The Garage - Venture & Proposition Lead

SilkRoad; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Ongoing Training & Development

Study Support Program

Wellbeing facilities

Corporate Health Insurance Plan

RAA premium road service access

RAA Rewards Program

Generous product discounts

Job summary

RAA’s The Garage is Adelaide’s dedicated growth and incubation centre. We seek a Venture & Proposition Lead to turn customer insights into evidence-backed opportunities and scalable ventures. You’ll shape propositions, run experiments and work with experts in strategy, design and technology to drive growth.

This hands-on role sits at the intersection of customer insight and commercial strategy. You'll collaborate across domains to explore new markets, test ideas, and prepare initiatives for

Qualifications

• Significant experience in product management, venture design, proposition development or innovation roles.
• Track record of taking ideas from concept through validation, pilot or launch readiness.
• Experience designing and running experiments to test customer demand, desirability, feasibility and commercial viability.
• Strong product thinking and customer discovery skills, with the ability to translate insights into compelling propositions.
• Commercial acumen and the ability to assess business models, revenue opportunities and pathways to market.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and a collaborative approach to working across diverse disciplines and teams.

Responsibilities

• Turn possibilities into reality by uncovering customer needs and opportunities worth pursuing.
• Design compelling propositions and test ideas before they become products or ventures.
• Collaborate with domain leaders and multidisciplinary teams to create innovative solutions.

Skills

Product management

Venture design

Proposition development

Innovation roles

Experiment design

Product thinking

Customer discovery

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

• Full-time permanent position based in Adelaide CBD
• Join The Garage, RAA's new growth and incubation centre
• Turn bold ideas into products, propositions and ventures that shape the future

We're building something different!

The Garage is our dedicated growth and incubation centre, created to explore new markets, launch new ventures, and develop the products and services that will shape our future. Designed as a standalone growth engine, it brings together expertise in product, design, technology, data and commercial strategy to rapidly test, learn and scale new opportunities.

It's where ambition meets execution. Where ideas become ventures. And where the future gets built.

As the Venture & Proposition Lead, you'll play a pivotal role in turning possibilities into reality. Working across multiple growth domains, you'll uncover customer needs, identify opportunities worth pursuing, design compelling propositions, and test new ideas before they become products, services or standalone ventures.

This is a hands-on role for someone who loves building. You'll work at the intersection of customer insight, product development, experimentation and commercial strategy, rapidly testing assumptions and transforming concepts into evidence-backed opportunities ready for investment and scale.

You'll collaborate with domain leaders, partners and multidisciplinary teams to create innovative solutions that solve real customer problems and help shape RAA's future growth agenda

About You

You're naturally curious, highly customer-focused and energised by building new things. You enjoy moving from ambiguity to clarity, combining creativity with commercial thinking to develop products and propositions that create genuine value.

You know how to identify opportunities, challenge assumptions and use evidence to determine what will succeed in the market. You're comfortable experimenting, learning quickly and adapting as new insights emerge.

We're looking for someone with:

• Significant experience in product management, venture design, proposition development or innovation roles
• A track record of taking ideas from concept through to validation, pilot or launch readiness
• Experience designing and running experiments to test customer demand, desirability, feasibility and commercial viability
• Strong product thinking and customer discovery skills, with the ability to translate insights into compelling propositions
• Commercial acumen and the ability to assess business models, revenue opportunities and pathways to market
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and a collaborative approach to working across diverse disciplines and teams

When you join RAA, you'll find more than just a role:

• The opportunity to help create the next generation of products, services and ventures
• A role where you'll work on ideas from day one, not maintain existing products
• Exposure to venture building, innovation and growth initiatives across multiple domains
• A collaborative environment where experimentation, curiosity and learning are encouraged
• The chance to work alongside specialists in strategy, technology, design, data and commercial growth
• An opportunity to make a tangible impact on the future of one of South Australia's most trusted brands

The Garage. The engine room of what's next

About us

Established in 1903, RAA has grown up alongside South Australia - and for more than 120 years, the community has trusted us to have their back. Known for our iconic road service and insurance, we now support over 840,000 members across travel, solar and battery solutions, EV charging and more. And we don’t just deliver services, we stand up for what matters, advocating for safety, wellbeing and a stronger future for our state.

Our purpose is simple: be better for our members and better for our community. Guided by our values — Member Obsessed, Doing the Right Thing, Delivering Together and Courageously Challenging. We’re one of SA’s most trusted brands and largest employers. We’re on a mission to be the #1 employer of choice, creating an inclusive, supportive workplace where our people feel empowered to make a real difference, every day.

Benefits

We believe in rewarding our people for the work they do. As part of the RAA team, you'll enjoy:

• Free RAA premium road service
• Access to our RAA Rewards Program
• Generous discounts on all RAA products
• Flexible work arrangements
• Ongoing Training & Development opportunities and a Study Support Program
• Wellbeing facilities and Corporate Health Insurance Plan

We're committed to a diverse, inclusive workplace where everyone is valued for their unique contributions. We welcome applications from people of all ages and backgrounds, including people living with disability, First Nations Peoples, LGBTIQA+ community members, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.