Principal JUVO Ventures

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Job Description

The Principal leads investment opportunities from origination through execution and actively shapes JUVOs investment strategy. The Principal leads investment projects and strategic initiatives taking full ownership of deal execution and portfolio management with the oversight of the Managing Director. This role drives investment decisions oversees diligence and financial analysis and contributes to strategic growth initiatives. Principals are senior leaders with significant independence and influence on decision-making. Principals also mentor junior staff and represent JUVO externally with founders co-investors and advisors.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Support the managing director with the execution of the fundraising strategy

• Originate and lead complex deals from sourcing through investment committee review due diligence and execution.

• Oversee all aspects of due diligence and transaction execution.

• Develops and presents investment recommendations including IC memos financial models and market analysis.

• On occasion take board or board observer roles providing strategic guidance to portfolio companies.

• Monitors assigned portfolio companies tracking performance metrics milestones and strategic initiatives.

• Serves as a board observer or liaison where applicable representing the fund and supporting governance oversight.

• Mentors Senior Associate and research assistant team members on diligence modeling and investment analysis.

• Represent JUVO at events and conferences

• Oversee the gathering and execution of the impact report as well as oversight of the global financial template.

• Guides strategic fund initiatives collaborating with MD/SVP and other senior leadership to define priorities and objectives.

• Conducts advanced market research competitive intelligence and sector trend analysis to inform investment strategy.

• Oversees impact reporting and other post-investment analytics for assigned portfolio companies.

• Supports cross-functional projects across the fund including operational efficiency process improvement and portfolio optimization.

• Leads or contributes to the development of business plans funding strategies and strategic recommendations for complex investments.

• Prepares executive-level presentations for the fund leadership board and external stakeholders.

• Builds strong relationships with founders co-investors and ecosystem partners to drive deal flow and portfolio value creation.

• Continuously identifies opportunities to innovate and improve fund processes reporting and investment frameworks.

• Performs other duties as assigned to ensure fund and portfolio success.

• Up to 15% travel required.

This job description includes a general representation of job requirements rather than a comprehensive inventory of all required responsibilities or work activities. The contents of this document or related job requirements may change at any time with or without notice.

Knowledge Skill and Abilities:

• Exceptional deal sourcing and execution skills.

• Strong leadership mentoring and team management abilities.

• Ability to build and maintain external networks at senior levels.

• Advanced financial strategic and negotiation skills.

• High integrity judgment and business acumen

• Advanced expertise in handling structured unstructured and semi-structured data using R Python SQL and other data tools.

• Proven ability to extract insights from large complex datasets and public/open data sources including social networking platforms.

• Deep knowledge of descriptive and inferential statistics; experienced in educational program evaluation institutional research and accreditation-related data analysis.

• Skilled in applying machine learning algorithms including neural networks decision trees regression factor analysis association rules and unsupervised learning methods.

• Competence in survey data analysis (frequencies crosstabs means) and qualitative research methods and best practices.

• Strong financial analysis and modeling abilities including scenario modeling and interpreting market dynamics.

Job Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Masters degree in business or finance from an accredited institution

• 7-10 years of experience specialized in finance investment analysis and research or portfolio management

• Venture capital and/or private equity firm experience

• Proven proficiency in Microsoft Office products especially Excel and VBA

• Experience in presenting to and interacting with audiences of all levels especially senior executives

• Current Chartered Financial Analyst license or equivalent

• 6 years of experience using an Enterprise Valuation Software such as Veritas tracking at least $50 Million in investment valuation analysis

• Ability to work in the Salt Lake City UT office up to 5 days per week based on business needs

• Up to 15% travel required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Operational experience in education

• Board observer experience preferred

• Working in portfolio management companies both in equity and/or debt-focused

• Broad knowledge of project management

Relevant experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the essential functions of the role may be considered in place of the required experience qualifications. All determinations are at the discretion of the hiring manager.

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