Investment Manager

Jex Recruitment | Connecting top talent with leading companies; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client, a leading investment platform in Dubai, is seeking an Investment Manager - Media & Digital to identify, evaluate, and manage investments across the media ecosystem. The role covers origination, execution, and ongoing strategic involvement in a diverse portfolio including media, digital content, entertainment, creator economy, gaming, sports, and advertising technology.

The ideal candidate brings 5-10 years in venture capital, PE, or strategic investment with strong modelling and a

Qualifications

• Experience within venture capital, growth equity, private equity, investment banking, corporate development or strategic investment environment.
• Demonstrable experience evaluating and executing investments, ideally within media, entertainment, technology, gaming, sports, digital platforms or consumer businesses.
• Excellent financial modelling, valuation and investment analysis capabilities.
• International outlook with ability to assess opportunities across multiple markets.

Responsibilities

• Investment Origination & Market Mapping: Identify and originate attractive investment opportunities across media, entertainment and adjacent tech.
• Investment Evaluation & Execution: Lead commercial and financial analysis, coordinate due diligence and prepare investment papers.
• Portfolio Management: Monitor financial and operational performance across portfolio companies and identify growth opportunities.
• Support fundraising, M&A and potential exits for portfolio companies; prepare updates for senior leadership and the Investment Committee.

Skills

Venture capital

Financial modelling

Market mapping

Portfolio management

Job description

Experience in MEDIA investments is an essential. If you do not have this, the role will not be right for you.

Our client is a leading investment platform seeking an Investment Manager - Media & Digital to join its investment team and play a key role in identifying, evaluating, executing, and managing investments across the media ecosystem.

The role will focus on venture and growth-stage investment opportunities across media, digital content, entertainment, creator economy, gaming, sports, advertising technology, and adjacent consumer technology sectors.

This is an end-to-end investment role, combining new investment origination and execution with ongoing strategic involvement across the portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

Investment Origination & Market Mapping

• Identify and originate attractive investment opportunities across media, entertainment, digital content and adjacent technology sectors.
• Build relationships with founders, entrepreneurs, investors, advisors and other participants across the global media investment ecosystem.
• Develop investment themes and continuously map emerging companies, technologies and business models.
• Monitor trends including creator platforms, streaming, gaming, digital advertising, sports, content production/distribution and AI-enabled media.

Investment Evaluation & Execution

• Assess potential venture and growth investment opportunities from initial screening through to completion.
• Lead commercial and financial analysis, including market sizing, competitive positioning, business model assessment and financial modelling.
• Coordinate due diligence across commercial, financial, legal and technical workstreams.
• Prepare investment papers and recommendations for Investment Committee approval.
• Support negotiations around valuation, investment structure and transaction terms.
• Work closely with founders and management teams following investment.
• Monitor financial and operational performance across portfolio companies.
• Identify opportunities to accelerate growth through partnerships, international expansion, commercial introductions and strategic initiatives.
• Support portfolio companies with fundraising, M&A and potential exit opportunities.
• Prepare portfolio updates and recommendations for senior leadership and Investment Committee.

Candidate Profile

• Approximately 5-10 years' experience within venture capital, growth equity, private equity, investment banking, corporate development or a strategic investment environment.
• Demonstrable experience evaluating and executing investments, ideally within media, entertainment, technology, gaming, sports, digital platforms or consumer businesses.
• Strong understanding of the economics and commercial models underpinning modern media businesses.
• Excellent financial modelling, valuation and investment analysis capabilities.
• Able to assess both traditional financial metrics and earlier-stage businesses where investment decisions require greater emphasis on market potential, product, founders and scalability.
• Strong commercial judgement and ability to develop an independent investment thesis.
• Comfortable engaging directly with founders, senior executives and investment committees.
• International outlook with the ability to assess opportunities across multiple markets.