VC Associate @ Teachers Venture Growth in Toronto, Canada

VC Stack; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and incentive

Comprehensive employer paid benefits

Retirement income through a defined benefit pension plan

Flexible/hybrid work environment

Employee discount programs

Job summary

VC Stack in Toronto is seeking an Associate to support Growth Equity investors in value creation initiatives. This role involves developing value creation tools and collaborating with senior team members on strategic projects. Candidates should have strong analytical skills and experience in consulting or finance.

The position offers a hybrid work environment with competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for professional growth within a diverse and inclusive organization.

Qualifications

• University graduate from an academic program in business, economics, finance, or related field.
• Minimum of two to five years of experience in consulting, investing, investment banking, technology startups or similar high‑performance environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of value creation capabilities for portfolio companies.
• Identify opportunities to create value and collaborate on recommendations.
• Synthesize insights from complex data using quantitative analysis.

Skills

Strong attention to detail

Analytical skills

Project management

Collaboration

Communication skills

Financial modeling

Education

University degree in business, economics, finance, or related field

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Exciting opportunity to support a team of Growth Equity investors (Teachers’ Venture Growth) as an Associate focused on Value Creation initiatives within the Portfolio Solutions (PS) team. This team is responsible for creating significant value across the global portfolio, promoting global connectivity, strategic capability and a relationship-centric approach that considers long‑term impacts beyond the “deal” timeframe.

The Associate will work closely with senior members of the TVG teams to deliver impactful strategic projects and value creation initiatives for portfolio companies. In addition, the Associate will help to develop key value creation tools that can be deployed across the TVG portfolio to support portfolio companies’ growth. This role will also support TVG senior leaders with internal strategic initiatives and portfolio strategy.

Who you will work with

This position will report directly to the Principal – TVG Value Creation. As an Associate, the role will work in a dynamic and inclusive team‑based environment, providing support to TVG team members and senior leaders within TVG. You will engage directly with the TVG Value Creation Team, TVG investors, and PS team and have the opportunity to develop relationships with portfolio companies, corporate leaders, and peers in venture capital and growth equity.

What you’ll do

• Support the development of nascent value creation capabilities that contribute to portfolio company success across a broad variety of areas, such as board governance, business development, operational excellence and IPO readiness
• Identify opportunities to create value within or across the TVG portfolio, and collaborate with team members to structure the opportunity, develop recommendations, and implement them
• Coordinate across key internal and external stakeholders to rapidly bring initiatives from idea to implementation
• Synthesize insights and takeaways from complex data and information using quantitative analysis to answer questions related to TVG portfolio strategy and portfolio construction
• Actively support improving connectivity between portfolio companies and potential customers through improved processes, tracking, and systems
• Monitor areas of risk facing TVG portfolio companies and collaborate closely with TVG senior members to deploy appropriate risk mitigation strategies
• Support the PS team in the development of playbooks, reports, and other intellectual property based on portfolio value creation projects, analysis, and research

What you’ll need

• University graduate from an academic program in business, economics, finance, or related field
• Minimum of two to five years of experience in consulting, investing, investment banking, technology startups or similar high‑performance environment
• Strong attention to detail and highly analytical, with experience building complex financial and operational models
• Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, with the ability to transform ambiguous information into clear insights and highly structured solutions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a team environment
• Strong project and time‑management skills, with a track record in effectively balancing competing priorities
• Demonstrated bias for action and willingness to take a hands‑on approach to achieve the best outcomes for portfolio companies and or TVG
• Willingness and ability to travel to portfolio companies and OTPP offices as required

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What we’re offering

• Pay‑for‑performance environment that offers competitive salary and incentive
• Numerous opportunities for professional growth and development
• Comprehensive employer paid benefits coverage
• Retirement income through a defined benefit pension plan
• The opportunity to invest back into the fund through our Deferred Incentive Program
• 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
• Employee discount programs including Edvantage and Perkopolis

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 & mentoring. We are building an inclusive and equitable workplace where our talent is respected, accepted and empowered to be themselves. To learn more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, check out Life at Teachers’.

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