You evaluate fintech opportunities and lead negotiations while providing strategic guidance to portfolio companies. Your role includes building networks and contributing to internal processes for continuous improvement.
Anforderungen
- •3-4+ years of experience in venture capital
- •Strong financial acumen and analytical skills
- •Effective communication and presentation skills
- •Proven ability to build relationships
- •Demonstrated success in negotiating investment deals
- •Strong understanding of the fintech sector
- •Fluency in German is highly desirable
- •Bachelor's degree in finance or related field
Deine Aufgaben
- •Source and evaluate fintech opportunities.
- •Conduct market research and due diligence.
- •Assess startups by reviewing business models.
- •Analyze pitch decks, financials, and teams.
- •Lead deal structuring and negotiations.
- •Build and maintain a network in fintech.
- •Support portfolio companies post-investment.
- •Provide strategic guidance and growth support.
- •Monitor performance of portfolio companies.
- •Contribute to internal processes and analysis.
- •Prepare investment committee presentations.
Original Beschreibung
# Investment Manager
**Werdstrasse 21, Zürich, Switzerland** | **Full time** | **Hybrid**
We are seeking an experienced and driven (Senior) Investment Manager with a strong background in venture capital and early stage investing or experience as a founder of a venture-backed startup to join our team.
Are you a proactive and self-motivated individual with an entrepreneurial spirit? Do you demonstrate curiosity, resilience, strong relationship-building skills, critical thinking, effective communication, and high ethical standards? Are you eager to achieve ambitious goals within a high-performing team? If so, you’ve come to the right place!
* Sourcing and evaluating early-stage fintech opportunities through in-depth market research and due diligence.
* Assessing startups' potential by reviewing business models, pitch decks, financials, and team capabilities.
* Leading deal structuring and negotiations in alignment with our strategic goals and values.
* Building a strong pipeline by developing and maintaining a robust network across the European fintech ecosystem.
* Supporting portfolio companies post-investment, including strategic guidance, growth support, and performance monitoring.
* Contributing to internal processes, industry analysis, and investment committee presentations to drive continuous improvement.
* 3-4+ years of experience in venture capital and early stage investing, with a successful track record of investments in startups, or founder of a high-growth venture-backed startup
* Strong financial acumen and analytical skills, with the ability to conduct financial modeling
* Effective communication and presentation skills to pitch investment opportunities, convey complex concepts, and build relationships with entrepreneurs and stakeholders.
* Proven ability to build and nurture relationships with entrepreneurs, co-investors, and stakeholders.
* Demonstrated success in negotiating and structuring investment deals that reflect strategic fit and long-term alignment.
* Strong understanding of the fintech sector, including emerging technologies, business models, and regulatory dynamics.
* Fluency in German is highly desirable, along with excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
* Bachelor's degree in finance, business administration, economics, or a related field; advanced degrees (MBA, CFA) are preferred but not required.