Investment Manager UK

About Gilion

Gilion is a fast-growing fintech providing non-dilutive growth capital to technology companies.

We use data and AI to better understand how businesses perform and make faster, more informed lending decisions. By connecting directly to a company’s financial and operational systems, our platform helps assess performance, forecast growth and structure long-term funding that supports sustainable scaling.

We are backed by leading investors including Creandum and LocalGlobe, and our team brings experience from companies such as Spotify, Google, King and Sinch.

We operate as a lean tech scaleup rather than a traditional lender. We move quickly, focus on outcomes and work collaboratively across origination, structuring, credit and data teams to support ambitious founders.

Our goal is simple: help great companies grow faster without unnecessary dilution.

About the Job

As Investment Manager in the UK team, you will originate and execute lending opportunities with high-growth B2B SaaS and technology companies.

You will manage opportunities from sourcing and early screening through to signed deal and payout alongside talented colleagues from our structuring-, credit- and legal teams.

The role requires commercial judgement alongside financial fluency. You should be comfortable reviewing financial models, understanding key metrics in a growth stage business and preferably be comfortable discussing concepts such as leverage and financial covenants. You will position Gilion as a thoughtful, long-term capital partner rather than a transactional lender.

Key responsibilities

• Build a consistent pipeline through events and outbound activity.

• Develop relationships with founders, CFOs and finance leaders at scaling technology companies.

• Build partnerships with venture capital firms, debt advisors, brokers and other ecosystem participants to generate high-quality deal flow.

• Assess business models and financial performance against Gilion’s lending criteria.

• Identify key strengths, risks and mitigants and clearly articulate investment rationale internally.

• Represent Gilion at meetings and industry events to strengthen market presence.

About you

• 4–7+ years experience in venture debt, growth lending, private credit, VC, corporate banking, fintech or investments.

• Experience managing financing opportunities involving multiple stakeholders, from initial engagement through to close.

• Strong relationship skills and able to build credibility with founders, CFOs and senior finance stakeholders.

• Comfortable reviewing financial models and understanding SaaS and lending metrics.

• Comfort generating pipeline through outbound prospecting, networking and relationship development.

• Highly self-driven and disciplined, comfortable working autonomously and owning your results.

• Strong collaborative nature who builds trusted relationships across remote teams.

• Existing network within the UK startup or VC ecosystem.

• Based in London and willing to work from the office at least 3 days per week.

We recognise that strong candidates may not meet every requirement listed above. If this role sounds interesting, we encourage you to apply.

What We Offer

• Hybrid working model with London office base

• Opportunity to join a fast-growing fintech backed by leading European VCs

• High ownership within a lean, collaborative team

• Exposure to high-growth B2B SaaS and technology companies

• Work with a modern, data-driven lending platform

• Strong development opportunities as the UK team grows

• A culture that values ownership, curiosity and impact