Blackbird is hiring a Growth Investing Associate

Blackbird is searching for an Associate to focus on growth investments in the Blackbird portfolio.

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About The Role

Blackbird’s mission is to invest in the best Australian and New Zealand tech companies from the earliest stages and all the way through their lives. Last year we raised $650M for our fourth fund and have earmarked a lot of this capital for follow-on investments in our later stage companies. These include some of the most successful Australian startups such as Canva, SafetyCulture, Culture Amp, Propeller and Baraja.

You will play an important role in how we support the later stages of our startup’s journeys. You’ll help the investment team make decisions by becoming an expert on these companies, bringing together all the data and creating investment reports. You’ll also be part of the late stage deal teams, helping us and our co-investors throughout the transaction process.

Key Responsibilities:

Be the expert on late stage portfolio companies

Key Skills Required
Your background is less important than your skills, which should include the ability to:

Applications for this role have now closed

Working at Blackbird

We believe that building a diverse and inclusive team is critical to Blackbird’s success. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. We use Applied to ensure every applicant gets an equal chance of success.

Our December 2020 Culture Amp engagement score was 93.

We offer:

• Flexible working: Whether it’s working from home or leaving early to pick up the kids from daycare or school.
• Generous parental leave: We know family comes first and we are proud to offer generous parental leave — 16 weeks for primary carer and 6 weeks for a secondary carer, subject to a 12 month minimum tenure. This includes a continuation of super payments while on unpaid parental leave and a supportive return-to-work policy.
• Learning & Development: Our team is hungry to continuously learn and you’ll receive a budget to spend on whatever you’d like to learn — from coding courses to meditation.
• Unplugged weekends: We work hard without letting work get in the way of life. We’ve implemented no Slack or emails on weekends, so you can switch off.
• Sharing in Blackbird’s success: We think it is important to share successes with the whole team. All Blackbird employees receive carry in our funds and are the equivalent of owners in the management company.

Blackbird is a Pledge 1% member — we pledge 1% of our time, equity and profits to help not-for-profit causes in our community. The Blackbird Foundation has been set up explicitly to partner with organisations that believe in the potential of young people, and the importance of creativity.

About Blackbird

Blackbird is a venture capital firm whose mission is to supercharge Australia and New Zealand’s most ambitious founders. We do this by raising venture capital funds, investing into the best startup companies and helping them succeed. We have more than a billion dollars under management and a portfolio of 68 companies including some of the most successful Australian startups such as Canva, Zoox, SafetyCulture and Culture Amp.

Like the companies we back, we want to build a business that lasts for decades and produces excellent returns for our investors.

We’ve written a lot about what we love at Blackbird, so check out our blog if you want some more information about us. In particular, you should read about our mission and values, our master plan, and what we look for in founders.

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