynamic environment where things change all the time. You are proactive and a real go-getter. You Get Things Done! You have an eye for detail and are a perfectionist when it comes to data and operational processes. You preferably have an international business background or university degree and you ́re into startups. You have a positive can-do mentality and you are a true problem solver.

Your mission: To work closely with the Program Management Teams to identify, interview and recruit world class startups within themes and selection criteria, for our Startupbootcamp programs.

● You have a track record of successful communication with a wide-range of talented individuals

● You are familiar with the global startup space

● You are an experienced information manager with excellent organisation and research skills

● You are not afraid to handle large sets of data

● You are passionate about the startup ecosystem and want to take an active role in finding and building for our APAC programs

● You are a great team leader, but also able to work on projects autonomously

● You are ambitious, highly motivated and buzzing with energy and super keen to learn fast!

● You are a born networker and can manage 360 degree relationships

● You have excellent communication skills

● You know what it takes to be a top-notch startup and recognises them on the spot (or are willing to learn)

● You have knowledge of or have lived overseas, particularly in other Asian countries and can read/speak a second language (desired, not essential)

● You can motivate, train and manage small teams both locally and remotely

● You have experience in Energy Transition, Fintech or Foodtech and if not, have a genuine interest in learning. 

As Head Scout, you will be looking at startups around the world to find the best startup teams solving real-world problems in energy efficiency and energy independence. The startups could be using AI and machine learning to solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Alternatively, they could be building a new platform for managing individual financial health & wellbeing, or food supply chains. It’s going to be exciting to find out what these startups are trying to do and see how we can help them!

● Hunting for interesting startups from around the world, attracting applications to the accelerator together with our Marketing team and selling the program benefits

● Building relationship with some of the best startups out there

● Maintaining, filing and optimising a our startup database

● Working as part of a team of startup scouts in Australia and overseas

● Tracking and measuring success against KPIs, comparing performance against our sister Startupbootcamp programs and previous cohorts

● Supporting the team in a wider range of other tasks when required, including mentoring and onboarding other scouts or interns

● Preferably able to commit for an entire scouting period (3 months). There is the potential to continue in a paid role if mutually agreed. Ideally you will be full-time but for the right candidate we can be flexible on the number of days per week, as well as the start and end dates.

● We offer a unique opportunity for you to learn about the Energy Transition, FinTech or Foodtech startup ecosystem in Australia and the rest of the world

● Access to world-class mentors who can grow your network and inspire

● You will be part of an amazing team- we love to have a laugh!

● You will be working locally with our global corporate partners including

Google, Amazon Web Services, IBM, Stripe and local corporate teams

● You will become a part of our amazing family (some of our staff have gone on to work on programs at other SBC cities around the world)

SBC was founded in 2010 in Copenhagen with the core idea of supporting the world's best entrepreneurs as they grow their startups. Today SBC ‘Empowers Innovators’ not just in startups, but across the corporate landscape. We are one of the world’s oldest and largest industry based truly global startup support networks, with offices in cities like Amsterdam, London, New York, Milan, Cape Town and Singapore. We have supported thousands of innovators across the globe and have a portfolio of over 1,800 startups that have collectively raised more than A$3 Billion.

At SBC, we create impactful breakthrough innovation to solve some worlds greatest challenges across climate change and decarbonisation, sustainability and circular economy, financial wellbeing, and healthier lifestyles through sport and food tech. Startupbootcamp exists to inspire & accelerate innovators who are creating

opportunities for positive change in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

In order to grow, we need people, lots of smart people. We call them “smart creatives”. People that are smart, entrepreneurial and always find creative solutions for challenging topics.