What’s this job really about?

You’ll help us validate the ideas that matter for various large organisations around Australia and the world.

You’ll think like a start-up founder (minus the 3am pizza stress).

You’ll work fast, think critically, validate with customers, and help turn napkin-scribbled concepts into launch-ready ventures.

What you'll actually do

You'll be part of an Idea Validation Squad—a tight, fast-moving team working on a specific missions designed to help our clients achieve a particular vision. Think of yourself as the non-technical co-founder: your job is to validate whether an idea is worth pursuing (commercially, strategically, technically) before any major capital is committed.

Your Week Could Include

• Talking to real users and industry experts to stress-test an idea
• Synthesising market data into a clear “Size of the Prize”
• Mapping out competitors and adjacent solutions
• Figuring out pathways to market, potential revenue models or early traction
• Building decks and storylines that help our clients make confident decisions
• Contributing to and improving our internal knowledge base so we can move even faster next time

What You Bring

We don’t expect a perfect background—but we do look for a sharp brain, good instincts, and the drive to figure things out fast.

Essentials

• Bachelor's degree with solid academic performance
• 3–5+ years in consulting, product, strategy or operations
• Familiarity with tech trends, emerging markets, and how start-ups work
• Strong analytical chops—you’re great with messy data, and even better at spotting what it means
• Great communicator, comfortable with clients and co-founders alike
• A healthy combo of optimism + paranoia—hopeful about ideas, skeptical enough to challenge them properly

Nice To Have

• You've founded or tried to build something before (success not required—we love well-earned scars)
• You’ve worked in or around corporate innovation, start-ups or VC
• You like automating things to make life easier (for you and the team)

What’s In It For You

• Learn our Entrepreneurship-as-a-Service (EaaS) method—our proven way to uncover, test and validate bold ideas
• Work on real-world, high-impact problems in energy, infrastructure, construction and more
• Grow your skills in commercial analysis, user validation, strategic design and storytelling
• Be part of a diverse, tight-knit, energetic crew who back each other and go hard for the mission
• Launch into your next venture or career step with serious entrepreneurial muscle

How We Work

• We’re hybrid and flexible. Offices in Adelaide, Sydney and Perth, but you’ll mostly work where it makes sense for the mission.
• We’re a small, mighty team that supports each other hard and shares a weird love of sports, food experiments, and arguing (constructively) the right way.

🟢 Please consider applying even if you don't meet 100% of what’s outlined 🟢

Key Responsibilities

• ✅ Validating ideas
• 📈 Synthesising market data
• 📑 Building presentations

Key Strengths

• 🧠 Analytical skills
• 💬 Communication skills
• 📊 Market research
• 🚀 Entrepreneurial experience
• 💡 Familiarity with corporate innovation
• ⚙️ Automation skills

Why 11point2 is partnering with Hatch on this role. Hatch exists to level the playing field for people as they discover a career that’s right for them. So when you apply you have the chance to show more than just your resume.

A Final Note: This is a role with 11point2 not with Hatch.