Vice President, Venture & Growth Finance

Medirest Signature; London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in London is seeking a Vice President in Venture Debt. You will support the development of a lending framework, collaborate with stakeholders, and manage risks while expanding the debt portfolio. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in venture lending and a solid understanding of market cycles and competitive landscapes.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of venture lending and disciplined credit strategy.
• Experience with larger, late-stage companies and recurring revenue.
• Proven record in venture debt and understanding of market cycles.

Responsibilities

• Support the creation of a lending framework across various sectors.
• Originate and execute new lending opportunities with stakeholders.
• Monitor portfolio risks proactively and collaborate with customers.

Skills

Understanding of venture lending

Leadership in credit strategy

Experience in managing warrant book

Job description

Join us as Vice President, Venture & Growth Finance

• Working closely with key stakeholders, you’ll support the creation of a lending framework across the Innovation Economy covering life science, healthcare technology, technology, disruptive commerce, and climate tech

• We’ll look to you to play a key role within the origination of our Venture Debt team

• You’ll collaborate with key partners to build out warrant capabilities, and work with coverage and other partners to deliver a seamless client experience while balancing our risk framework

What you'll do

As a Vice President in Venture Debt, you’ll be part of a team that executes the debt strategy for our venture lending, entrepreneurial mindset, ready to expand debt portfolio in coordination with our Venture Banking Strategy. Working with key stakeholders, you’ll effectively balance and build a risk framework that scales and protects the firm during every cycle.

You’ll also:

• Support the ongoing reporting and monitoring of the portfolio to ensure coverage and credit are proactively managing risks

• Effectively liaise with prospective customers, existing customers, professional investors such as private equity and venture capital funds, debt advisors, other KBIs, and credit to originate and execute new lending opportunities

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for someone with a deep understanding of venture lending. You’ll have sound experience across cycles leading to a disciplined credit strategy to ensure the organisation weathers market volatility. This will include an understanding of exposure weight to larger and more late-stage companies and recurring revenue and enterprise-style financings.

We’re also looking for:

• An understanding of venture debt, key industry players, and the competitive landscape

• Experience of working in a venture debt team in banking services

• Extensive experience and knowledge of managing a warrant book