Director, Investments - Toronto, Canada - MaRS Discovery District

Description

About the MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF) is a leading seed stage fund investing in high-potential IT, health and cleantech companies in Ontario. IAF has over a 10-year history of successfully providing innovative firms with the capital, mentorship, and networks needed to validate ideas and bring products to market. Its mission is to keep Ontario's talent and technology local while helping its companies go global. About the Position The Director, Investments is at the front line of IAF's investment activities. The Director, Investments will lead investment opportunities to execution while playing an active role in providing support to investee companies. They qualify investment opportunities and manage the due diligence process to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the investment opportunity. Key Responsibilities

Investment Ownership

• Responsible for actively managing a pipeline of investment opportunities and playing an active role in sourcing deal flow for IAF
• Identify opportunities appropriate to IAF and lead the end-to-end deal process from sourcing to investment execution
• Presents investment opportunities to the IAF Investment Committee and leads the development of investment memoranda to relevant parties

Portfolio Management

• Oversees and assesses the outcomes of IAF investments, actively involved in taking opportunities to the next phase of growth, development or follow-on investment
• Interacts with investee companies to develop a strategy and tactical plan to ensure achievement of operational milestones necessary to secure subsequent financing or become self-sufficient
• Monitors reporting from investee companies through exit of IAF's investment, helping companies to achieve scale and enable success

Ecosystem Engagement

• Provides coaching and guidance to less experienced members of the team, enabling a dynamic and results-driven work culture
• Engages and coordinates with ecosystem partners and investment communities with a view to developing consistent sources of deal flow and opportunities for initial and follow-on investments
• Contributes to and maintains a network of technology and domain experts that can be called upon to help evaluate a wide range of deal flow and assist with due diligence

Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor's degree in business, engineering or equivalent
• Bachelor's degree + professional designation (MBA, PEng, CBV, CFA, CPA, etc.) an asset
• 8+ years of related work experience
• Investment experience with preference given to experience in assessing early-stage technology companies
• Strong business development and collaboration skills (investment syndicates)
• Experience with corporate governance and legal structures
• Superior negotiations skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Personal integrity and professionalism

Applications close May 7, 2024 at 5pm EDT.