Senior Investment Analyst
Senior Investment Analyst
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Senior Investment Analyst
Department: Investment Team
Location: Flexible: Toronto Montreal or Vancouver and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;
Status: FullTime Permanent
Language(s): English (required); French (an asset)
Deadline for Applications: January 17 2025
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About Yaletown:
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Founded in 2002 Yaletown is Canadas leading emerging growth investment firm focusing on Intelligent Industry companies. Our investments enable the application of data and technologies to digitally transform traditional industries drive innovation create operational efficiency and reduce the impact of climate change. Yaletown is a diverse and growing manager investing in multistage strategies across 5 active Funds and representing an AUM of nearly half a billion. and nbsp;Yaletowns Funds support numerous innovative entrepreneurs and their companies to scale and become market leaders. and nbsp;Backed by leading institutional investors including pension funds and a network of successful technology entrepreneurs Yaletown has offices in Vancouver Calgary Edmonton Toronto and Montreal. and nbsp;
Our culture is one of deep individual commitment shared objectives and passionate entrepreneurship much like the teams we back. When Yaletown invests in a company every member of our investment team is a material investor alongside the institutional and individual investors in our funds.
About the Role:
Yaletown Partners is looking for an ambitious and analytically minded Senior Analyst that can help us level up our internal processes improve the experience and value we add to portfolio companies and help us find and support innovative technology companies in North America.
Responsibilities include:
- Assisting in all components of the investment process including the sourcing and evaluation of potential investment opportunities contributing to investment memos and participating in the structuring negotiation and executing of transactions.
- Supporting the asset management process including quarterly portfolio reporting portfolio monitoring and additional support for our limited partners and other general daytoday administrative operations and take on key projects to improve Yaletowns operations.
- Playing an active role in generating deal flow and developing industrywide relationships. This includes managing and updating deal pipeline and maintaining accuracy of portfolio company data and other key backoffice systems (CRM etc.). Activities may also include attending conferences and trade shows networking with management teams and meeting with various industry participants.
- Performing quantitative/qualitative company and industry research and building sophisticated financial models (scenario analysis forecasts expected returns on potential investments etc.) and other models to support Yaletowns dedicated Environmental Social and Governance platform.
- Contributing to research and content creation to support the firms knowledge and insights platform and execute adhoc projects as they arise.
Qualifications:
Were looking for thoughtful and analytical candidates with a curiosity for and interest in emerging growth technology companies.
The ideal candidate will have the following:
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;B.A. in Finance Business Economics Computer Science Data Science or technical field is preferred.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Ideal candidate will have 3 years of investment banking private equity or management consulting experience plus 1 years of strategic finance experience ideally at a technology company or investment fund.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Strong financial literacy/modeling and business acumen.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;A selfstarter who can balance multiple tasks competing priorities and the initiative to solve problems and make improvements without direction.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Entrepreneurial attitude and ownership mentality (no task is too small) with strong judgment attention to detail and an analytical mind.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Ability to learn fast and apply that newfound knowledge on a daily basis.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Strong written and verbal communication skills.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Proficient in Powerpoint and Excel.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Strong people skills and a willingness and comfort in networking and representing Yaletown in the startup/VC community.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;A team player with a respectful and welcoming attitude that will positively contribute to a diverse team and stakeholder group.
Additional desired skills include productivity with independent working environments; sensitivity to the needs of investors portfolio companies and other partners; quantitative analytical and critical thinking skills; demonstrated leadership and selfdriven initiative.
What We Offer
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The role presents an incredible opportunity to learn the business of venture capital in the technology sector. Youll be exposed to cutting edge technology interact with entrepreneurs who are leaders in their fields and build a network of leading investors founders and subject matter experts from throughout the technology world. Opportunities for growth and promotion with the firm.
Feel like you dont check every box If you have some of the skills and experience that were looking for and are eager to learn the rest we encourage you to apply.
At Yaletown we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities. We welcome applications from all minority group members women Aboriginal persons persons with disabilities members of sexual minority groups and others.
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Yaletown welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available by request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Application Process
Please submit your application together with your resume and a list of relevant completed transactions and investments if relevant to and include your name as well as the words Senior Analyst Application in the subject line. and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;
We thank all interested applicants however only those under consideration will be contacted. and nbsp;
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