Salary: 40 000 - 70 000
Contract: full time
LOCATION: Elephant & Castle
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 10
Information on the company
Our client is passionate about long-term wealth for local business owners and their teams. They acquire and invest in strong, owner-led businesses in the Built World (think companies that build the foundations of buildings, HVAC, solar installation, masonry, and other skilled trades). They are building a long-term home for great local businesses that would otherwise be sold to large corporations, or closed when the owner retires. Our client brings capital, technology, and shared infrastructure.
The owner keeps doing what they do best. Based in London and Montreal and backed by a USD $11 million Series A, they are now at an exciting inflection point close to signing their first letter of intent with a partner business and actively working with lenders on their first acquisitions. This is a rare opportunity to join at the very beginning of something significant.
THE OPPORTUNITY
This is a generalist, high-impact role working directly with the London based Co-Founder across every dimension of the business. Think of it as the engine room: plugging into different workstreams, producing high-quality materials, and making sure the things that need to happen, happen.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
No two weeks will look the same. As a guide, early projects may include:
Financial modelling
Supporting investor communications and board meeting preparation
Analysing data and reporting your findings
Lender and partner management - reporting, relationship tracking, preparation for meetings with lenders
Producing high-quality strategy decks and presentations with minimal instruction
Operational projects: website, brand execution, and cross-functional initiatives
Owning side projects end-to-end for 2–3 months at a time, then handing them off
We’ll be honest, not everything is sexy. There will be some boring admin tasks as well such as booking travel
The ideal candidate…
Essential
Problem solver. There isn't a playbook. There are lots of things to figure out
Genuine ambition and intellectual curiosity, you want to learn everything about how a business works
Strategic thinking: you can altitude-match, moving fluidly between a 30,000-foot question (“should we pursue this sector?”) and a ground-level task (“fix this slide”) in the same meeting
Exceptional written and verbal communication
Relentless attention to detail, combined with an ability to move fast
Ability to work autonomously and take ownership of outcomes, not just tasks
Comfortable with ambiguity and thriving in an environment where the brief changes
An active contributor, you have ideas, you want to share them
Financial modelling experience
Background in strategy consulting, investment banking, or a similar analytical environment
DESIRABLE:
Experience running or founding your own venture
Interest in the physical economy, construction, or skilled trades sectors
WHO THRIVES HERE
Our client has seen three profiles succeed in this kind of role:
Recent graduates (top-tier undergrad or master’s) who are exceptionally sharp and hungry to learn, perhaps want to be a founder in the future, or have a real passion for entrepreneurship & startups
Former founders whose venture didn’t reach scale, who want a place to channel their energy and learn
Consultants or investment bankers alumni of consulting or investment banking with an entrepreneurial itch
Why work here?
Joining a well-backed early-stage startup company and working alongside one of the founders
Equity participation through an employee ownership scheme, if the business does well, you do well
Genuine path to a senior role within 12–24 months, previous founders associates have developed into other more senior roles
Who goes to company off-sites per year in warm locations when the weather is bad in the UK!
Opportunity to travel to visit the team in Montreal.
INTERVIEW PROCESS
Stage one: In-person interview (90 minutes)
Stage two: Video interview with the Co-Founder and Chief of Staff based in Montreal (60 minutes)