Venture Capital Job – Investment Associate – Family Office

Ventrose is partnering with a recently established family office in Dubai on the search for an Investment Associate.

The family office invests across asset classes, in public and private markets globally, through both fund commitments and selective direct investments. It combines a long-term investment horizon with rigorous underwriting, a focus on performance, and high standards for the work behind every decision. The firm is in its early stages, which means the people who join now will help shape how it invests, how it operates, and what it becomes.

The Associate will be part of the investment team, working directly with senior leadership and the CIO. This role is for someone who wants to help build a platform.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Fund and Direct Investing

1. Map the opportunity landscape and maintain an active manager pipeline
2. Participate in meetings with fund managers and co-investment syndicates
3. Cover external managers across venture, private equity, credit, and real assets
4. Support fund diligence, including track records, portfolios, team dynamics, and terms
5. Evaluate direct and co-investment opportunities alongside fund commitments
6. Build models, surface insights, and run diligence end to end for direct deals

2. Pipeline Management and CRM

1. Log and track inbound and sourced opportunities across fund and direct deal flow
2. Prepare meeting briefs ahead of manager, founder, and intermediary calls
3. Own follow-ups, capture notes, and keep pipeline status current
4. Map the family office’s network, identify coverage gaps, and help prioritise relationship development with managers, advisors, and co-investors

3. AI and Investment Intelligence

1. Identify and implement tools that drive efficiency, contributing to a more systematic investment process
2. Use AI tools to improve memo quality, portfolio monitoring, and reporting

4. Portfolio Monitoring and Investment Operations

1. Own monthly portfolio reporting, including NAV, performance attribution, pacing against plan, scenario analysis, and capital deployment
2. Lead investment operational tasks such as subscription documents, KYC, wire instructions, and legal coordination
3. Aggregate data from capital call notices, distribution notices, and manager reporting, and flag material developments proactively
4. Support preparation of IC materials and maintain the IC log and decision archive
5. Build and maintain dashboards tracking pipeline activity, commitments, liquidity, and manager performance against benchmarks
6. Help design the reporting infrastructure across data room, CRM, and reporting stack

5. Culture and Team

1. Contribute to a culture of excellence, humility, and action

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

1. 3 to 6 years in a family office, allocator, investment bank, private equity, venture capital, or management consulting
2. Full accountability and ownership of projects, delivered reliably and on time
3. Strong financial modelling, writing, and judgement, with comfort in new areas where there is no playbook
4. Genuine intellectual curiosity and the ability to develop conviction across asset classes
5. Intellectual integrity and care for how work is delivered
6. “Self-starter with a a ‘roll-up-your-sleeves’ mentality”
7. Highly discreet, dependable, and comfortable operating autonomously in a fast-paced environment
8. Currently based in the UAE (strongly preferred) and available to start as soon as possible
9. Arabic is a plus

This is a full-time, Dubai-based role with some flexibility. Compensation corresponds to experience.

Interested candidates, or those who would like to recommend someone, are welcome to reach out to [email protected] or [email protected] directly in confidence.

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