Job Description
Head of US–Australia Partnerships | Leading APAC VC | Sydney or Melbourne – Hybrid n
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 ****, 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.
Why this is exciting n
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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 n
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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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 You should have: n
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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 professional 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... n
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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 chance.
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📌 Head Of Us Partnerships (New South Wales)
🏢 Ghost AI
📍 New South Wales