Investment Manager (Venture Capital) – Dammam – KSA

Job Specification

  • Job Type: Full-Time
  • Number of Vacancies: 1
  • Job Type: Permanent

Job Summary

  • Location: Dammam, Saudi Arabia
  • Job Role: Investment Manager
  • Reporting line: Chief Investment Officer (CIO)
  • Preferred nationality: KSA Nationals only

The Company

Our client is a fully owned subsidiary of one of the largest companies globally.  Operating within VC, the company was established to encourage entrepreneurship within the Kingdom, investing in promising start-ups across various verticals.

Description

Investment Managers are deal leaders, accountable for all aspects of investment circle and portfolio management. Investment Managers represent the firm in various important occasions.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE

  • Play a crucial role in growing and managing a portfolio of venture investment
  • Greatly contribute to the success of portfolio companies, which in turn makes impact on the overall return of the fund
  • Contribute to the firm’s organization, develop and maintain relationships with external community, senior management and investors.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

Investment:

  • Lead a team of investment professionals and advisors to identify and evaluate opportunities, conduct commercial/financial/legal due diligence
  • Create investment cases, investment conclusions and present to Managing Director and Investment Committee
  • Lead or assist CIO in negotiation and structuring complex transactions
  • Finalize term sheet, contracts and other transactional documents

Portfolio management

  • Represent the VC firm for board observer capacity and shareholder fiduciary duties
  • Provide comprehensive solutions to business challenges related to productivity, operational excellence, transformation, implementation, and change management for portfolio companies
  • Provide support and consultancy to portfolio companies in formulating go-to-market strategy, business development, partnership, value-enhancing initiatives, fundraising, exiting etc.
  • Monitor quarterly updates of portfolio companies and industry dynamics to make sure portfolio companies going on the right track and follow up on possible additional investments
  • Develop exit plans and actively take actions to realize those plans
  • Present exit decision to CIO, MD and Investment Committee

Fund operations:

  • Develop deep sector expertise and sector-focused networks, disseminate the expertise via internal reports, external reports and presentations
  • Represent the VC firm in roundtables, events, meetings and conferences etc.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with external community, senior management and investors
  • Contribute to the firm’s organizational development and scaling internal functions
  • Support Partners on general management of the fund, including but not limited to investor outreach, fundraising, branding, marketing etc.
  • Coach and mentor a team of investment professionals, including but not limited to giving direction, providing feedback and focus resources of the most impactful investments opportunities.

Requirements

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

  • At least 8 years of transactional deal experience in venture capital, private equity, or investment banking
  • A proven track record of success in developing long-term client relationships and providing solutions to business challenges
  • Relevant and strong academic record from a top tier educational institution
  • MBA preferred

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

  • Executive-level expertise to advise portfolio management
  • Contagious passion combined with demonstrated leadership in motivating people
  • Excellent work ethic and professional demeanour
  • Commercial acumen and strategic thinking
  • Demonstrated ability to plan all diligence resources including internal and external parties
  • Highly resourceful, organized and detail-oriented
  • Self-starter, pro-active ability to initiate projects and work independently
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, deep cultural sensitivity, high emotional intelligence, keen ability to build long-lasting relationships, to influence and to collaborate
  • Extensive network of contacts in the venture community and eco-system
  • Strong interest in working with ambitious entrepreneurs and an ability to foster creativity, communication and synergies between partners and companies
  • Entrepreneurial enthusiasm to build a cutting-edge business and create changes for the better
  • Ability to multi-task and work in a fast paced environment
  • Ability to synthesize complex issues and communicate into simple messages
  • Ability to learn new industries and technologies and translate value to customers

Interested candidates please send your CV and contact details to profiles@darlingtonme.com referencing ‘Investment Manager’ in the subject line.