Head of Platform

Head of Platform

Role summary

Role: Head of Platform (Senior)

Reports to: Founder & General Partner 

Working model: Senior, hands-on builder with real operating authority (prioritisation, refusal, and programme design).

Partnership model: General Partner owns institutional direction, standards, and reputation-setting decisions. Head of Platform owns the platform operating system and measurable founder outcome delivery.

Mandate: Build a scalable platform that measurably accelerates portfolio outcomes (commercial adoption, capital, talent) and strengthens Motion Ventures’ ecosystem pull — without becoming a concierge service.

Why this role exists

Motion Ventures backs exceptional founders building the future of maritime and supply chain. Platform is a strategic advantage when it reliably turns insight + access into outcomes for founders, and those outcomes compound into stronger inbound, stronger trust, and stronger leverage.

This role exists to design, run, and scale that advantage.

Mission

Build and operate Motion’s platform so founders consistently get: - Faster commercial adoption through credible pathways into complex buyers - Higher conversion on the connections that matter (customers, partners, talent, investors) - Insight and convening that drives measurable downstream outcomes

This is not a learning role

We are looking for someone who has done it before — built and run a founder outcomes / ecosystem activation function in a fast-moving, high-judgement environment.

What “done it before” means at Motion Ventures You have previously: - Built repeatable founder-facing programmes that moved real milestones (not just activity) - Turned a network/community into a system with prioritisation, packaging, and conversion tracking - Set and enforced boundaries (clear refusal discipline) without politics - Shipped operating rhythm + scoreboards that senior stakeholders actually follow

What you will own (outcomes, not activity)

1) Repeatable founder programmes that move milestones

Design and run a small set of repeatable programmes that help founders move key milestones faster, such as:

• Enterprise adoption pathways (buyers, procurement, integration, ROI proof, referenceability)


• Fundraising readiness (narrative, materials, investor packaging)


• Critical hiring support (for trajectory-changing roles)

You will define scope, eligibility, inputs, timelines, and “definition of done” so programmes are scalable and high leverage.

2) Ecosystem activation and introductions that convert

Turn Motion’s network into a dependable engine for relevant connections (customers, partners, talent, investors). You will:

• Set prioritisation rules and manage throughput


• Improve conversion from intro → meeting → committed next step


• Package introductions with clarity, context, and a credible ask

3) Insight and community that drives conversion

Ship insight, briefings, and convenings that strengthen Motion’s credibility and translate into qualified inbound and partner interest.

Content and events are only valuable here if they create measurable downstream outcomes.

4) Platform operating rhythm and measurement

Build the cadence, scoreboards, intake/triage, and operating discipline for platform work. Set and enforce boundaries so effort stays focused on high-leverage outcomes.

What we’re looking for

You are likely a fit if you are:

• Product-minded: you can design offers/programmes, instrument results, iterate quickly, and scale what works


• Commercial and pragmatic: you understand buying centres, trust dynamics, and adoption friction in complex industries


• Operationally excellent: you build cadence, triage, and systems that reduce thrash and increase throughput


• A strong communicator: you write and package briefs, intro context, and narratives with executive clarity


• High-agency, low-ego: you close loops, make decisions, and enforce boundaries without drama

Experience signals we value (not all required)

• Built or led a platform function at a venture fund, accelerator, studio, or founder-facing organisation


• Led community, partnerships, commercial programmes, or ecosystem activation with measurable conversion outcomes


• Experience in maritime, logistics, industrial tech, or enterprise adoption environments

This role is not

• An events-only role


• A content factory


• A portfolio concierge / “yes to everything” service desk


• A catch-all for ambiguous tasks

Scope and authority

The Head of Platform is expected to have real authority to: - Set platform priorities and enforce boundaries (what is in/out; sequencing) - Design and run repeatable programmes (scope, cadence, definition of done) - Own platform intake/triage and say “no/not now” when requests do not fit priorities - Implement lightweight systems for packaging, tracking, and learning so platform improves with use

Clear boundaries - Investment decisions and underwriting quality remain with the investment owner/IC - Finance/Compliance gates confidentiality, disclosure, conflicts, and sensitive external comms where required - Platform is not a general-purpose service desk

Operating expectations

• You will build compounding assets (playbooks, packaging standards, systems) so the platform improves with use


• You will partner closely with the investment team and founders, with clear scope and measurable outputs


• You will be expected to protect focus: prioritise hard, refuse cleanly, and avoid process theatre

Location: Singapore with travel as needed

Compensation: competitive, aligned to senior responsibility and impact