Technical Talent Specialist

EVP is one of Australia’s leading venture capital firms and the only VC focused on backing early-stage B2B software companies in Australia & New Zealand. Based in Sydney, we make high conviction investments and play an active role in supporting our portfolio in their scaling journeys. We are fortunate to work with some of Australia’s most successful startups such as Deputy, Ignition, Mutinex, Hnry, and Shippit.

As our Technical Talent Specialist, you’ll sit within the EVP Talent team and work closely with founders, talent leads, and hiring managers across the portfolio. Your role is to build strong pipelines of top-tier technical talent, help shape the recruitment strategy for early-stage startups, and ensure our companies can attract and retain the best people in tech.

What You’ll Do

Lead or support end-to-end recruitment processes for key technical hires (e.g. engineers, product managers, CTOs)

Source and engage exceptional candidates using platforms like LinkedIn, GitHub, and niche communities

Share best practices on hiring strategy, employer branding, compensation benchmarking, and candidate experience

Help write job descriptions, screen and interview potential candidates, facilitate interviews, and ensure our portfolio companies are able to attract best in class technical talent

Track hiring performance and provide regular insights to both portfolio founders and our VC team

Build and maintain a curated talent network to accelerate future hiring needs

What You’ll Bring

2–5 years' experience in technical recruitment, talent acquisition, or embedded talent roles from agency or in-house

Knowledge of the startup and scale-up landscape, ideally within Australia or New Zealand, or the United States

Ability to quickly understand diverse hiring needs across engineering, product, and data teams

Excellent sourcing, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills

A founder-first mindset—you’re resourceful, pragmatic, and motivated by impact

About EVP

We operate out of our office in Bondi Junction, Sydney. We support our team to WFH and flexibly as required but this role does require in-office attendance (3 days a week).

We also offer 16 weeks of paid parental leave and encourage & support our team to continue to learn & develop their skills in areas both directly and indirectly related to their work.