Job Description

Head of US–Australia Partnerships | Leading APAC VC | Sydney or Melbourne – Hybrid

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Ghost AI is partnering with one of Australia's leading venture capital firms on a newly created Head of Network role.

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Founded in Australia in 2012, the firm has grown into a $4.6B+ AUM investment platform backing exceptional founders across APAC — including Canva, Airwallex, and Rokt.

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Now, as the firm expands into the US, they're looking for someone exceptional to build the network function from the ground up.

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This isn't a traditional recruiting or BD role.

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You'll own the strategy for how the firm builds, maps, and activates relationships across the Australian and US tech ecosystems — turning individual relationships into a compounding firm-wide advantage.

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Why this is exciting

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- Build the function from scratch — you'll own the network strategy as the firm expands into the US
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- Bridge Australia + the US (Bay Area) — quarterly US travel is a core part of the role
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- Build relationships with founders, senior operators, and exceptional talent across both ecosystems
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- Help portfolio companies solve critical hiring and growth challenges through high-value introductions
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- Work at a firm behind some of Australia's most successful tech companies
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- Join an AI-native, ~38-person team where everyone is expected to use AI to create leverage
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The Role

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As Head of Network, you'll build the systems, relationships, and strategy that make the firm's network a compounding asset for the entire firm.

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You'll:

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- Get out into the market and build relationships with top founders, operators, and senior talent
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- Become a trusted partner to portfolio founders,



understanding their needs and making the right introductions at the right time
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- Partner with the investment team to identify exceptional operators who could become future founders
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- Build the network strategy for the firm's US expansion, initially focusing on GTM talent before expanding further
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- Use AI, LLMs, automation, and data to make the network more scalable and effective
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Who they're looking for

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You should have:

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- 7+ years of experience in technology, ideally across a high-growth startup or major tech company
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- Experience in BD, partnerships, talent, strategy & ops, investing, or a similar broad operator role
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- Deep knowledge of either the Australian or US tech ecosystem, with credible familiarity with the other
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- A genuine ability to build relationships with senior operators, founders, and investors
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- A broad, generalist mindset — you're a connector, not a niche specialist
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- Experience building systems to track, manage, and leverage qualified networks
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- Genuine AI fluency — you actively use LLMs and workflow automation in your day-to-day work
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- A Bachelor's degree from an Australian or US university
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- Based in Sydney or Melbourne and comfortable travelling to the US quarterly
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This probably isn't for you if...

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- You're purely a recruiter focused on filling roles
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- You prefer managing a team rather than being hands-on
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- Your experience is primarily internal-facing with little connection to the tech ecosystem
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- You don't already have a meaningful network across founders, operators, or senior talent
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If you're the person people call when they need to know who the best operators are, where the next great founders are coming from, or who they should meet next — this could be a very special opportunity.

📌 Head of US Partnerships (New South Wales)
🏢 Ghost AI
📍 New South Wales