The company

This climate-tech company is building a new generation of materials to replace fossil-fuel plastics. Its materials perform like conventional plastic and run on existing manufacturing equipment, but they're natural, home-compostable, and marine-biodegradable.

The technology is proven.

The company has raised more than $30 million from leading global investors and is already working with major international brands. It's now moving from demonstration production to commercial scale, with the ambition to become a globally significant materials company based in Australia.

The team is 35 people, which means this hire will shape how the company runs.

The role

Reporting to Founders / CEO, you'll own the financial engine of the business. You'll also be the person who makes things happen across operations, fundraising and strategic projects. One week you're modelling runway for a Board meeting; the next you're running due diligence on a raise or fixing a process nobody owns.

As the company scales into manufacturing, there's a clear path to broader finance and operational leadership.

What you'll own

Finance
Budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, runway and financial modelling
Board, investor and shareholder reporting, with explicit, decision-ready insight for the founders




Managing the finance function, including the external accountant, bookkeeping, payroll, AP/AR, tax and compliance
Building the systems, reporting and controls needed for commercial-scale manufacturing

Capital
Modelling, investor materials, due diligence and execution on future raises
Shaping the funding mix across equity, project finance, debt and grants

Operations
Running external partners across legal, IT, HR and insurance
Supporting people operations: hiring, onboarding and employee admin
Owning cross-functional projects that don't have an obvious home

What you'll bring
5–10 years in finance, investment banking, consulting or similar, with solid modelling, forecasting and accounting foundations
Hands-on experience with fundraising, transactions or investment processes (project finance or grants exposure is a bonus)
Startup or scale-up operating experience, or a explicit appetite for it
The judgement to work out unfamiliar problems quickly, and to know when to bring in a specialist
Low ego and high ownership: you do the work and see it through
Genuine motivation to build something from the ground up on a global problem

📌 Director Of Business Operations Melbourne
🏢 Choice Ventures
📍 Melbourne