The best operators in startup land rarely come through a job board. They're already embedded somewhere, quietly making everything run. If that's you, and you're open to a conversation, register your interest now. We'll reach out when the right match emerges across our portfolio.
Our portfolio founders are technical, ambitious, and often stretched across product, sales, and investor relations simultaneously. What they need is an operator who can build the scaffolding underneath them, finance, people, process, and systems, so they can stay in their zone. The hire is usually the first dedicated ops person in a team of 10–30.
You've run day-to-day operations at a startup, finance oversight, vendor management, compliance, HR infrastructure
You've built systems from scratch, not inherited them
You're the person founders call when something is on fire and also when they want to think through a hard decision
You can read a P&L and a hiring plan in the same breath
You are deeply unbothered by ambiguity
Experience as a COO, Chief of Staff, or GM at a funded tech company
You've navigated a fundraise from the operations side
Comfort working across finance, legal, people, and tooling simultaneously
Experience in a high-growth environment where the product, team and offering has scaled
Strong preference for SaaS or tech-adjacent industries
If you're looking for an established playbook, a large team to delegate to, or a title that precedes outcomes, early-stage ops will frustrate you. These roles reward people who get things done before they're officially asked.
Skills Required
- Experience running day-to-day operations at a startup
- Finance oversight and ability to read a P&L
- Vendor management and compliance experience
- HR infrastructure setup and hiring plan coordination
- Built operational systems and processes from scratch
- Comfort working across finance, legal, people, and tooling
- Experience as a COO, Chief of Staff, or GM at a funded tech company
- Experience supporting or navigating a fundraise from the operations side
- Experience in high-growth environments where product, team, and offering scaled
- Strong tolerance for ambiguity and ability to operate without an established playbook
What We Do
Black Nova Venture Capital is an early-stage venture investor focused on pre-seed and seed B2B technology startups in the APAC region. Headquartered in Sydney, the firm partners with founders by providing capital, strategic guidance and operational support to help startups scale. Black Nova seeks technology-driven companies across sectors and aims to add hands-on value beyond funding to accelerate growth.
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