Lyka is an Australian founded pet wellness company that’s shaking up an outdated industry and paving the way for happier, healthier pets. Despite medical advancements, animal lifespans are on the decline.

Today, the average pet only reaches 37% of their full potential lifespan and statistics have shown us that many suffer from dental disease, cancer, and obesity. Simply put, the status quo is not enough.

As humans, we’ve experienced firsthand the positive impact fresh wholefoods can have on our health and wellbeing, and we believe our furry friends deserve the same. We're on a mission to do just that, starting with nutritionally balanced, wholefood meals delivered direct to doors around Australia. As the world’s most sustainable pet wellness company, we’re putting pets and our planet first - one bowl at a time.

Today, we are proud to share we’ve served over 50 million meals to puppers and their parents across Australia, and this is just the beginning. Our vision is to create multiple nutritional products, adding disease prevention meals and supplements, and expand into new markets.

Currently, we have a team of 250+ pet-obsessed people, and we're continuing to grow (yes, looking at you!). These carefully selected people are dedicated to building the next generation of technology and products to help empower pet parents to take control over their pet’s wellbeing.

Our Mission

The time we share with our pets is being cut short. Despite medical advancements, they’re getting sicker earlier. They’re dying prematurely. The industry has it backwards - prioritising treating symptoms instead of addressing the root cause. That’s where we come in.

At Lyka, we take a preventative, holistic and personalised approach to pet care. We look at the full picture, factoring in the diet, lifestyle and environment of each individual animal.

We don’t stop at symptoms, instead we dig for the root cause. We create nutrition plans unique to each pet, because it’s not just about living longer, but living well too.

Our mission is to increase the lifespan of dogs and cats.

The Role

We’re looking for a dynamic and versatile Development Senior Manager to join our high-growth, purpose-driven organisation. You’ll work across teams to drive strategic initiatives from ideation to execution, helping us scale sustainably and with impact.

Role responsibilities:

• Funding & External Affairs: proactively identify and manage grants, government funding, regulatory and policy engagement and partnership opportunities.
• Property & Infrastructure Development: support property and lease management to ensure our spaces meet operational, sustainability, strategic and regulatory needs.
• Legal & Risk: oversee the negotiation and management of key contracts and intellectual property matters, partner with legal advisors to identify and mitigate emerging risks and manage compliance.
• Sustainability & ESG: lead and embed our sustainability strategy, including enabling our cross-functional guild.
• Development Opportunity Mobilisation: translate strategic opportunities into executable initiatives - this may include launching new sites, entering new markets, or forming new partnerships.

• 5+ years’ experience in either (with a combination highly regarded): in-house corporate development, management consulting, investment banking or legal.
• Strong leaderships skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally.
• Outstanding communication, stakeholder management and negotiation skills - experience with government and regulatory bodies a plus.
• Comfort working across legal, commercial, and operational domains.
• Project management chops – you know how to move from vision to execution.
• Passion for purpose-driven work and a strategic-thinking mindset.
• Bonus: experience with international expansion, ESG reporting, or property development.

• Work in a fast-growing start-up, experiencing what goes behind the scenes to sustain hyper-growth for a start-up with a physical product!
• Growth and Development – Lyka is growing extremely quickly, which means you will have the opportunity to experience different challenges every day and progressively acquire more responsibilities as our facility and team expands. We provide an annual L&D budget for you to continue your personal development.
• Work for a sustainability focused company - we care about the health of our dogs and our planet. We’re proud to be Australia’s only carbon-negative and plastic-negative pet company and we’re always looking at ways for us improve sustainability practices.
• Be part of a diverse top talent team, coming from widely different backgrounds and geographies.
• Up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave top-up.
• Wellbeing assistance and tools to take care of your mental and physical wellbeing so you can do your best work.
• Hybrid working - 3 days per week in office. We have pet-friendly offices and industrial kitchens in Sydney and Melbourne. Onsite days are required during your onboarding.
• Pupper parent support to care for your furry friends - flexible arrangements for new pets, pet-friendly offices, discounts, and financial allowance for dog training & care to help them live their best life!