Strategy & Operations Associate
Amber Electric
Operations
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Posted on Oct 10, 2025
⚡About Amber
Amber is an entirely new way of thinking about buying, banking and selling energy – where home energy technology works to put money back in customers’ pockets and accelerate the renewable energy transition. Everything we build is about making that possible and putting traditional retailers in the shade.
We believe the cheapest, fastest and most rewarding way to reach 100% renewables is to automate the growing wave of home batteries and EVs. Customers get direct access to the real-time wholesale electricity price and the technology to shift energy usage to the times when cheaper renewables are available in the grid and exported to the grid at times when the price they can be paid for it is highest.
We are backed by Australia’s leading VCs (including Square Peg Capital, Main Sequence Ventures, Rubio Impact Ventures, and Breakthrough Victoria), impact-focused investors and individuals, and most recently by Commonwealth Bank, NRMA, Gentrack and ETF Partners (UK/Europe based).
We are growing rapidly and have thousands of customers who love what we are doing and a great product that will play a significant role in driving Australia and the world towards a renewable future.
We’re now at a critical moment in taking the business to real scale as we disrupt a huge market for the better. You’d be a part of a rapidly growing team of over 150, with expertise across energy, technology, marketing, and operations. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace and a great culture of people who love coming to work to build a better world.
Amber for Batteries unlocks more value for homeowners with batteries, driving down their energy bills and their payback periods. By storing energy when it’s cheap and exporting it to the grid for wholesale feed-in rates of up to $19/kWh, Amber’s software is completely changing the economics of home batteries and accelerating the energy transition.
Amber for EVs is our EV smart charging solution that helps EV owners save on their charging costs by using more cheap, renewable energy - whether that’s their own excess solar energy, or renewable energy that’s abundant in the grid. In 2025, we are kicking off development of our game-changing vehicle-to-grid technology.
💻 About the Role
At Amber we believe that enabling a culture where everyone at Amber is set up to do the best work of their lives and feels connected and supported is one of the most important things we can do to ensure Amber’s long-term success.
Want to help improve the environment by shifting Australia and the world’s energy usage towards renewables?
We’re looking for a Strategy & Operations Associate to join our growing S&O team.
You’ll play a key role in solving complex operational challenges, driving strategic initiatives and scaling the systems and processes that drive meaningful change to our customer’s end-to-end experience.
You’ll partner cross-functionally across Operations, Product and Technology to identify inefficiencies, design smarter processes and implement solutions that deliver measurable business impact.
👉🏽 Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and support high-impact strategic and operational projects that improve efficiency, scalability and the customer experience.
- Identify and execute opportunities for automation and continuous improvement across customer and internal workflows.
- Partner with Product and Tech teams to enhance internal tooling, data systems and operational visibility.
- Conduct deep-dive analyses using SQL and other data tools to diagnose issues, uncover insights and drive recommendations.
- Build and maintain lightweight dashboards, metrics and reporting frameworks to track key performance indicators across the business.
- Work with external vendors and technology partners to evaluate and implement process automation solutions.
- Contribute to building repeatable frameworks, documentation and playbooks that improve how Amber operates and makes decisions.
👉🏽 Key Requirements:
- At Amber, we want to hire self-starters who are eager to learn and are comfortable working in a changing environment. Some of the key traits we are looking for in this role:
- 3+ years of experience in management consulting, strategy, operations or a data-driven role in a high-growth environment.
- Proficiency in SQL - you can independently query data, validate insights and structure analyses without relying on data teams.
- Strong analytical capability and comfort with Excel/Sheets, data visualisation and business case modelling.
- Structured thinker who can translate complex problems into clear frameworks and action plans.
- Excellent communicator who can influence cross-functional partners and present insights clearly.
- Thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with shifting priorities.
- Bonus: familiarity with automation tools or AI-based systems.
🎯 Benefits:
- Be part of a growing technology start-up that will shape the future of renewable energy in AU and globally
- Flexible working hours with provision for regular work from home arrangements
- Competitive salary and equity
- Annual Learning & Development budget to support your personal growth
- Exciting office location in the CBD
- Equitable gender-neutral parental leave policies
- An external Employee Assistance Plan for mental health support
This is a full-time role to be based ideally from Melbourne, but we are also open to considering the right candidate anywhere within Australia.
We have an office in the Melbourne CBD, where we work flexibly between the office and home. For those based in Sydney, catch up in a co-working space every now and then, and rest of the locations in Australia work from home. We expect to remain Melbourne based but maintain flexibility between the office and WFH.
🌈 If this kind of work gets you excited, we'd love to hear from you!
We know that no one ticks every single box in a job description, and that’s okay. If this role excites you and you feel you could bring value, we would love to hear from you even if your experience doesn’t line up 100% with the list above.
At Amber, we believe diverse teams create the best ideas and outcomes. We welcome people from all walks of life and especially encourage applications from underrepresented groups. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone has equal opportunity to thrive regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.
🎓 Hiring Process:
Our hiring process will be as below:
- A screening interview with our talent team
- A live case study interview with Senior Strategy & Operations Manager
- A chat with 2x of the Strategy & Operations team members
- A final chat with our Director of Operations
We promise to be respectful of your time as an applicant while trying to be as thorough as possible in finding the right fit for our team.
Applications will be accepted only from candidates already based in Australia, preferably Melbourne with full working rights!
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted promptly. All other applicants will also be notified of the outcome as soon as possible.
No recruitment agencies please. We've got this! Thank you.
🚀 Even if you don’t tick every box, passion and curiosity go a long way here. Don’t self-reject - go ahead and apply!