Associate - Investment - Digital & Consumer Goods

Investment Associate

The Role

Support the Digital and Consumer Goods investments. The job will involve both deal identification and sourcing, as well as portfolio management support. The associate will support the team and portfolio companies with the strategy development, business planning, monitoring and fund-raising, and exit planning requirements. The Associate will also be involved in the identification and evaluation of new deal opportunities. The role will enable the Associate to gain significant exposure to new emerging Personal care businesses along with the total Venture Capital cycle of investments to exits.

Day-to-day responsibilities will include market appraisals, financial analysis of potential investments, building financial models and supporting the Investment Director on all aspects of portfolio management, including interaction with partner funds and internal reporting to the Investment Committee. A major part of the role will involve the evaluation of existing and potential deals, including the assessment of the relevant markets, business models and the construction or refinement of a financial model to support the investment case.

The Candidate

To succeed in this role the candidate will need to have the following experience and skills:

- Strong analytical skills, financial and commercial instinct with judgment

- Strong consumer insights, branding

- Ability to identify the key value drivers of a business, knowing how to focus efficiently on the main points while maintaining attention to detail

- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels (written, verbal and informal presentations)

- Proven experience of operating in multi-functional teams; any experience of Venture Capital, Private equity, M&A or Strategy Consulting appreciated.

- Ability to lead and persuade others without line management authority.

- Good understanding of digital and its relevance for new age brands

Specific personal attributes include:

- Intellectual rigor

- Analytical ability

- Resourcefulness- ability to obtain proprietary or distinctive information and insights

- A high degree of energy, enthusiasm, and perseverance

- Creativity; the person will have a natural inclination to overcome difficulties and devise alternative ways of making things happen

- Flexibility with an ability to manage priorities; as members of a small team, Associates will often need to be able to manage competing demands on their time