Investment Principal

Overview

Heights Capital Management Asia (HCM), a dynamic investment team within Susquehanna seeks an Investment Executive to join our Tokyo office. We offer the unique opportunity to make an impact within a nimble team backed by one of the world's largest pools of permanent capital. This is an entrepreneurial role where results are prioritized over facetime; and you will have the autonomy to leverage your resourcefulness to create efficient, effective workflows for yourself and our partners.

 

The ultimate responsibility of the Investments Team is to source great direct-investment opportunities and make great decisions through the investment life cycle while building and protecting HCM’s reputation in the market.  To contribute to this mission, the successful candidate will perform the following:

• Proactively leverage and expand professional network to support the sourcing of deals, facilitating key introductions, and gathering market intelligence
• Monitor capital market activity regionally, but with a particular focus on Japan
• Screen for and maintain a pipeline of potential investment candidates
• Design and deliver marketing and educational materials to senior executives
• Build trustful relationships with important counterparties including company executives, bankers, and advisors
• Evaluate potential investments via analysis of business and market factors
• Assist the team on negotiation and execution, reviewing commercial language in deal documentation with the support of external and internal counsel
• Guide all parties through Third Party Allotment processes, ensuring professional standards in transaction announcements
• Monitor post-investment developments to provide support to portfolio companies and inform position management
• Effectively manage resources, prioritizing high-impact activities and delegating appropriately externally and internally. Focus on judgment and decision-making that drives and protects key business outcomes

What we’re looking for

• Bilingual Japanese and English
• 5+ years of experience in investment banking, hedge funds, or related roles
• Bloomberg, Excel, and PowerPoint capabilities
• Ability to carefully read and interpret financial statements and legal documents
• Competence in data analysis
• Proven track record in advising on deal sourcing, negotiation, and execution while building a strong brand
• Direct experience with private placements, equity/equity-linked securities would be useful
• Experience in, but at least a demonstrated interest in technology, biotech, and/or another high-growth industry, is preferred

Skills and Attributes

• Have a pragmatic and flexible attitude and can navigate sensitive dynamics and exhibit confidence and maturity in dealing with people of different levels of seniority internally and externally
• Thrive in a flat-hierarchical, entrepreneurial, hands-on, multi-cultural firm
• Intellectual curiosity driving innovative problem-solving and continuous learning, especially around decision making and capital markets
• Communicate complex financial ideas persuasively, clearly, logically, and across languages, and are comfortable at handling disputes to protect HCM
• Balanced confidence and humility, with openness to feedback and constructive debate
• Results-oriented mindset with a focus on discipline, professionalism, and effective time management

What We Offer

• At HCM and Susquehanna, we value strategic thinking, resourcefulness, and efficiency over excessive work hours. The group’s permanent capital structure allows us to prioritize thoughtful decision-making and achieving business outcomes.
• As part of our small but entrepreneurial Asia team, you will have the unique opportunity to shape investment processes, standards, and strategic direction – much like in a startup environment – while leveraging the resources and stability of one of the world's largest pools of permanent capital.
• If you thrive on making shrewd, impactful decisions and are driven by innovation and resourcefulness, this is your chance to excel.

Who we are

• HCM is an affiliate of Susquehanna, one of the world's largest privately held financial service firms. Susquehanna is a global quantitative trading firm founded by a group of friends who share a passion for game theory and probabilistic thinking. We have incorporated this approach into our culture, where you will find relentless problem solvers within each of our core disciplines: Trading, Technology, and Quantitative Research. From offices around the world, our employees collaborate to make optimal decisions and are driven by the desire to achieve winning results together.  

Equal Opportunity Statement

 

We encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities.

 

If you're a recruiting agency and want to partner with us, please reach out to [email protected]. Any resume or referral submitted in the absence of a signed agreement will not be eligible for an agency fee.

 

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