Investor, Associate

Job Title: Investor (Associate) Location: Sydney or Melbourne Help us find and work with the next generation of true outlier founders in Australia and New Zealand. Get a front-row seat to the emergence of transformational technology here and across the world. Join a high-performing team helping founders from our corners of the world shape the future. ABOUT US Square Peg is a venture capital firm that helps founders from our corners of the world shape the future. Founded in 2012 in Australia, Square Peg combines the best of a local partner with a global network of companies and now backs founders early and repeatedly from three of technology’s most exciting regions: Australia & New Zealand, Israel, and Southeast Asia. Five funds in with US$2.9 billion in assets across its venture capital and public equities funds, Square Peg, is the only investor that backed Canva, Airwallex, and Rokt, three of Australia’s highest-valued private tech companies, and is honoured to partner with Fiverr, Aidoc, and Tomorrow.io in Israel and Doctor Anywhere and Kredivo out of Singapore. ABOUT THE ROLE Day to day, you’ll nurture and grow relationships with founders across Australia and New Zealand. As one of our Investors, you’ll research and analyse live investment opportunities, meet with founders and use your work to present explicit, concise opinions and ideas backed by data. You’ll work shoulder-to-shoulder with our global Partners. On a typical day, you could be: Meeting with founders to discuss investing in their businesses Researching themes, emerging trends and ideas Helping the team to conduct due diligence on investment opportunities Preparing and presenting your analysis to the investment committee Engaging with programs, people and leaders across the Aussie and Kiwi tech communities to nurture and grow the network. ATTRIBUTES & COMPETENCIES Curiosity and a passion for technology! Analytical powerhouse who can turn data into insight Demonstrated proactivity and a bias to action with speedy execution Ownership mindset and the ability to keep many balls in the air Strategic, first principles thinking Exceptional written and verbal communication skills Collaborative and thrive in a high-performance culture of continuous improvement. CULTURE & BENEFITS At the heart of Square Peg's global team is a commitment to our shared values: be yourself, anchor to optimism, unleash curiosity, empower through trust and be bold. Benefits Square Peg is a people-first working environment. We encourage flexible/remote work and provide beautiful team facilities in Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore and Tel Aviv. We also organise regular team-building events to bring our global team together while promoting a culture of fun and wellness. Flexible work policy 18 weeks of paid parental leave for both primary and secondary carers Wellness programme and allowance Learning allowance 4 weeks of annual leave Significant additional leave for life’s unexpected emergencies