EMERGE

Location: Auckland (Hybrid)
Type: Full-time
Level: Graduate / Early Career
Company: Emerge

TL;DR

This is the highest-leverage early-career role you’ll ever find. Work directly with the founders of NZ’s fastest-growing fintech startup. You’ll touch everything. Learn everything. Be thrown in the deep end daily – and grow faster in one year than most do in five.

If you’re the smartest person in your cohort, the one others lean on, and you’re bored by safe, linear career paths — this might be your home.

About Emerge

We’re building NZ’s first real challenger bank - modern financial infrastructure for small business owners who’ve been underserved for too long. With a small team, what we're delivering is already rivalling some global unicorns.

We’ve raised capital, processed tens of millions in transactions, and proven product-market fit. But it’s still Day 1 - we’re just getting started.

About the Role

This is part EA, part operator, part wildcard.
One day you’re wrangling board packs and investor updates. The next, you’re deep in product research or helping triage ops challenges. You’ll have a front-row seat to what it takes to build a company - and the chance to help shape it.

It’s a founder-track apprenticeship, not a paper-pusher EA gig.

Who This Role is Actually For

• A Law, Commerce, Finance, or Accounting grad (or similar - maybe you're a couple of years into a big consulting pathway but don't want to die wondering if you'll make partner...)
• Ridiculously smart, fast-learning, and naturally curious
• Calm under pressure and thrives in ambiguity
• Organised, resourceful, and unflappable
• Obsessed with clarity and impact – no fluff, no filler
• Someone who wants to build, not just advise

What You’ll Do

• Work directly with the CEO across all areas of the business
• Prepare board/investor decks, research memos, and internal comms
• Support leadership with project tracking and workflow management
• Triage founder-level problems across product, ops, legal, growth, etc.
• Handle key admin tasks to keep the engine running (yes, even receipts)
• Help design and improve internal systems and tooling
• Be the "glue" across teams, spotting problems before they become blockers

How We Work

We split our week intentionally:

• Mon/Wed = WFH - great for Deep Work
• Tues/Thurs/Fri = In-office - high-bandwidth collab, whiteboards, and BBQs on the deck

This role thrives on proximity – we move fast, build fast, and make better decisions face-to-face. You’ll want to be in the room where it happens.

Where This Could Lead

If you nail it, this role could grow into:

• Chief of Staff
• Head of Strategy, Growth, or Ops
• Founder of your own future startup
• Or someone we invest in one day

How to Apply

CV + cover letter answering:

“Why does this kind of role - embedded with founders, in the chaos of a fast startup - appeal to you?”

We're looking for substance, sharpness, and a spark. CV = 10%, cover letter and how you prove you can do this = 90%