Business Operations Analyst (Startup)
Proxymity, United Kingdom
Job Description
About Proxymity
Proxymity is here to change the investor communications landscape. Our mission is to bring digital transparency to proxy voting and other asset servicing processes, making them faster, simpler and more efficient. Our purpose is to solve complex problems for our customers through connectivity, adding value to partners throughout our ecosystem.
Proxymity’s pioneering investor communications platform connects issuers, intermediaries and investors in real time via our unique digital pathway, which brings efficiency, accuracy and transparency to every participant in the global custody chain. We give confidence to public companies that their AGM/EGM agendas are transmitted as golden source, and provide institutional investors with the time they need to research and vote on corporate decisions, as well as true digital confirmation that their votes have been received.
We are a fast moving scale up backed by some of the biggest names in the industry. Our team has grown 3X in the past six months, and we are set to expand in the next 12 months and beyond, gaining new customers and continuing to deliver on our innovative solutions.
About the role
Proxymity’s initial funding round ($20.5M) was led by a global consortium of financial institutions (BNY Mellon, Citi, Clearstream, Computershare, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, J.P. Morgan, State Street). The successful candidate will play an important supporting role in the company’s future strategic fundraising.
Reporting directly to the co-founder/COO, you will support the founders and leadership team with ongoing market, partner and competitor analysis. You will perform research and assist in preparing materials, as well as in managing relationships with potential and existing investors.
This is a rare and exciting opportunity to be involved in the fundraising journey of a world-changing scaleup, that might also lead to accelerated career development driven by your talents and ambitions.
We are committed to diversity and to ensuring that our team has a productive mix of views and experience. We encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply and help us develop an organisation that is flexible and inclusive.
Requirements
- Degree in business, finance or equivalent experience (financial modeling, consulting, sales, marketing, etc.)
- Demonstrable familiarity with venture-backed technology startups and entrepreneurship
- Ability to leverage software automation and modern tools (CRM, no-code, relational databases, spreadsheet, presentation) to deliver on simple and complex tasks, track and manage work and report on progress
- High levels of organisation strong grasp of both scope and detail when executing plans
- Problem solving mindset jump at challenges to quickly and effectively find solutions
- Great communicator quick understanding, effectively articulating ideas and actions
- Driven to learn excited about getting better every single day
Responsibilities
- Support venture fundraising activities (help manage investor pipeline)
- Add value by providing own research and analysis
- Assist with approaching and qualifying investors and maintaining timely communication schedules
- Collect and record feedback from internal and external meetings and pitches
- Organise key collateral, assets and information needed to support conversations
- Assist with relevant project management, observing deadlines and ensuring follow-ups
- Participate in creating and updating presentation materials, utilising research, data and narrative
Desirable
- Experience in a high growth (startup/scaleup) environment
- Experience with venture funding or corporate finance
- Experience as investment analyst at VC, investment bank or PE firm
- Understanding of investment due diligence processes
Benefits
- A competitive salary
- An exciting, fast-growth start up environment with excellent career growth opportunities
- Private health insurance
- 25 days holiday
- Flexibility to work from home post Covid-19
- WeWork offices unlimited free coffee and beer post 5pm!