Guide startups from vision to success. Join banja.au as a Startup Consultant and transform innovative ideas into exceptional products.
Join banja.au as a Startup Consultant, where you'll be the bridge between ambitious founders and quality execution. This role is perfect for experienced product professionals who thrive in the dynamic startup ecosystem and want to multiply their impact across multiple ventures.
We're seeking someone who speaks both languages fluently - the visionary language of founders and the practical language of builders. You'll work directly with startup founders to transform their raw ideas into structured product strategies, then coordinate with our team of engineers, designers, and product specialists to bring those visions to life.
As a Startup Consultant, you'll be working across multiple exciting ventures simultaneously:
You've lived and breathed product development, whether as a founder, product manager, or strategic consultant. You understand the nuances of building products that users love and businesses can scale. Your experience spans from scrappy MVP development to sophisticated product optimisation.
You're comfortable with ambiguity and excel at bringing structure to chaos. You've experienced the highs and lows of startup life and can empathise with founders while providing pragmatic guidance. You know when to push for perfection and when to ship and iterate.
You're a natural coordinator who can align diverse stakeholders around a common vision. You seamlessly navigate between technical discussions with engineers, creative sessions with designers, and strategic planning with executives. Your superpower is making complex collaborations feel effortless.
You see the forest and the trees. You can zoom out to understand market dynamics and competitive landscapes, then zoom in to define specific features and user stories. Your strategic recommendations are grounded in data but inspired by vision.
You won't be working alone. You'll have direct access to our team of senior engineers, designers, and experienced product people. When a startup needs specialised expertise, you'll know exactly who to bring in.
Unlike traditional consulting, you'll work with a diverse portfolio of startups across industries. From fintech to healthtech, from B2B SaaS to consumer apps, every day brings new challenges and learning opportunities.
We're not consultants who deliver recommendations and walk away. We're partners who stay engaged through implementation and beyond. Your success is measured by the success of the startups you guide.
The startup ecosystem moves fast, and so do we. You'll have access to the latest tools, methodologies, and insights. Regular workshops, conferences, and peer learning sessions keep you at the cutting edge.
Morning: Strategic session with a fintech founder, mapping out their product roadmap for the next quarter and identifying key technical challenges.
Midday: Facilitate a design sprint with our UX team and a healthtech startup, translating clinical requirements into user-friendly interfaces.
Afternoon: Review development progress with our engineering team on three active projects, ensuring alignment with product specifications and timeline commitments.
Evening: Virtual coffee with a potential new startup client, understanding their vision and assessing how banja.au can accelerate their journey.
Australia's startup ecosystem is exploding. Founders have incredible ideas but often lack the product expertise and development resources to execute effectively. Traditional consultancies are too rigid, freelancers too unreliable, and hiring full teams too expensive.
You'll be the solution - providing founders with senior-level product expertise backed by an experienced execution team. You'll help startups move faster, build better, and scale smarter.
If you're tired of optimising features for a single product and want to shape the trajectory of multiple ventures, this role is for you. Join us in building Australia's next generation of breakthrough products.