Senior Associate, Capital Markets

Hiive; British Columbia; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hiive, a leading fintech startup, is seeking a Senior Associate for its Capital Markets team in Vancouver. This role involves maximizing liquidity on the platform and building relationships with major VC investors. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in investment sales and a strong educational background, contributing to Hiive's rapid growth in the pre-IPO market.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

Employee stock option plan

100% employer-paid health and dental premiums

Onsite gym and healthy snacks

$20-per-day commuter benefit

Engaging social calendar

Opportunities for growth into leadership roles

Sponsorship and relocation for exceptional candidates

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in investment sales, mutual fund sales, or similar fields.
• FINRA Series 7 and 63 licensed or ability to complete registrations post-hiring.

Responsibilities

• Learn about the secondary market for pre-IPO securities and market dynamics.
• Develop relationships with institutional and ultra-high net worth investors.
• Prospect potential customers through strategic calling and sales campaigns.

Skills

Relationship Building

Sales Growth

Market Understanding

Organizational Skills

Education

Commerce or Economics Degree

Exceptional Academic Performance in Liberal Arts or Science

Job description

Named #4 startup in Canada for 2024, Hiive is a fintech/marketplace startup connecting buyers and sellers of stock in venture-backed pre-IPO companies. Thanks to our industry-leading technology and best-in-class capital markets team, we are home to the fastest-growing marketplace for the stock of “unicorns” on the planet. As a profitable and rapidly growing business backed by US venture capital investors, we are seeking to scale our high-performing team.

Interested in learning more about life at Hiive? Check out our careers page to see how you can grow with us!

As a Senior Associate in our Capital Markets team, you will be on the front lines of one of the most important global hubs in this fast-paced market, working to maximize liquidity and trading volume on the platform. You will help accelerate Hiive’s growth by building relationships with some of the largest VC investors in the world.

In this role, your responsibilities would include:

• Learning everything there is to know about the secondary market for pre-IPO securities; understanding market dynamics, key participants, and the role of Hiive.

• Developing and growing strategic relationships with institutional and ultra-high net worth investors by bringing all of Hiive’s investment capabilities to the market.

• Prospecting and engaging potential customers through strategic calling, targeted sales campaigns, and personalized outreach efforts to drive sales growth.

• Effectively coordinating across our team of industry experts to source and execute large institutional transactions through Hiive’s proprietary platform.

• Solidifying Hiive’s position as the dominant venue for secondary trading by unlocking and expanding into new markets.

• Seamlessly delivering the value of Hiive to issuers by collaborating with our Execution Services, Funds, and Private Capital Solutions teams.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be an ambitious, charismatic person with a strong sense of urgency, an exceptional work ethic, an insatiable thirst for knowledge and challenge, and outstanding organizational skills.

• Bring 4+ years of experience in investment sales, mutual fund sales, investment banking, venture capital, private equity, corporate development, or institutional sales and trading, with a proven track record of success.

• Have a relevant educational background, such as a commerce or economics degree, or exceptional academic performance in a liberal arts or science program.

• FINRA Series 7 and 63 licensed or the ability to complete the registrations shortly after hiring.

Compensation, Benefits, & Perks:

• Highly competitive salary commensurate with experience and contribution.

• Opportunity to participate in ownership of a rapidly growing early-stage startup through our employee stock option plan.

• Comprehensive 100% employer-paid health and dental premiums, a health and personal spending account.

• A dedicated desk in our Vancouver, BC HQ, in the heart of downtown, with a fridge stocked with healthy snacks and drinks, an onsite gym, and a gorgeous rooftop amenity.

• Enjoy a $20-per-day commuter benefit for every day you work in our Vancouver HQ.

• An engaging social calendar, including bi-weekly catered lunches, bi-weekly “Friday bar,” team workouts, annual summer party, and holiday party, two “onsite” all-team retreats each year, semi-annual team-building events, and Hiive Womens’ Network events.

• Significant opportunities for growth into team leadership and management roles.

• Entrepreneurial culture and a small and dynamic team.

• Sponsorship, immigration, and relocation for exceptional candidates.

Hiive is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals have an opportunity to succeed.