Principal level Jobs in Delhi,Faridabad,Gurgaon - Accelerator Group LLC
Job Description
Achieving Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Early Stage Fund I
POSITION SUMMARY - PRINCIPAL (Mumbai or Delhi)
AWE is looking to recruit a candidate at the Principal level who truly believes in the vision of economic empowerment of women and has true passion for using her / his skill sets and execution ability to bring about meaningful improvements in gender equality and through that impact the world positively. We are a very entrepreneurial team who share this ambition and are passionate about building alignment between women entrepreneurs and opportunity for growth through access to capital and effective capacity building.
PRIMARY / KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
PRE CLOSE:
- Identify entrepreneurs and management teams for potential investments to develop a robust deal pipeline.
- Engage with women business owners and their teams to develop investment thesis.
- Gather data and information on potential investment opportunities, conduct research and business analysis, develop financial models, valuation analysis and prepare investment recommendations.
POST CLOSE:
- Identify entrepreneurs and management teams for potential investments to develop a robust deal pipeline.
- Engage with women business owners and their teams to develop investment thesis.
- Gather data and information on potential investment opportunities, conduct research and business analysis, develop financial models, valuation analysis and prepare investment recommendations.
- Present investment recommendations and investment case to in vestment committee.
- Lead and coordinate due diligence in selected potential investee companies.
- Lead negotiation and documentation for deal closing.
- Post investment, work with investee team of portfolio companies to track business performance. Facilitate coordinate with domain experts and operating partners to assist and guide portfolio companies.
- Represent AWE to all stakeholders in india.
- Work on projects, as needed to improve value of AWE’s portfolio.
- SKILLS / EXPERIENCE
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- Self- starter, who can motivate women entrepreneurs to believe in themselves and dream big.
- Ability to build relationships of trust with AWE Fund’s prospective and invested portfolio companies.
- Team player who loves to work in a challenging and collaborative work environment.
- Demonstrated project management skills and an ability to work effectively in small teams.
- Willingness to travel, as needed.
- Attention to detail, high level of comfort with ambiguity and a sense of curiosity.
- Exceptional communication skills (written, spoken and presentation skills).
- Proven ability to work with an international, cross-border and diverse team.
- Strong financial modeling / analytical skills in the context of investments or transactions, built through experience in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, or a combination of finance and business roles in an entrepreneurial company.
- 8+ years of relevant early stage investment experience, preferably in India.
- Relevant and strong academic record from a top tier educational institution.