Venture Architect

Role Description

We’re looking for a Venture Architect who will also act as the early‑stage Product Manager for the ventures they create. This is a hands‑on, founder‑like role. You will:

• Identify commercially attractive opportunity spaces and take ideas from customer discovery through to MVP launch and early traction, owning both the venture thesis and the product decisions needed to prove whether something should scale.
• A core part of the role is using, and pioneering AI tools to accelerate venture creation, from research and synthesis to prototyping, product definition and market validation.

What you’ll be doing:

• Identify and validate high‑potential venture opportunities based on customer needs, market dynamics and commercial viability.
• Own the venture end‑to‑end: problem framing, jobs-to-be-done, value proposition, business model and right‑to‑play.
• Develop early business cases, unit economics and commercial scenarios to support investment decisions.
• Act as Product Manager from day one, defining MVP scope and prioritising learning over perfection.
• Use AI tools to rapidly create and test prototypes, landing pages, demos and concepts to validate demand.
• Run fast build‑measure‑learn cycles to de‑risk decisions before scaling investment.
• Mobilise and align cross‑functional teams, manage senior stakeholders, and facilitate stage‑gate, funding and investment decisions with executive leadership.
• Lead customer discovery, pilots and early commercial tests (including pricing and willingness‑to‑pay).
• Define the initial go‑to‑market approach and support early customer traction.
• Test, evaluate and pioneer new ways of using AI to transform and accelerate the venturing process itself.

Qualifications

• Experience as a founder, EIR, Venture Architect, innovation consultant, or early‑stage (0‑to‑1) Product Manager.
• Proven ability to take a product or venture from idea through to launch.
• Strong commercial judgement—able to spot what is truly valuable, not just interesting.
• Comfortable working in ambiguity and owning outcomes end‑to‑end.
• Hands‑on fluency with modern AI tools for research, prototyping, and validation.
• Commercially sharp, with strong customer empathy and product instincts.
• High commercial drive, including the ability to design and build using no‑code tools.
• Bonus: experience in deep‑tech, enterprise or B2B environments, venture studios, or startup/scale‑up ecosystems.

Benefits

• You won’t inherit a roadmap you’ll define the vision, set direction, and decide what gets built (and what doesn’t).
• Take true end‑to‑end ownership: from shaping ideas to launching ventures with real commercial impact.
• Go beyond product building, assess whether a venture should exist and how it wins in the market.
• Play a key role in shaping how AI is applied to accelerate and strengthen venture creation.
• Join an ambitious, fast‑growing international organisation where your ideas directly influence outcomes.
• Contribute to a purpose‑driven business focused on partnering with customers to make a meaningful global impact.
• Collaborate with a globally connected team, working across regions to deliver initiatives at scale.
• Benefit from a competitive rewards package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and long‑term success.