Venture Associate

## Venture Associate Apply locations:
Nottingham UK:
London UK:
Solihulltime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todaytime left to apply:
End Date:
July 24, 2026 (13 days left to apply) job requisition :
JR103720

We are looking for commercially-driven, agile-minded individuals to join us on our mission to create a zero carbon, zero bill, zero friction future for our customers. Our internal venture studio is where we turn groundbreaking ideas into reality, shaping a sustainable energy future.

We are seeking a
** Venture Associate
** who wants to learn how to build businesses from the ground up, translating ideas into real world solutions to help real world people by designing practical solutions and acting as the connection between multi-functional work streams to accelerate progress and mitigate risks.

This role is focused on supporting the development of new ventures. Working closely with our Entrepreneurs in Residence (EiRs), you'll contribute to validating ideas, building solutions and scaling new ventures, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to turn innovative ideas into practical outcomes for our customers.
** Here’s a taste of what you’ll be doing:**
* ** Customer Discovery & Validation:
** Support market and customer research, conduct customer interviews, and synthesise feedback to identify real pain points and validate early-stage business hypotheses.
* ** Venture Execution:
** Design and run rapid growth experiments, test landing pages, and analyse performance data to help the venture pivot or persevere. You will focus on how we can optimise efficiency today to create scalable frameworks for tomorrow.
* ** Venture Operations & Hygiene:
** Take ownership of the startup's operational pulse. This includes keeping project management tools (like Jira, Asana, or Confluence) tidy, and ensuring tasks, risks, and milestones are accurately logged and tracked. The ever-changing nature of the Growth Studio means we need someone who is highly adaptive and can take both a practical and a creative approach to managing multiple evolving work streams.
* ** Financial & Budget Tracking:
** Assist in monitoring the venture's financial runway, managing budgets, and keeping spend organised so the venture operates lean and efficiently. You will be taking over some of the messy, behind-the-scenes operational logistics to ensure high support and low friction so the team can maintain momentum.
* ** Commercial Strategy:
** Support the EiR in building financial models, defining go-to-market strategies, and mapping out the Minimum Viable Product (MVP).
* ** Investment Readiness:
** Assist the EIR in gathering data, shaping the business case, and organising documentation ahead of crucial investment committee pitches.
* ** Operational Agility:
** Act as the commercial co-pilot to the EiR, navigating the corporate landscape to unblock the team and keep the venture moving at startup speed. We operate in a fast-moving market where fluidity is our strength, and we want to preserve that dynamic environment. Your goal is to have a finger on the pulse of that environment and to absorb some of the background logistics and tracking so the team maintains clarity on priorities and does not lose velocity.
** Are we the perfect match?:**
* ** Commercial Foundation:
** Experience supporting commercial, strategy, consulting, innovation or business transformation projects, or equivalent transferable experience.
* ** Exceptional Communication:
** You have strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts in a clear and accessible way to team members, stakeholders and customers
* ** Strong analytical and problem-solving skills:
** You can dissect a business model, interpret market data, and turn complex information into actionable insights.
* ** Experience with lean startup methodologies:
** You understand that plans change quickly in a venture. You are comfortable with ambiguity, testing assumptions, and failing fast to learn quicker.
* ** A self-starter:
** You have a bias for action and a relentless focus on keeping the team moving forward, and an ability to learn quickly on the go.
** It would be great if you…