Sapphire Partners Vice President
Company: National Venture Capital Association
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: April 30, 2024
Job Description:
Location: San Francisco and Menlo Park (Bay Area,
CA);Company:Sapphire Ventures, LLC ("Sapphire") is a leading global
technology-focused venture capital firm with over $11 billion in
AUM (1) and team members across Austin, London, Menlo Park and San
Francisco. For over a decade, Sapphire has partnered with visionary
management teams and venture funds to help scale companies of
consequence.Sapphire Partners - Fund Investments:Sapphire Partners
invests in early-stage venture capital funds and aims to provide
exceptional GPs with flexible capital across primary fund
commitments, secondaries and direct co-investments.Every day our
team is honored to work with early-stage GPs in the US, Europe and
Israel, and we aim to build a team that reflects the diversity of
our portfolio. We aren't looking for someone who ticks every single
box on a page; we're looking for lifelong learners who can bring
their own perspectives and unique experiences to make us better. If
you think you'd be a great fit, then please get in touch and tell
us about yourself.What You'll Do:The Vice President will primarily
work on Sapphire Partners venture fund investment strategies across
primary fund commitments, secondaries, direct co-investments and
special situations. Typical responsibilities include participating
in meetings with fund managers, proactive sourcing and conducting
due diligence of potential investment opportunities as well as
overseeing the diligence work of associates, monitoring existing
investments, modeling and analyzing fund returns, managing the deal
pipeline and data analysis for research and internal projects. The
Vice President will partner with venture firms with a variety of
investment interests, spanning multiple geographies and will gain
experience working with all investment professionals across the
portfolio. Most of the Vice President's work will be to support the
firm's fund investment strategies; however, some portion of their
work may be dedicated to supporting the firm's operations. A
portion of this person's time may also be dedicated to
firm-building activities, such as recruiting or supporting the
firm's marketing initiatives. This position has the potential to be
a Partner-track opportunity for exceptional performers and will
have exposure to all levels of the firm.What We're Looking For:
- 5-7 years of capital allocation, asset management, venture
capital or private equity investing or other relevant working
experience.
- At least 3 years of experience in secondary transactions and/or
direct private investments with experience leading a deal from
initial diligence through closing.
- Extensive knowledge of and interest in the venture capital,
growth and technology landscape.
- Mastery of Excel, significant experience creating and
evaluating financial models.
- Prior experience with private fund placement documents,
financial reports and investor presentations.
- High degree of professional presence including clear
communication, ownership of work output and timely, accurate and
reliable deliverables.
- Experience interacting with and communicating with venture
capital and/or private equity general partners.
- Outstanding academic credentials.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Team-oriented personality who can also work independently.
- Willing to work in-office at least 3 days a week (2 days in SF,
1 in Menlo Park)Personal Qualifications:Culture is critical to us,
and we are transparent about our vision and principles:
- Team Player- Experience with and passion for teamwork and
cross-functional collaboration
- Dedicated to Winning- Having the guts to take on a new
challenge and the risk to be successful
- Intellectual Curiosity- Exhibits an entrepreneurial and
creative ethos and is continually compelled to learn and explore
new ideas
- Authentic Relationships- Relationships are the key to driving
our collective success. Superb at nurturing authentic, diverse, and
congenial long-term relationships
- Excellence- Put your passion for early stage investing to
work!
- Sapphire offers a competitive salary and bonus plan
- 100% paid Health/ Dental and Vision plans for employees and
dependents
- Collaborative, transparent, and fun-loving culture
- Various employee development and training opportunities to
participate in
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States to
applyIf your application looks like a great fit, we will be in
touch.Base Salary Range: $175K to $225KSapphire is committed to a
firm policy of equal employment opportunity for all employees and
job applicants. We are open to candidates no matter their race,
color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity),
cultural background, sexual orientation, marital status,
disability, age, or caregiving status. Sapphire does not tolerate
discrimination or harassment based on any of those
characteristics.About Sapphire VenturesSapphire is a leading global
technology-focused venture capital firm with over $11 billion in
AUM (1) and team members across Austin, London, Menlo Park and San
Francisco. For over a decade, Sapphire has partnered with visionary
management teams and venture funds to help scale companies of
consequence. Since its founding, Sapphire has invested in more than
170 companies (2) globally resulting in more than 30 IPOs and 45
acquisitions (3) . The firm's investment strategies - Sapphire
Ventures, Sapphire Partners and Sapphire Sport - are focused on
scaling companies and venture funds, elevating them to become
category leaders. Sapphire's Portfolio Growth team of experienced
operators delivers a strategic blend of value-add services, tools
and resources designed to support portfolio company leaders as they
scale.NOTE:
- "AUM" (Assets Under Management) represents Sapphire's
Regulatory Assets Under Management as of 12/31/2022 per ADV filed
March 2023, as well as all regulatory assets under management
acquired and new commitments made during calendar year 2023.
- "Figures represent all Sapphire direct growth investments made
since the firm's inception in January 2011 thru August 2023.
- Figures represent all Sapphire direct growth investments that
have had an IPO or public listing from the firm's inception in
January 2011 thru August 2023. The specific companies identified
may not be representative of all of Sapphire's investments and no
assumption should be made that the investments identified were or
will be profitable. A complete alphabetical list of Sapphire's
investments made by its direct growth investing funds is
availablehere .For more information about Sapphire please visit
www.sapphireventures.com For this deep dive, we spoke to Raed
Masri,Partner at Transform VC. --- For this deep dive, we spoke to
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