VC Associate

We are accepting applications until Wednesday March 15th 2023.

Choosing to apply for a role as Associate is a next step in your career and should be done with a sense of commitment to become a venture capitalist.

Mastering the job means being able to assist in deal sourcing, help bring deals through a full investment process together with a Partner, and nurture the post-deal process by doing project based analysis on these portfolio companies.

Typically over the course of 2.5-3 years you will be fully equipped with knowledge and skills in sourcing, dealmaking, company building and value creation. A next step in your career after this role is to take on more autonomy and choose to specialise in an area of interest.

Job tasks:

• Assist in deal sourcing.
• Perform market research and formulate related investment theses.
• Support the rest of the team in due diligence activities and deal execution.
• Perform and support portfolio company projects.
• Build a strong understanding of b2b saas companies.
• Specific responsibilities for certain tasks will be assigned to you, such as: financial reporting, marketing, compliance or operational tasks.

Requirements:

• 2-3 years of experience.
• Intellectual curiosity. Hard-working. Committed. Opinionated. 
• Structured thinking, proof of well-developed analytical skills.
• Knowledge of either accounting, IT products, technology or software sales.
• Highly motivated, self-drive and strong drive in general.
• Strong communication skills.
• High degree of integrity.
• Skilled in ‘writing, sheets & slides’; strong writing skills.
• Fluent in English.
• Within close proximity to the Amsterdam office.

We consider candidates from various backgrounds. Fitting in the team is the most important requirement. The selection process will be in 3 steps:

1. We will start with a 30 minutes online interview  with a pre selected group of candidates.
2. We will select a number of candidates to do an in depth interview with & case study.
3. With two candidates a final interview will be held, with more members of the Newion team, to get a first impression on the team and to make sure you fit in the team.