Superhero is a fast-growing Australian retail investment platform built for the self-directed investor. 450,000+ investors. $4+ billion in funds under management. Trading across ASX and US markets, plus superannuation, all in one place with more on the way.

We're on a mission to shift Australians from passive participants to active operators in their own financial future. The product is moving fast. This role is part of building the foundations that need to keep pace with it.

The role

This is a new function at Superhero and a deliberate one. As we scale across markets and products, how we engage with the people who shape the rules and the people who shape public opinion matters more than ever. You will build and lead the function that owns both.

You will set the strategy for how Superhero engages with external stakeholders, including regulators, government and the media. You will lead a small team, working closely with the CEO and external legal counsel on regulatory matters, while taking direct ownership of how Superhero communicates publicly. Second only to the CEO, you will be the most senior voice on all things external affairs and the person the business turns to when the stakes are high.

The CEO retains direct accountability for formal regulatory engagement, and you will ensure every interaction is well-prepared, well-positioned and part of a plan you have built and own.

What you'll do

Strategy and leadership

• Build and own Superhero's corporate affairs strategy, setting the agenda for how the company engages externally, including with regulators, government, media and key industry stakeholders.
• Lead and develop the team, setting clear priorities and ensuring the regulatory and government engagement programme is well-run and consistently executed.
• Advise the CEO and leadership team on reputational risk, regulatory exposure and external positioning, including when to engage and when to hold back.
• Represent corporate affairs at the leadership level, contributing to business decisions where external perception or regulatory risk is a factor.
• Build and maintain Superhero's external profile as a credible, constructive and commercially serious participant in the Australian fintech and broader financial services landscape.

Policy and regulatory affairs

• Set Superhero's strategic policy positions across key regulatory workstreams including regulatory consultations, Treasury reviews and parliamentary inquiry processes.
• Work alongside the CEO and external legal counsel on all formal regulatory engagement, ensuring every interaction is well-prepared and part of a longer plan.
• Oversee the development of stakeholder engagement strategies covering regulators, government departments, industry bodies and relevant parliamentary offices.
• Ensure the business has early visibility of regulatory developments that could affect product strategy or market positioning.

Communications and media

• Own Superhero's external communications function, setting the strategy and maintaining overall accountability for how the company is represented publicly.
• Lead communications planning for major product launches, company milestones and significant announcements.
• Drive a thought leadership programme for the CEO and senior leadership team across media, industry forums and editorial platforms.
• Manage high-stakes reactive media situations with speed and judgement, keeping the CEO briefed and Superhero's position clear.
• Work closely with the marketing team to ensure external communications are consistent in tone and aligned with brand positioning.

What we're looking for

• Proven experience leading a corporate affairs, public affairs or communications function within Australian financial services or a comparably regulated industry.
• Deep understanding of how ASIC, APRA and Treasury operate, including consultation cycles, enforcement priorities and how policy decisions actually get made.
• A track record of building and executing external engagement programmes that have moved the needle, not just managed the process.
• Experience managing and developing people, with the ability to build a high-performing small team.
• Strong media relationships across financial services and business press, and the credibility to operate at a senior level with journalists and editors.
• Exceptional written communication and the judgement to know when to speak, what to say and when silence is the better call.
• Comfortable operating close to the CEO in a fast-moving environment where stakes are real and decisions need to be made quickly.

Bonus Points

• Prior experience building a corporate affairs function from scratch.
• Existing relationships with ASIC, APRA, Treasury or relevant parliamentary offices.
• Experience contributing to or overseeing formal government submissions or parliamentary inquiry responses.
• Knowledge of superannuation regulation, digital assets frameworks or prediction markets policy.

Why Superhero

We're building the platform serious investors have been waiting for, modern enough to feel right, substantial enough to trust with everything.

This role has real ownership and direct access to the CEO. You'll shape how one of Australia's fastest-growing fintechs engages with the world around it, across both the policy landscape and the public conversation.

And the day-to-day isn't bad either. You'll trade brokerage-free on the platform you're helping to build, take proper parental leave when the time comes, and share an office with a team that works hard, moves fast and genuinely enjoys the ride. We also have an in-house baker, which at this point speaks for itself.