VC Associate @ Teachers Venture Growth in Toronto, Canada

Exciting opportunity to support a team of Growth Equity investors (Teachers' Venture Growth) as an Associate focused on Value Creation initiatives within the Portfolio Solutions (PS) team. This team is responsible for creating significant value across the global portfolio, promoting global connectivity, strategic capability and a relationship-centric approach that considers long‐term impacts beyond the "deal" timeframe. The Associate will work closely with senior members of the TVG teams to deliver impactful strategic projects and value creation initiatives for portfolio companies. In addition, the Associate will help to develop key value creation tools that can be deployed across the TVG portfolio to support portfolio companies' growth. This role will also support TVG senior leaders with internal strategic initiatives and portfolio strategy. As an Associate, the role will work in a dynamic and inclusive team‐based environment, providing support to TVG team members and senior leaders within TVG. You will engage directly with the TVG Value Creation Team, TVG investors, and PS team and have the opportunity to develop relationships with portfolio companies, corporate leaders, and peers in venture capital and growth equity. Coordinate across key internal and external stakeholders to rapidly bring initiatives from idea to implementation Synthesize insights and takeaways from complex data and information using quantitative analysis to answer questions related to TVG portfolio strategy and portfolio construction Actively support improving connectivity between portfolio companies and potential customers through improved processes, tracking, and systems Monitor areas of risk facing TVG portfolio companies and collaborate closely with TVG senior members to deploy appropriate risk mitigation strategies Support the PS team in the development of playbooks, reports, and other intellectual property based on portfolio value creation projects, analysis, and research University graduate from an academic program in business, economics, finance, or related field Minimum of two to five years of experience in consulting, investing, investment banking, technology startups or similar high‐performance environment Strong attention to detail and highly analytical, with experience building complex financial and operational models Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, with the ability to transform ambiguous information into clear insights and highly structured solutions Strong project and time‐management skills, with a track record in effectively balancing competing priorities Willingness and ability to travel to portfolio companies and OTPP offices as required #Pay‐for‐performance environment that offers competitive salary and incentive Retirement income through a defined benefit pension plan A flexible/hybrid work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working Our Flexible Travel Program gives you the option to work abroad in another region/country for up to a month each year At Ontario Teachers', diversity is one of our core strengths. We take pride in ensuring that the people we hire and the culture we create, reflect and embrace diversity of thought, background and experience. Through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), we celebrate diversity and foster inclusion through events for colleagues to connect for professional development, networking & mentoring. We are building an inclusive and equitable workplace where our talent is respected, accepted and empowered to be themselves. To learn more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, check out Life at Teachers'. Accommodations are available upon request (peopleandculture@otpp.com) for candidates with a disability taking part in the recruitment process and once hired. Please visit our Privacy Centre to learn how we handle your personal information.