Head of US–Australia Partnerships | Leading APAC VC | Sydney or Melbourne – Hybrid
Ghost AI is partnering withone of Australia's leading venture capital firmson a newly createdHead of Networkrole.
Founded in Australia in ****, the firm has grown into a$4.6B+ AUM investment platformbacking exceptional founders across APAC — includingCanva, Airwallex, and Rokt.
Now, as the firm expands into the US, they're looking for someone exceptional tobuild the network function from the ground up.
This isn't a traditional recruiting or BD role.
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.
Why this is exciting
Build the function from scratch— you'll own the network strategy as the firm expands into the US
Bridge Australia + the US (Bay Area)— quarterly US travel is a core part of the role
Build relationships withfounders, senior operators, and exceptional talentacross both ecosystems
Help portfolio companies solve critical hiring and growth challenges through high-value introductions
Work at a firm behind some of Australia's most successful tech companies
Join anAI-native, ~38-person teamwhere everyone is expected to use AI to create leverage
The Role
As Head of Network, you'll build the systems, relationships, and strategy that make the firm's network acompounding asset for the entire firm.
You'll:
Get out into the market and build relationships withtop founders, operators, and senior talent
Become a trusted partner to portfolio founders, understanding their needs and making the right introductions at the right time




Partner with the investment team to identify exceptional operators who could becomefuture founders
Build the network strategy for the firm'sUS expansion, initially focusing on GTM talent before expanding further
Use AI, LLMs, automation, and data to make the network more scalable and effective
Who they're looking for
You should have:
7+ years of experiencein technology, ideally across a high-growth startup or major tech company
Experience inBD, partnerships, talent, strategy & ops, investing, or a similar broad operator role
Deep knowledge of either theAustralian or US tech ecosystem, with credible familiarity with the other
A genuine ability to build relationships withsenior operators, founders, and investors
A broad, generalist mindset — you're aconnector, not a niche specialist
Experience building systems totrack, manage, and leverage professional networks
Genuine AI fluency — you actively useLLMs and workflow automationin your day-to-day work
A Bachelor's degree from an Australian or US university
Based inSydney or Melbourneand comfortable travelling to the US quarterly
This probably isn't for you if...
You're purely arecruiterfocused on filling roles
You prefer managing a team rather than beinghands-on
Your experience is primarily internal-facing with little connection to the tech ecosystem
You don't already have a meaningful network across founders, operators, or senior talent
If you're the person people call when they need to know who the best operators are, where the next excellent founders are coming from, or who they should meet next — this could be a very special opportunity.
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📌 Head Of Us Partnerships (New South Wales)
🏢 Ghost AI
📍 New South Wales