SPRINT Strategic Venture Investor – VP – Mumbai

Job Description

Role Overview:

SPRINT (Spread Products Investments in Technology) Strategic Venture Investor, Mumbai – responsible for sourcing, executing and managing principal venture investments.

SPRINT is the strategic partnership and venture investing arm of Citi’s Spread Products business. The team works with category-defining startups in the specialty lending, private credit, and real estate spaces, through direct equity investments and creative credit solutions. By sitting within Citi’s industry-leading Spread Products business, SPRINT provides unparalleled strategic value for its portfolio companies, through asset-based financing (e.g. warehouse lines, securitization), whole loan purchases (e.g. via flow agreements), and direct connectivity to private credit investors.

Responsibilities:

• Identify strategic venture investment opportunities for Citi’s Spread Products business
• Develop sourcing network for identifying and evaluating new opportunities, both externally and internally.
• Help to drive all aspects of venture investment transactions including due diligence, strategic analysis, financial analysis and modelling, deal structuring, deal negotiation, and deal documentation review.
• Develop and prepare investment materials that outline the strategic benefits of investment, investment terms, and other relevant information.
• Conduct portfolio management of existing investments, including support for governance, administration and portfolio lifecycle events.
• Drive strategic partnership opportunities with portfolio companies, delivering the full capabilities of the Spread Products business, and Citi’s broader platform.

Qualifications:

• 7+ Years Experience in related roles: Investment Banking, Corporate Development, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Corporate Venture Capital, M&A legal, Strategy Consulting, or Fintech.
• Strong analytical skills, including modeling and interpreting financial reports.
• Exceptional networking skills and capacity to build a network of contacts in Fintech, Private Credit, and Venture Capital industry.
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience - ideally in combined finance / technology disciplines
• MBA or Master’s degree strongly preferred