Senior Analyst/Associate, Private Fund Secondaries

Job description

Hiive is redefining how private companies and their shareholders access liquidity. Through its institutional-grade platform, Hiive brings together buyers, sellers, and issuers to facilitate secondary transactions in venture-backed, pre-IPO companies, introducing efficiency, transparency, and standardization to an otherwise opaque asset class. Recognized as one of Canada’s fastest-growing companies and backed by leading U.S. investors, Hiive is profitable, well-capitalized, and building a high-performance team to meet growing demand and pursue new market opportunities. Interested in learning more about life at Hiive? Check out our careers page https://www.hiive.com/careers to see how you can grow with us! As a Senior Analyst/Associate, Private Fund Secondaries at Hiive, you'll help build our team focused on liquidity and capital-raising solutions for GPs and LPs in the venture capital ecosystem. You'll work closely with the Head of Private Fund Secondaries to build relationships with fund ecosystem stakeholders, diligence fund structures, source potential buyers, facilitate secondary transfers, and prepare materials to pitch Hiive's offering to GPs and external partners. This is a chance to be one of the first team members in one of Hiive's fastest-growing segments and sit at the centre of the VC fund ecosystem. In this role, your responsibilities would include: - Supporting senior team members in building relationships with the key stakeholders in a fund's lifecycle: the fund manager (GP), the investor (LP), and external partners, including fund administrators and alternative investment platforms. - Prospecting net new GPs and LPs to Hiive by conducting a high volume of outbound email and cold calling. - Owning the fund secondary transfer process from start to finish to generate liquidity for LPs and GPs, including fund diligence, sourcing potential buyers, and executing the transfer. - Preparing external-facing materials, including pitch decks and partnership proposals. - Tracking and maintaining the deal pipeline and CRM, keeping deal status, contact history, and next steps current. - Diligence fund structures to support deal qualification for prospective SPV opportunities. - Building and maintaining internal trackers and reporting on pipeline volume, conversion rates, and deal velocity. Required skills: - 2-4 years of experience in venture capital secondaries, private market fund administration, sales and trading, investment banking, investment sales, or a related finance role. - Experience prospecting and generating leads in a high-volume outreach environment. - Experience developing institutional-grade marketing materials to pitch ideas and partnerships to external partners. - Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize ruthlessly while managing multiple client relationships and transaction workflows in a fast-paced environment. - Comfort operating in an early-stage, high-ambiguity environment. - FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses, or the ability to obtain them shortly after joining. Preferred skills: - Exposure to the formation, diligence, and administration of SPVs in VC-backed companies. - Familiarity with fund economics (carried interest, management fees, waterfall mechanics). - Experience in a front-office origination role working with high-net-worth individuals and/or institutions. Compensation, Benefits & Perks: - Highly competitive salary commensurate with experience and contribution. - Opportunity to participate in ownership of a rapidly growing company through our employee stock option plan. - Comprehensive 100% employer-paid health & dental premiums and a Health/Personal Spending Account for Canadian employees. (An employer-subsidized benefits program is available for US-based team members). - If you are based in Vancouver, enjoy a dedicated desk in our Vancouver, BC HQ, in the heart of downtown, with a fridge stocked with healthy snacks and drinks, an onsite gym, and a gorgeous rooftop amenity. - Enjoy a $20-per-day commuter benefit for every day you work in our Vancouver HQ. - An engaging social calendar, including bi-weekly catered lunches, bi-weekly “Friday bar,” team workouts, annual summer party, and holiday party, two “onsite” all-team retreats each year, semi-annual team-building events, and Hiive Women’s Network events. - Significant opportunities for growth into team leadership and management roles. - Entrepreneurial culture and a small and dynamic team. - Sponsorship, immigration, and relocation for exceptional candidates. Hiive is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals have an opportunity to succeed. 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