This role is for someone who thrives in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment. You will identify and evaluate high-potential businesses, engage with founders, and help shape the systems that define the Xcelerator.
What matters most is your commercial insight and entrepreneurial experience, rather than a purely formal finance background. You will scout opportunities, perform due diligence, and recommend investments.
Key responsibilities
- Lead evaluation of prospective companies, focusing on commercial potential, scalability, and strategic fit.
- Conduct due diligence across financials, operations, and business fundamentals, emphasizing practical insights.
- Engage directly with founders and senior management to test assumptions and assess capability.
- Reconstruct financials where needed and prepare internal investment memos for decision-making.
- Build and maintain a pipeline of high-potential companies.
- Operate as a hands-on execution lead, personally driving outputs.
- Contribute to designing internal systems to track and accelerate portfolio companies.
Candidate profile
- 5–10 years’ experience with strong entrepreneurial or commercial investment background:
- Former co-founder/startup operator
- Venture capital, private equity, or corporate M&A experience
- Strategic investment or corporate development experience
- Skilled at evaluating business models, unit economics, and growth potential.
- Comfortable engaging directly with founders and management teams.
- Experienced in small, high-trust teams, taking full ownership of projects.
- Hands-on, execution-focused; not purely advisory.
- Formal finance qualifications helpful but practical experience prioritized.
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