Investor Relations Associate

• Build and manage a growing portfolio of allocator relationships, including family offices and high-net-worth individuals, while keeping existing relationships engaged between opportunities.


• Support live fundraising mandates by qualifying investors, preparing concise and high-quality briefing notes, coordinating follow-ups, and ensuring strong execution throughout the process.


• Develop a consistent pipeline of new investor relationships by identifying relevant allocators and creating a regular cadence of first conversations.


• Research investors to understand their investment strategies, interests, and potential appetite for direct investments, particularly in US startups.


• Develop and maintain trusted relationships by providing relevant, thoughtful communication rather than relying on transactional or overly promotional outreach.


• Work alongside senior investor professionals to observe investor conversations, contribute to mandate execution, and progressively develop independent judgment.


• Use AI-powered tools and modern workflow technologies to streamline research, preparation, and pipeline management, allowing greater focus on relationship building.


• Handle sensitive investor information with a high degree of discretion, ensuring names, allocations, conversations, and other confidential details remain protected.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience beginning to build an allocator or investor network through wealth management, private banking, family office, placement, investor relations, or another relevant environment.


• Evidence of independently establishing relationships and opening new investor conversations rather than relying solely on an existing institutional network.


• A clear and repeatable approach to identifying relevant investors, initiating conversations, establishing credibility, and maintaining relationships over time.


• Strong understanding of how investors allocate capital, ideally including familiarity with direct investments in US startups.


• Excellent listening and relationship-building skills, with a consultative approach that prioritizes investor needs and respects their time.


• High level of discretion, integrity, and professionalism when handling confidential investor information and sensitive conversations.


• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple relationships, mandates, follow-ups, and priorities with consistency.


• Comfort working autonomously in a remote, asynchronous environment while collaborating effectively with a senior team.


• Willingness and ability to use AI tools for investor research, preparation, and pipeline management as part of a modern, technology-enabled workflow.

Benefits

• Fully remote position with an asynchronous working environment.


• Workday overlap with US Eastern Time for several hours rather than requiring full US working hours.


• Meetings are generally concentrated on Mondays and Thursdays, leaving substantial time for focused, independent work.


• Access to paid, high-quality AI tools to support research, preparation, and workflow efficiency.


• Direct exposure to live fundraising mandates and investor deal flow from the beginning.


• Opportunity to learn investor-relations and allocator relationship management directly from experienced senior professionals.


• Progressive opportunity to develop and manage your own side of the investor network.


• Full-time position with locations including Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany.