Director, Venture Growth Investment

2 days ago


San Francisco, California, United States Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Full time
The Opportunity

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) is seeking a seasoned investment professional to join its Teachers' Venture Growth (TVG) team in San Francisco as a Director. TVG is the division of OTPP focused on investing in high-growth technology companies.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and articulate investment theses that align with TVG's investment mandate, focusing on businesses leveraging technology to build large-scale companies with enduring advantages.
  • Lead or support all aspects of venture growth investing, from origination and screening to due diligence, structuring, negotiation, portfolio management, and exit.
  • Negotiate transaction documents and ensure successful deal closures.
  • Present investment recommendations to internal committees.
  • Establish and build effective relationships within the venture capital ecosystem, including with startups, venture funds, corporate partners, and other service providers.
  • Develop deep knowledge of various industries and their investment characteristics.
  • Adapt to and embrace OTPP's strengths-based culture, including mentoring junior investment talent, fostering teamwork, collaboration, continuous learning, and personal growth.
  • Serve as a director on TVG portfolio company boards, providing strategic guidance and support.
  • Collaborate across OTPP asset classes to leverage synergies and drive value creation.
  • Manage internal responsibilities of portfolio management, including portfolio valuation work, reporting requirements, and internal presentations on key technological themes and trends.
Requirements
  • 10+ years of professional venture or growth equity investment experience.
  • Demonstrated experience leading all aspects of venture growth investing.
  • Extensive professional network and relationships across the North American technology venture ecosystem.
  • Proven track record of sound investment judgment and portfolio company support delivering successful outcomes.
  • Excellent analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to perform in-depth analysis.
  • Strong negotiation skills, including leading transaction document negotiations.
  • Curious, entrepreneurial, self-motivated, results-oriented, and growth-oriented.
  • Experience as an operator in a high-growth technology company is a plus.
  • Embraces developing junior talent and managing investment teams.
  • History of board director service, providing valuable strategic guidance and insights.
  • Excellent collaboration skills and ability to work across different asset classes within OTPP.
  • Ability to travel, as required.
What We Offer
  • A pay-for-performance environment with competitive salary and incentives.
  • Numerous opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • Comprehensive employer-paid benefits coverage.
  • A flexible/hybrid work environment combining in-office collaboration and remote working.
  • Competitive time off.
  • Our Flexible Travel Program gives you the option to work abroad in another region/country for up to a month each year.
About Us

At Ontario Teachers', diversity is one of our core strengths. We take pride in ensuring that the people we hire and the culture we create reflect and embrace diversity of thought, background, and experience. Through our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion strategy and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), we celebrate diversity and foster inclusion through events for colleagues to connect for professional development, networking, and mentoring. We are building an inclusive and equitable workplace where our talent is respected, accepted, and empowered to be themselves.



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