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Associate at Search Fund

Nova Founders Capital

London

On-site

GBP 50,000 - 80,000

Full time

30+ days ago

Job summary

A leading investment group seeks a Search Fund Associate to lead and grow companies within their portfolio. This role offers a unique opportunity to build organizations, lead teams, and drive strategies in a fast-paced environment. Candidates should possess strong academic backgrounds and relevant experience, with a passion for entrepreneurship and company development.

Qualifications

  • 3-7 years of experience at a top-tier consulting firm, investment bank, startup, or established company.

Responsibilities

  • Building a world-class organization.
  • Leading, developing, and motivating an exceptional team.
  • Defining and executing strategies to drive results.

Skills

Work ethic
Drive
Proactive approach
Ownership mindset
Interest in continuous learning

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree
Top-tier academic background
MBA (preferred)

Job description

Are you an experienced or aspiring Associate? Are you passionate about building companies and seeking your next opportunity to lead a backed start-up or scale-up? Do you want to be part of an ambitious, fast-growing environment with experienced founders and entrepreneurs? Then you might be our next Search Fund Associate.

About Us

Nova Founders Capital is a global operational investment group that creates and invests in future-oriented business models. Our management team has founded over 30 companies in the last 10 years and has successfully exited through sales and IPOs, backed by investors such as Goldman Sachs, Alibaba, Peter Thiel, and The World Bank.

Our Mission

We aim to empower ambitious talents by providing opportunities to become CEOs through a Search Fund. In addition to investing in and scaling large, fast-growing businesses, we support founders and CEOs in finding and excelling in new ventures, helping them create extraordinary companies.

What We Offer You

We are seeking experienced or aspiring Associates for our Search Funds. This role offers a unique opportunity to acquire or start new companies to expand our portfolio, or to become an Associate within an existing portfolio company.

You will join an ambitious network with a dedicated Board of Directors comprising experienced founders, board members, and CEOs who have started, acquired, built, and exited various companies.

Your Responsibilities

As an Associate, you will be responsible for building and growing your business. Tasks will vary depending on the stage and nature of the company, and include:

  1. Building a world-class organization
  2. Leading, developing, and motivating an exceptional team
  3. Defining and executing strategies to drive results across all functions
  4. Recruiting the right talent and fostering employee development
  5. Taking full responsibility for P&L and daily operations
What We Expect From You
  • A strong work ethic with a sense of urgency
  • Exceptional drive and desire to excel
  • A proactive approach and ownership mindset
  • Humility and a passion for building companies and developing people
  • An interest in continuous learning and optimization
  • At least a bachelor’s or master’s degree with excellent results
  • Top-tier academic background, possibly with an MBA
  • 3-7 years of experience at a top-tier consulting firm, investment bank, startup, or established company

We are hiring on a continuous basis.

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