Associate M12

M12 is the corporate venture capital arm of Microsoft focused on early-stage investmentsin Artificial IntelligenceB2B SaaS Cloud Infrastructure Cybersecurity DevOps and Gaming/Web3. Weve had the honor of backing and help build over 100 great companies since launching the fund in 2016. Critically M12 supports our portfolio companies with value-added resources through special access to Microsofts platform and services. M12 is headquartered in San Francisco with additional team members in Seattle.

Research and Market Exploration

• Perform Continuous monitoring of market trends industry news and startup companies for potential investments in thematic areas supported by lead investor.
• Track specific VCs entrepreneurs industry leaders sector experts research organizations etc.
• Perform high-quality research and analysis on key market and industry trends in defined theme areas to develop new insights and opinionated views
• Help come up and promote new ideas and research activities in defined theme areas

Deal sourcing and support for Investment processes and Due Diligence

• Attend industry conferences building relationships with startups and venture investors
• Source deals aligned to key themes and thesis areas for M12
• Assist with due diligence evaluation of all relevant areas including a solid analysis of risks and opportunities (technological industrial intellectual property commercial economic financial HR legal compliance);Financial and unit economics analysis valuation modeling using multiple methods
• Document startup and investment team meetings
• Track and report on deal flow generated by our team
• Help preparing internal investment memos

Operational

• Manage various operations such as (a) metrics tracking (b) financial and operational KPI documentation and reporting (c) production of portfolio presentations for periodic reviews (d) internal investment and valuation tracking
• Generate content for signal exchange with senior leadership and other stakeholders including startup showcase meetings
• Help create media & thought leadership content based on the funds investments and market research
• Help to add value to our existing portfolio through research introductions and BD activities in partnership with our portfolio development team

Required qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Business Administration Finance Accounting Economics Computer Science Engineering Architecture or related field AND 3 years full-time experience in venture investing experience supporting partners in sourcing diligence and deal execution; additional experience in investment banking consulting strategic consulting investment banking venture capital building technology product management and/or enterprise entrepreneurial ventures experience
• OR equivalent experience.
• 1 year(s) experience on a deal team.

Preferred qualifications

• A good understanding of financial and business analysis unit economics and valuation modeling using multiple methods. Knowledge of sector and market analysis; ideally has performed market competitive and consulting presentations and studies
• Demonstrated passion for Technology Venture Capital Start-ups and entrepreneurship
• Critical thinking using superior research and analytical abilities
• Proficient writing presentation and verbal communication skills
• Experience managing multiple projects under compressed timeframes
• Ability to develop creative insights recommendations and solutions
• Ability to influence internal and external audiences stakeholders using evangelism partnership and networking skills
• Demonstrated experience achieving results through collaboration in a team-centered environment
• Willingness to work at times under time pressure due to competitive deal situations and short investment timescales
• Positive open and flexible intellectually curious with good listening skills detail-oriented and a self-starter who enjoys working in a collegial workplace. Mental flexibility to be able to adapt to multiple audiences/cultures

Corporate Ventures IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $86100 - $169800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $113300 - $187400 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
position will be open for a minimum of 5 days with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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