Venture Investment Director Jobs

NVIDIA’s has redefined modern computer graphics, high performance computing and artificial intelligence. The company’s pioneering work in accelerated computing and AI is reshaping trillion-dollar industries, such as transportation, healthcare and manufacturing, and fueling the growth of many others. NVIDIA’s venture / growth investment unit’s mission is to invest in leading high-quality tech start-ups to generate strong financial returns – while delivering unique strategic value to investee companies and NVIDIA. We are stage agnostic with a bias towards disruptive tech start-ups that demonstrate strong product-market fit and momentum. Our sector focus will be broad with relevancy to NVIDIA; with a bias towards enterprise/SMB solutions -- including AI/ML infrastructure and applications, Generative AI, robotics, computational biology and healthcare, automation, and enterprise and supply-chain software.

We are looking for a highly motivated Venture Investment Director/Principal to be a core part of a small foundational team to execute on this mission. You will source high quality opportunities, formulate investment theses and lead investment transactions from start to finish, in a manner that is consistent with the high ideals and values of NVIDIA. You will possess excellent personal attributes – especially integrity, humility, teamwork, strong work ethic and commitment to excellence.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading investment transactions from start to finish.
• Working constructively with portfolio companies and adding value to them.
• Sourcing high-quality investment opportunities.
• Coaching and mentoring junior investment staff.
• Communicating and presenting to executive management.
• This will include responsibility for leading business and financial diligence, term-sheet structuring / negotiations. You will also manage legal, technical etc diligence processes.
• Mastering any given sub-sector quickly and building strong and practical investment theses.

What We Need To See

• Ability to clearly communicate and present to executive management.
• Ability to lead an investment transaction from start to finish.
• Ability to master any given sub-sector quickly and build strong and practical investment theses.
• Humility, humility, humility. Dynamic interpersonal skills with the ability to interact and influence across all levels within and outside the company.
• Passion for the venture investment process and finding great investment opportunities.
• Excellent business sense, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated leadership experience. Ability to coach and mentor junior investment staff.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in investment banking, management consulting, and venture / growth investing with demonstrated deal track-record. 2+ years Leadership.
• Passion for innovative technologies with a strong pulse on key trends, themes and players.
• Excellent investment financial analysis and valuation skills, including past experience in financial modeling, unit economics analysis, business and financial diligence while managing other forms of diligence (legal, technical etc), term-sheet structuring and negotiations.

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd

• Ability to form deep relationships and work with all key Company segments.
• Comfort in being in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment where you will help shape and build the foundation and structure.

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us!

The base salary range is $236,000 - $356,500. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits .

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.