Technology Scout and Ecosystem Engagement Lead
Technology Scout and Ecosystem Engagement Lead
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Building Innovation Infrastructure for the Resource Sector, Director of Unearthed & CORE hub
Location : Perth (preferred) | Flexible + Hybrid Working Available
Type : Full-Time
Unearthed is hiring a Technology Scout and Ecosystem Engagement Lead to engage with a growing global network of startups, researchers, and suppliers, and deliver meaningful research and insights for our industry partners. If you're technically minded, passionate about mining and innovation, and love uncovering the best emerging technologies in the world, this could be the role for you.
What You'll Do
As Innovation Insights Lead, you'll work closely with our industry partners to deliver innovation challenges and identify world-class solutions through our structured research and analysis. You will:
* Engage with the global innovation ecosystem, meet startups, founders, and experts across mining to uncover capabilities that drive new opportunities.
* Validate technologies through due diligence and structured engagement with startups, researchers, and suppliers globally.
* Run targeted research projects to identify emerging capabilities that address our partners' technical needs.
* Deliver open innovation challenges alongside our team, focused on real-world operational problems.
* Capture high quality data in Uneartheds growing database of emerging technologies in mining
* Continuously improve how Unearthed delivers insights, builds research workflows, and captures data across our tools and systems.
What You Bring
We're looking for someone who's technical, curious, enjoys engaging with innovators, and thrives on going deep on emerging mining technologies. You have:
* An engineering or technical degree, with 4+ years of mining or industrial experience .
* A sharp analytical mind with strong communication skills—able to translate deep research into actionable insights.
* Experience working in or with technology companies, researchers, or startups (bonus if you've been in one).
* A proactive mindset—you're excited to shape how we do things, not just follow a process.
What will the first 12 months in the role look like?
* Delivering Excellence: Get hands-on and execute open innovation programs that deliver tangible value to our partners. Work closely on open innovation challenges, scouting projects, pilot designs, and more.
* Building Relationships: Cultivate strong relationships with global technology stakeholders, hear from the best in their field and help them connect with real opportunities
* Learning Deeply : Develop an in-depth understanding of Unearthed's business, scanning operations, and the principles of open innovation.
* Improving Systems: Bring fresh ideas to enhance how we operate and make the role your own.
Why Unearthed?
We're the global leader in open innovation for the resources sector. Our work connects the world's brightest problem solvers to some of the toughest technical challenges in mining. At Unearthed, you'll join a team that:
* Is purpose-driven—we exist to match opportunities & global capabilities to drive industry change.
* Cares about autonomy, mastery, and impact (and having fun along the way).
* Operates globally but is tight-knit and highly collaborative.
We'd love to hear from you.
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