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Are you passionate about shaping the future of finance? Do you thrive on identifying and nurturing groundbreaking startups? At SPRINT (Spread Products Investments in Technology), the strategic partnership and venture investing arm of Citi's Spread Products business, you can make a real impact. As a Strategic Venture Investor, you'll play a pivotal role in sourcing, executing, and managing principal venture investments in category-defining startups. Focus on the dynamic specialty lending, private credit, and real estate sectors, partnering with companies that are transforming the financial landscape.

This isn't just about investing; it's about building the future of finance. Leverage the vast resources and expertise of Citi's global network to drive innovation and growth within our portfolio companies. This unique opportunity combines your entrepreneurial spirit with the stability and resources of a global financial institution, offering unparalleled career growth potential within a dynamic and collaborative team.

What you will do will be varied day to day, but the key drivers for the role are:

• Investment Strategy & Sourcing: Identify and evaluate strategic venture investment opportunities aligned with Citi's Spread Products business goals. Develop and maintain a robust sourcing network, both internally and externally, to uncover promising startups in the Fintech, private credit, and real estate spaces.

• Deal Execution & Structuring: Lead all aspects of venture investment transactions, from due diligence and strategic analysis to financial modelling, deal structuring, negotiation, and documentation review. Your expertise will be crucial in securing favourable investment terms and ensuring seamless execution.

• Portfolio Management & Value Creation: Actively manage a portfolio of existing investments, providing ongoing support for governance, administration, and portfolio lifecycle events. Drive strategic partnerships with portfolio companies, leveraging Citi's Spread Products capabilities (e.g., asset-based financing, whole loan purchases) and broader platform to maximize their growth potential.

• Investment Analysis & Presentation: Develop compelling investment materials that clearly articulate the strategic benefits of each investment, outlining investment terms and other relevant information for internal stakeholders. Your ability to communicate complex financial concepts effectively will be essential.

• Industry Leadership & Networking: Represent SPRINT and Citi within the Fintech, private credit, and venture capital communities. Build and maintain strong relationships with key industry players, including entrepreneurs, investors, and thought leaders.

What we will need from you

• Experience in a relevant field, such as investment banking, corporate development, venture capital, private equity, corporate venture capital, M&A legal, strategy consulting, or fintech. A background in financial technology is a plus.

• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills, with the ability to interpret financial reports and assess investment opportunities.

• Exceptional networking skills and a proven ability to build and maintain relationships within your areas of expertise

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.

• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience, ideally in combined finance/technology disciplines. An MBA or Master's degree is preferred.

What we will provide you:

By joining Citi London, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)

• A discretional annual performance related bonus

• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program

• Pension Plan

• Paid Parental Leave

• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends

• Access to an array of learning and development resources

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.

If you are actively working with clients, have a passion for relationships and want to be part of a successful global franchise – then apply today.

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

Candidates applying for this role must be aware that it is a Certified Role, subject to the FCA and PRA Certification Regime.

The Certification Regime is one element of the Individual Accountability Regime which came into effect on 7 March 2016.

Under the Certification Regime, Citi UK regulated entities (Citi entities) must ensure that employees working in certain roles categorised as specified significant harm functions (Certified Roles) are assessed as fit and proper to carry out their role.

Under the guidance provided by the FCA and PRA, firms should have regard to the following when assessing fitness and propriety:

* Honesty, integrity and reputation

* Financial soundness

* Competence and capability

In order to comply with the requirements of the Certification Regime, Citi entities must take reasonable care to ensure that an employee does not perform a Certified Role without first being certified as Fit and Proper. For this reason, you will be assessed for this role against the Fit and Proper requirements, as described above.

This assessment will be carried out through extensive interviews, self-disclosures, permitted criminal record checks, regulated reference checks, credit checks and other background screening checks.

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Job Family Group:

Institutional Trading

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Job Family:

Trading

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