Description
If you're passionate about expanding opportunity through innovation, empowering entrepreneurs, and creating meaningful impact through education, workforce development, and healthcare talent solutions, consider Juvo Ventures as the next step in your career.
Juvo Ventures is a double bottom line venture capital firm focused on early-stage EdTech, Healthcare Talent Systems, and Future of Work companies. Guided by a mission to empower entrepreneurs, invest in innovative solutions, and optimize learner outcomes from early childhood through adulthood, we partner with founders who are reimagining access, quality, and outcomes across the learning and workforce ecosystem.
The Senior Associate plays a critical role in supporting Juvo Ventures to achieve its strategic objectives by supporting the Senior Investment Team analysis of future investment areas and companies that provide the greatest opportunity and strategic fit within the early-stage technology-enabled ecosystem. The Senior Associate will work closely with the Managing Partners in order to source, analyze, and execute investments.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
- Partner with Managing Partners to support investment, operational, and growth initiatives.
- Compile, analyze, and synthesize financial and business data into clear, actionable business cases and executive presentations.
- Evaluate financial and operating performance, market positioning, and growth opportunities through detailed research and analysis.
- Conduct due diligence on prospective investment targets and develop financial models to assess expected returns and investment viability.
- Research industries and market niches to identify growth rates, market size, emerging trends, and best practices.
- Develop investor- and market-facing materials, including private placement memoranda, term sheets, and investor presentations.
- Maintain and track investor feedback, commentary, and interest in prospective opportunities while monitoring market activity to support communications with fund managers and limited partners.
- Support the development of scalable processes and operational structures to help grow Juvo from a startup organization into a franchise operation.
- Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ability to develop, articulate, and support investment strategies while identifying, evaluating, and advancing high-potential opportunities.
- Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to establish and leverage professional networks.
- Self-motivated professional with a proactive attitude, strong work ethic, and commitment to continuous learning.
- Knowledge of financial accounting, financial modeling, and tax concepts, particularly within startup, venture capital, or private equity environments.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced, growth-oriented organization.
- Strong business acumen and financial analysis skills combined with high ethical standards, integrity, and dependability.
- Results-oriented with a commitment to delivering high-quality work and meeting deadlines with urgency and accuracy.
- Demonstrated problem-solving, analytical, and creative thinking skills, with sound judgment and decision-making abilities.
- Proven leadership capabilities and ability to influence stakeholders.
- Excellent organizational, written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to tailor communications to diverse audiences.
- Ability to conduct research and support executive presentations, panel discussions, and thought leadership initiatives.
- Strong collaboration, critical thinking, and analytical capabilities.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 4-6 years of relevant professional experience.
- Demonstrated interest in venture capital, private equity, startups, or technology-enabled education.
- Experience in consulting, investment banking, venture capital, private equity, corporate development, or a related investment-focused environment.
- Experience operating within a fast-growing, high-growth, or digital-first organization.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare
- Health savings account and flexible spending account
- Basic and voluntary life insurance
- Disability coverage
- Accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
- Legal and identity theft coverage
- Retirement savings plan
- Wellbeing program
- Discounted WGU tuition
- Flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual
- Flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual
- 11 paid holidays
- Other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave