Director, Investments, Stand Together, Arlington, VA
Stand Together -
Arlington, VA,
US
Director, Investments
Date Posted: 2024-05-17
Job description
Stand Together is a dynamic and mission-driven organization committed to driving positive social change and empowering individuals to overcome barriers. Join our team and be part of a collaborative community that values innovation, personal responsibility, and the power of bottom-up solutions. Together, we will create a society that fosters opportunity, dignity, and well-being for all.
At Stand Together Ventures Lab (STVL), we believe that society's greatest challenges are entrepreneurs' greatest opportunities. Since our inception in 2020, STVL has invested in 20 companies solving critical challenges in healthcare, education, economic opportunity, and criminal justice. We are stage and capital structure agnostic, stemming from the view that entrepreneurs need investors with flexibility to partner throughout the company-building journey.
The Role: We're adding an experienced investor to our team. This person will be responsible for thesis development and new investment origination in one of our core areas of focus: education (K-12, post-secondary, and/or future of work). Apart from building and managing a portfolio within a particular area of focus, this individual will also contribute to improving our underwriting, investment committee process, and general network development.
Your responsibilities include
Qualifications you bring to the organization
What we offer
Stand Together helps social entrepreneurs supercharge their efforts to help people improve their lives. We connect them with passionate partners and the resources necessary to make a greater difference. Through our philanthropic community, we tackle some of the nation's biggest challenges so that every person has the opportunity to realize their extraordinary potential. Stand Together partners with people from diverse perspectives and backgrounds-including people in education, business, community non-profits, and public policy-to accomplish more together than any of us could on our own.
Our Values Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. We have a relentless commitment to a culture based on a business philosophy called Principle Based Management (PBM ). Informed by the principles that allow a free and open society to flourish, PBM prepares individuals to innovate, improve, and transform while fostering a healthy, growing organization that creates long-term value for its clients and supporters and fulfillment for its employees.
We believe that diversity in experiences, perspectives, knowledge and ideas fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. That's why we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of color,race, religion, religious creed, sex, gender or gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy (including medical needs which may arise from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), military and veteran status, genetic information, marital or familial status, political affiliation, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.
At Stand Together Ventures Lab (STVL), we believe that society's greatest challenges are entrepreneurs' greatest opportunities. Since our inception in 2020, STVL has invested in 20 companies solving critical challenges in healthcare, education, economic opportunity, and criminal justice. We are stage and capital structure agnostic, stemming from the view that entrepreneurs need investors with flexibility to partner throughout the company-building journey.
The Role: We're adding an experienced investor to our team. This person will be responsible for thesis development and new investment origination in one of our core areas of focus: education (K-12, post-secondary, and/or future of work). Apart from building and managing a portfolio within a particular area of focus, this individual will also contribute to improving our underwriting, investment committee process, and general network development.
Your responsibilities include
- Investment thesis development - Own the development of investment theses in one of our core areas of focus (K-12 or post-secondary education + future of work).
- New investment origination - Cultivate extensive networks of entrepreneurs, investors, and subject matter experts to drive a strong pipeline of investable opportunities.
- Make investment recommendations to Investment Committee - Make formal recommendations to Investment Committee based on thesis and pipeline.
- Portfolio management - Maintain value-add relationships with founders/CEOs as the portfolio grows and partner with colleagues on portfolio reporting and portfolio support resources.
Qualifications you bring to the organization
- 5+ years of direct investing experience in early-stage companies, or startup experience with responsibility over company financing.
- Ability to independently underwrite investments and mentor a growing team in diligence best-practices.
- A strong investor and entrepreneur network, especially in areas that are core to our mandate (e.g. healthcare, education, workforce, etc.).
- A contribution mindset: An inherent focus on improving our business and adding value, regardless of whether the work is "typically" included in the job description. Over time, we expect this to include recruitment and development of other investment professionals.
What we offer
- 3 to 5 years of direct investing experience in early-stage companies, or startup experience with responsibility over company financing.
- Ability to independently underwrite investments and mentor a growing team in diligence best-practices.
- A strong investor and entrepreneur network, especially in K-12 education or post-secondary education + future of work.
- A contribution mindset: An inherent focus on improving our business and adding value, regardless of whether the work is "typically" included in the job description. Over time, we expect this to include recruitment and development of other investment professionals.
Stand Together helps social entrepreneurs supercharge their efforts to help people improve their lives. We connect them with passionate partners and the resources necessary to make a greater difference. Through our philanthropic community, we tackle some of the nation's biggest challenges so that every person has the opportunity to realize their extraordinary potential. Stand Together partners with people from diverse perspectives and backgrounds-including people in education, business, community non-profits, and public policy-to accomplish more together than any of us could on our own.
Our Values Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. We have a relentless commitment to a culture based on a business philosophy called Principle Based Management (PBM ). Informed by the principles that allow a free and open society to flourish, PBM prepares individuals to innovate, improve, and transform while fostering a healthy, growing organization that creates long-term value for its clients and supporters and fulfillment for its employees.
We believe that diversity in experiences, perspectives, knowledge and ideas fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. That's why we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of color,race, religion, religious creed, sex, gender or gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy (including medical needs which may arise from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), military and veteran status, genetic information, marital or familial status, political affiliation, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.