Investment Banking Associate

Paires

. Bring investors into opportunities on Pairs and run each investor process with a banker's discipline .

Posted 10/5/2026full-timeRemote • United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Ireland, United States, Germany, CanadaJuniorMid-Level💰 $120,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing investor relationships and processes, with a strong focus on capital raises and M&A outreach. Capable of leveraging existing networks while effectively engaging new investors to match opportunities with investment criteria.

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Investor Relationship ManagementCapital Raising ExperienceM&A Process KnowledgeInvestor Outreach StrategyAI Tool Utilization

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Hard Skills

Capital RaisingM&A ProcessesInvestor OutreachOpportunity ScreeningDiligence Management

Soft Skills

DiscretionPrecisionJudgmentEngagement

Tools & Technologies

AI Tools

Industry Keywords

High-Net-Worth IndividualsFamily OfficesDirect-Investing FundsInvestor CriteriaDeal Flow

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Bring investors into opportunities on Pairs and run each investor process with a banker's discipline
Manage the investor list, first approach, follow-up, meetings, and next steps for companies that clear diligence
Bring existing investor relationships and open new relationships with family offices, high-net-worth individuals, angels, and direct-investing funds
Judge which investors will actually commit capital
Own investor processes and ensure the right investors are approached in the right order and followed up until there is a clear answer
Maintain and qualify investor relationships
Match opportunities to investors based on their investment criteria
Maintain ongoing engagement with investors between opportunities
Work directly with the two co-founders and the investor team
Participate in screening opportunities and reviewing declined deal flow

Requirements

What you’ll need

Have worked on live capital raises or M&A processes and run investor or buyer outreach yourself, not only built the deck and the model
Hold investor relationships you built personally, and can explain how each one began
Know what an investor needs to see before taking a meeting, and how to get a busy one to reply
Hold a high bar for precision
Treat discretion as second nature
Do not include any investor names in your application
Use AI tools daily, with clear judgement about where they improve your work and where they would compromise its quality
Comfortable booking 10 or more investor meetings a week and following a set process

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote, asynchronous role
Direct access to the co-founders and our investor team
Close collaboration with our internal team
Live mandates from your first week, and access to the opportunities that clear our diligence
Insight into our internal processes, including how we screen deal flow
Commission in addition to base salary