Senior Investment Associate
Culdesac
Salary
💰 £60,000 - £80,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Work directly with the CEO on growth, strategy, planning and M&A projects internally and externally.
- Perform analytical, project management and execution tasks to deliver strategic initiatives.
- Collaborate closely with executive team members such as the CCO and CFO.
- Run and improve bi-annual planning processes and act as the project office to deliver against plans (using frameworks like 4DX).
- Identify M&A targets and support or execute deals where relevant.
- Identify and engage in new business lines, strategic partnerships and growth initiatives.
- Support strategy, financing/exit planning, Board communications and company metrics.
- Develop internal excellence around analytics, presentations and operational processes.
- Learn to grow a scaleup across commercial and product areas with potential to own a P&L or roadmap in the future.
Requirements
- Demonstrable experience (minimum of 3 years) in strategy consulting or a strategic/analytical role in relevant industries (tech, media, recruitment or consumer goods).
- Strong numerical/analytical skills.
- Able to build complex Excel/Google Sheets models and create compelling slide decks.
- Strong work ethic, drive and passion to get things done with limited resources; brings energy to the team.
- Entrepreneurial, practical attitude to solving problems or growing a business.
- Good written and verbal communicator and able to quickly establish strong relationships at all levels, internally and externally.
- Well organised, detail oriented and able to project manage and prioritise multiple projects; happy to get hands dirty and juggle.
- High level of integrity/discretion around confidential projects/deals.
- Genuine interest and enthusiasm about the tech and online job search sector.
- Bonus: Worked in a tech startup before.
- Bonus: Exposure to or interest in search engines, marketplaces, recruitment or online ad models; product management or tech; sales; online marketing.
- Bonus: Exposure to M&A or corporate finance processes.
- Bonus: Experience of dealing with legal documents like NDAs or contracts.
- Bonus: Pitching or negotiation skills.
- Bonus: An MBA.
