Investment Associate - RISE Fund (100% Remote)

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About The Job

Responsibilities

• Deal Execution and Transaction Management Support
• Support the full lifecycle of investment transactions from term sheet through close, coordinating legal, financial, and strategic workstreams with internal teams and external advisors.
• Structure and negotiate deal terms (valuation, governance rights, pro-rata, information rights) ensuring alignment with RISE fund's risk appetite and return thresholds.
• Due Diligence
• Synthesise diligence findings into investment-grade analysis, stress-testing key assumptions, identifying material risks, and articulating mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate specialist deep-dives (regulatory, cyber, AML/KYC where relevant for investment targets) given RISE fund’s needs.
• Investment Committee Preparation and Governance
• Author Investment Committee memoranda — including thesis articulation, market sizing, competitive positioning, valuation modelling, risk matrices, and proposed terms.
• Maintain rigorous documentation standards across all Venture IC materials, ensuring auditability and consistency with internal governance framework and fund’s investment guidelines.
• Portfolio Management and Value Creation
• Serve as the primary relationship owner for assigned portfolio companies post-close, conducting structured check-ins, board observer duties, and milestone tracking.
• Support Reporting Team with monitoring of financial and operational KPIs, flagging inflection points, covenant concerns, or follow-on opportunities to the RISE fund.
• Work alongside Reporting and Finance Team to produce periodic portfolio reporting for internal stakeholders and senior leadership, maintaining accurate valuation marks and strategic commentary.

• Rise Fund Platform Development

• Support the build-out and continuous improvement of Tether RISE fund’s Investment operating infrastructure around investment processes, deal flow tracking, portfolio management systems, and reporting cadences.
• Coordination and discussion with the Expansion Team to improve Tether RISE fund’s strategy by working on inputs related to market intelligence, thematic coverage, and ecosystem mapping.
• Analytical Skills
• Strong analytical abilities with the capacity to interpret financial data, perform valuation analyses, and evaluate investment opportunities.
• Communication Skills:
• Exhibit excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to effectively communicate findings and recommendations to senior management and investment committees.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree (minimum) in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a closely related discipline. A Master’s degree (MBA, MSc Finance, or equivalent) is strongly preferred.
• Professional Certification: CFA charterholder or CAIA designation required (or demonstrable progression toward completion). These credentials are considered the baseline for the level of analytical rigour and investment governance expected in this role.
• Experience: 3-5 years of directly relevant experience across venture capital, private equity, investment banking, or corporate development, with a material portion of that tenure spent executing and closing transactions.
• Technical and Analytical Skills: Advanced financial modelling; strong command of Excel and PowerPoint; working knowledge of cap table management tools (e.g. Carta), CRM/deal flow platforms (e.g. Affinity, Salesforce), and data room management. Familiarity with portfolio management system tools is a plus.
• Communication Skills: Exhibit excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to effectively communicate findings and recommendations to senior management and investment committees.
• Industry Knowledge: Strong understanding of venture and growth-stage investment dynamics. Knowledge of the financial services sector including regulatory frameworks, fintech ecosystems, and institutional investment constraints.
• Language: Full professional proficiency in English (written and verbal) is required. Any other language is a plus.
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