Venture Architect

Job Type - Full time

Location – Remote

Role benefits - Competitive Salary + Benefits Package and more

Become part of making the impossible possible.

About the role:

We’re looking for a Venture Architect who will also act as the early‑stage Product Manager for the ventures they create. This is a hands‑on, founder‑like role. You will identify commercially attractive opportunity spaces and take ideas from customer discovery through to MVP launch and early traction, owning both the venture thesis and the product decisions needed to prove whether something should scale. A core part of the role is using, and pioneering AI tools to accelerate venture creation, from research and synthesis to prototyping, product definition and market validation.

What you’ll be doing:

• Identify and validate high‑potential venture opportunities based on customer needs, market dynamics and commercial viability
• Own the venture end‑to‑end: problem framing, jobs-to-be-done, value proposition, business model and right‑to‑play
• Develop early business cases, unit economics and commercial scenarios to support investment decisions
• Act as Product Manager from day one, defining MVP scope and prioritising learning over perfection
• Use AI tools to rapidly create and test prototypes, landing pages, demos and concepts to validate demand
• Run fast build‑measure‑learn cycles to de‑risk decisions before scaling investment
• Mobilise and align cross‑functional teams, manage senior stakeholders, and facilitate stage‑gate, funding and investment decisions with executive leadership
• Lead customer discovery, pilots and early commercial tests (including pricing and willingness‑to‑pay)
• Define the initial go‑to‑market approach and support early customer traction
• Test, evaluate and pioneer new ways of using AI to transform and accelerate the venturing process itself

About you:

• Experience as a founder, EIR, Venture Architect, innovation consultant, or early‑stage (0‑to‑1) Product Manager
• Proven ability to take a product or venture from idea through to launch
• Strong commercial judgement—able to spot what is truly valuable, not just interesting
• Comfortable working in ambiguity and owning outcomes end‑to‑end
• Hands‑on fluency with modern AI tools for research, prototyping, and validation
• Commercially sharp, with strong customer empathy and product instincts
• High commercial drive, including the ability to design and build using no‑code tools
• Bonus: experience in deep‑tech, enterprise or B2B environments, venture studios, or startup/scale‑up ecosystems

What’s in It for You:

• You won’t inherit a roadmap you’ll define the vision, set direction, and decide what gets built (and what doesn’t)
• Take true end‑to‑end ownership: from shaping ideas to launching ventures with real commercial impact
• Go beyond product building, assess whether a venture should exist and how it wins in the market
• Play a key role in shaping how AI is applied to accelerate and strengthen venture creation
• Join an ambitious, fast‑growing international organisation where your ideas directly influence outcomes
• Contribute to a purpose‑driven business focused on partnering with customers to make a meaningful global impact
• Collaborate with a globally connected team, working across regions to deliver initiatives at scale
• Benefit from a competitive rewards package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and long‑term success

About us - Malvern Panalytical, Micromeritics and SciAps. Together we are a powerful and highly complementary combination of market leading technologies. We are the toolmakers for the world's most innovative companies, academic institutions, and government laboratories. We are their partners in discovery.

Malvern Panalytical instruments analyze the chemical, physical and structural nature of materials, from proteins to polymers and semiconductors to minerals. Our leading technologies measure particle size, shape, concentration and zeta potential, biomolecular interactions and stability, elemental concentrations and crystallographic structure.

Micromeritics manufactures systems for the characterization of particles, powders, and porous materials for a wide- range of end markets including catalysts, chemicals, building materials, clean-tech and battery. Our leading technologies measure surface area, porosity, density, adsorption and particle activity.

SciAps specializes in portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF), laser-based (LIBS) and near-infrared (NIR) analyzers to measure any element in any environment. SciAps is the Center of Excellence for our handheld instruments.

We have a global footprint with R&D and manufacturing sites in North America, Europe, and Asia. We are more than 2,500 employees in a customer-focused organization with sales and service offices in 20 countries, all committed to delivering expert and responsive customer support.

We are part of Spectris. Spectris combines precision with purpose, delivering progress for a more sustainable world. Precision is at the heart of what we do – our leading, high-tech instruments and software equip our customers to solve some of their greatest challenges to make the world cleaner, healthier and more productive.

Malvern Panalytical, Micromeritics & SciAps Your Partners in Discovery. Malvern Panalytical, Micromeritics and SciAps, part of the Spectris Group, are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can thrive and achieve a fulfilling career. Changing the world isn’t something you can do on your own, or with a single way of thinking; it takes a wide collection of experiences, stories, knowledge, and expertise. We encourage applications from underrepresented individuals and people with diverse backgrounds. Although we always select the most qualified applicant for each role and make all decisions without regard to race, sex, age, or any other protected class, we are an inclusive, equal opportunity organization that prizes diversity. Your unique perspective is important to us.