Senior Investment Associate Juvo Ventures

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About
Juvo
Ventures
Juvo Ventures is a double bottom line venture capital firm focused on early stage technology-enabled education companies, across the education-to-work lifecycle, that improve quality, access, and outcomes. Our name, 'Juvo,' means to help, to support, to further - an idea that extends not just to our beliefs of how we can help entrepreneurs create value but also to the needs of the learner and how innovation can unlock the potential of every individual. Our mission is to empower entrepreneurs, invest in innovative solutions, optimize learner outcomes from early childhood to adulthood globally at scale, and maximize investor returns.
Juvo Ventures is anchored by competency-based education leader **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***., a scaled disruptive player in higher education, and benefits from the unique advantage of a close partnership with the broader WGU ecosystem. The Juvo Ventures team brings a strong track record, earned over multiple decades of investment, policy, financial, and operational/entrepreneurial experience.
This position works on-site in our Salt Lake City, UT office.
Job Profile Summary:
This position plays a critical role in supporting the organization to achieve its strategic objectives by establishing Venture Capital strategic priorities, including the future investment areas within the emerging educational marketplace that provide the greatest opportunity and strategic fit. This person will be responsible for sourcing, analyzing, internally selling, making, managing and exiting investments in target companies. Collaboratively with the Managing Partner and other senior leadership this role is involved in developing and maintaining strong relationships with current limited partners (LPs), potential LPs and investment professionals; managing investment process with the rest of the team; coordinating targeted marketing of investments; investment offerings; and working with venture partners to coordinate analysis and information.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Compiles, analyzes, and synthesizes financial and business information/data into clear, concise business cases and other presentation materials in support of potential investments, joint ventures, strategic investments, and other strategic projects.
Researches industries and niches to identify growth rate, size, trends and themes while incorporating best practices that are identified.
Manages deal flow from intermediaries and screen inbound investment opportunities.
Analyzes company financials and build financial models for valuation, deal structure.
Analyzes financial and performance information and assisting in the group's due diligence investigations of prospective targets.
Assists in the preparation of marketing materials, including private placement memoranda, term sheets, and investor presentation materials;
Manages the roadshow, travel and related logistics of capital raising activities for potential investments.
Assists in preparing responses to investor due diligence requests.
Maintains a database of investor commentary, feedback and interest in a particular target; tracks market data to assist the group's communications with fund managers and limited partners.
Provides board representation, ensuring progress against programmatic and financial benchmarks and exit event analysis and execution.
Works with relevant internal functions, including People & Talent, Legal, Regulatory, Finance, Accounting/tax, as needed and presenting diligence findings and recommendations to Senior Management.
Updates new accounts and offers continuous service by conducting operations.
Analyzes investment opportunities such as detailed pro-forma models.
Manages account documentation and client information.
Analyzes client portfolios and suitable investments.
Manages confidentiality of client, financial consultant, complex and company information.
Interacts with partners to receive and share client portfolio and relationship information daily.
Other responsibilities and projects as assigned.
Knowledge, Skill,andAbilities:
Demonstrated investment track record in project management and in establishing, prioritizing and leading the origination/sourcing process, due diligence and investment transactions corporate venture group or independent venture fund.
Ability to leverage new and existing professional relationships and networks.
The ability to articulate and implement an investment strategy, demonstrate a creative capacity to source and select worthy deals, orchestrate end-to-end transactional closure, manage investor syndicates through a combination of diplomacy, business judgment and emotional intelligence.
Proven experience with financial modeling, transaction structuring and negotiation including equity and debt financings, merger and acquisition, licensing agreements, joint ventures and knowledge of basic financial accounting and tax.
Excellent analytical thinking and financial acumen with a demonstrated track record of delivering sustainable business results and creating shareholder value.
Excellent verbal, written communication and presentation skills, coupled with the presence and self-confidence to interface with the key constituents including Senior Management, Investment Committee members, Board of Directors, management teams of companies, deal sources, service providers and others.
Growth mindset and adaptable to new ideas demonstrates an entrepreneurial work ethic and ability to work in fast paced start-up companies.
A strong business orientation combined with unquestionable integrity, dependability, ethics and financial skills. This person must have a penchant for delivering the highest quality output with a strong sense of urgency and results orientation to a variety of constituencies.
Strong problem-solving and creative skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses.
Self-awareness, maturity and irreproachable integrity.
Demonstrated leadership skills, including working cross-organizationally to assist with executing on business plans, preferably in a distributed environment.
Strong organizational skills, excellent oral communication, including presentation skills. Ability to adapt style to audience.
Excellent research skills, business and financial modeling, extensive industry knowledge and experience working with media, public and government officials.
Effective written communication ability to articulate concepts and ideas effectively with minimal guidance.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
5 years of professional relevant experience in venture capital, investment banking, or private equity AND a Bachelor's Degree in economics, finance, or another business-related field OR 4 years professional relevant experience in venture capital, investment banking, or private equity AND a Master's Degree in Business Administration.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience operating in a fast-growing company
Working Conditions:
55% travel
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Disclaimer
Juvo
Venture
s, LLC, is an affiliated for-profit entity of 501
c(
3) Corporation of **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***.
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Education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
5 to 20 years
Job type
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