• Job Description

  Req#: R-144118

  Senior Associate, Venture & Growth Capital

  Please note applications for this role will close on the 25th September

  This is a great job for someone who has a strong interest in FinTech & InsureTech, HealthTech, Science & Technology and Climate & Sustainability

  A bit about the job:

  In this role you will support the Director and Heads of Aviva Ventures in the development and management of Venture & Growth Capital investments, in particular as an “end to end” transaction deal captain from initial appraisal to deal completion. The Aviva Investors Venture & Growth Capital team is a small and dynamic team that currently consists of five individuals. The team manages direct and indirect Venture & Growth Capital investments across two mandates – Corporate Venture Capital and Long-Term Capital Growth. Within the role you will be required to support transaction execution, including investment due diligence, participating in company management meetings, cap table analysis, business/financial model analysis, investment memo and paper writing. In addition to this you will also support on the deal flow pipeline, including proactive networking and market research / thematic deep dives.

  Skills and experience we’re looking for:

  • Demonstrate strong interest in developing a career in Venture & Growth Capital

  • Previous experience in VC / Growth Capital with significant experience working on VC/Growth transactions

  • Ability to handle multiple-tasks and deliver to deadlines, move fluidly across topics at pace and balance multiple and conflicting priorities.

  • A professional qualification in finance would be a distinct advantage e.g. ACA, CIMA, CAIA, CFA, MBA.

  • Comfortable working in a demanding and challenging environment and good teamwork and social skills, with the ability to work well with other team members both within and outside the team

  What you’ll get for this role:

  • Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in

  • Eligibility for annual performance bonus

  • Family friendly parental and carer’s leave

  • Generous holiday entitlement plus bank holidays with the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days

  • Up to 40% discount for Aviva products

  • Brilliant flexible benefits including electric cars

  • Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme

  • 21 volunteering hours per year

  In this role you’ll be ‘Certified’ under the Financial Conduct Authority / Prudential Regulation Authority’s Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR). This means that we’ll need to complete some regulatory background checks on you before you take up your role and we’ll need to ask you some questions on an annual basis to make sure you remain ‘fit and proper’ and competent to carry out your role. We’ll provide training on what holding a SMCR role means when you join us and annually thereafter.

  Aviva is for everyone:

  We are inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

  Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you’re in a job share just apply as a pair.

  We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you.

  Most of our people are smart working – spending around 60% of their time in our offices and 40% at home.

  We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you.

  We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, send an email to GlobalRecruitment@avivainvestors.com.

• About the company

  We’re here to protect our 33 million customers from life’s unexpected twists and turns – freeing them from fear of uncertainty. We are one of only a few insurance companies in the world that can provide customers with life, general and health insurance, and asset management in one place – a composite insurer. And we have a unique competitive advantage. Whether we’re protecting them from everyday risks or helping them to save for the future, we put customers at the heart of all we do – creating a bright and sustainable future for our customers, employees and our communities.

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