Hybrid Senior Associate – Investments

at IQT (In-Q-Tel)

• Job title: Senior Associate – Investments
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $138,369 - $180,034 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Menlo Park, United States

About the role

• Senior Associate working closely with the IQT Investment Team on sourcing and diligence activities. Involves building relationships in the venture ecosystem with a focus on technology sectors.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with entrepreneurs, investors, academics, government employees, and other people to a) generate consistent, high-quality deal flow b) enhance IQT subject matter expertise and c) promote the IQT brand within the venture ecosystem.
• Synthesize and deliver written assessments on prospective startup investment opportunities
• Build and maintain cross-functional relationships across IQT in support of pre- and post-investment activities.
• Support senior Investment Team Members in transaction diligence, investment memo preparation, and with other investment-related activities.
• Coordinate the activities of legal, finance, technology, and administrative resources in carrying out deal and research tasks.
• Assist senior Investment Team members in providing support to portfolio companies.
• Work with teams to conduct quantitative and qualitative market research on specific venture-backed tech sectors and related companies.
• Synthesize research and findings into high-quality investment theses, presentations, and/or reports.
• Maintain general awareness of venture industry and technology market trends, challenges, and opportunities and communicate insights effectively to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Begin to build expertise in select tech/market areas, including representing IQT at industry events or conferences.

Requirements

• Due to contractual reasons, U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance.
• Candidates with active top-secret clearance preferred.
• Enthusiasm for the IQT mission
• Passion for emerging technology and the venture capital industry
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience)
• Prior relevant experience in VC, investment, entrepreneurial, operating, strategic, and/or finance roles
• Critical thinker with strong interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills
• Highly motivated self-starter, able to work in unstructured environment
• Ability to quickly research, understand, and synthesize learnings about new technology sectors and companies.