Blockchain and digital assets are an integral part of the future of financial services. Standard Chartered has made several notable investments and exits in prominent companies in the digital assets space, these include Metaco and Ripple. Standard Chartered ventures has also incubated institutional grade custody and trade and execution firms Zodia Custody and Zodia Markets. With a long-term view on the growth and potential of the space, the Digital Asset fund will focus on key institutional infrastructure and capabilities relevant for a banking organisation to play a meaningful role in the ecosystem,

Responsibilities

Transaction Support for portfolio investments, venture fundraising and M&A

• Lead the digital assets fund operations on the ground in UAE
• Build and evaluate financial models for deal analysis
• Assist in document collection and preparation of data room
• Support the entire deal life cycle
• Providing research support for new and existing transactions, including competitor research, sector, competitor, and valuation benchmarking
• Lead pitches at Investment Committee meetings and be accountable for all follow ups
• Assist in preparation of documentation to be presented at Investment Committees
• Assist in preparation of fundraising documents and data rooms
• Support preparation of quarterly fund reports for portfolio companies
• Source information on a monthly and quarterly basis from portfolio companies to support portfolio reporting
• Support all other SCV activities as required in UAE

Deal Screening/ Market Research

• Deal screening support: call and/or meet with prospects, evaluate opportunities
• Assist in the processing of NDA\xe2\x80\x99s and deal commencement procedures
• Engage with sources of deal origination
• Source Industry and sector Analysis

Key Stakeholders

• SC Ventures core / functional team
• Portfolio company management teams
• Group Corporate Development
• M&A Legal
• External advisers

Role Competencies, Skills and Qualifications

• 5-10 years of investment, fundraising, M&A or related experience (VC/PE, investment banking, private equity, consulting, due diligence)
• Understanding and familiarity of B2B blockchain applications, blockchain financial markets infrastructure, blockchain protocols, regulation and risk management relating to digital assets, tokens and smart contract models and economics, tokenisation, Web 3.0 and Defi
• Roll up sleeves attitude as this will be a lean team operating the Digital Assets Fund
• Outstanding analytical skills, detail-oriented, proactive and self-motivated
• Ability to help develop more junior members of the team
• Strong knowledge of Excel including advanced function
• Experience with cash flow modelling and investment valuation techniques
• Ability to produce well designed professional looking Power-point presentations
• Strong written, analytical and verbal communication skills

About SC Ventures

SC Ventures (\xe2\x80\x9cSCV\xe2\x80\x9d) was established in 2018 with the purpose of \xe2\x80\x9cRewiring the DNA in Banking\xe2\x80\x9d by bringing three distinct areas together:

• The eXellerator Lab, enabling innovation at large in the Bank by supporting intrapreneurs and their ideas, collaborating with fintech\xe2\x80\x99s through the SCV Fintech Bridge and engaging with clients and co-creation ideas
• The Investment Fund (\xe2\x80\x9cFund\xe2\x80\x9d), tasked to acquire minority stakes in fintech companies (\xe2\x80\x9cfintechs\xe2\x80\x9d) whose technology has been successfully validated in the Group
• Venture building, with the objective of exploring new business models (\xe2\x80\x9cventures\xe2\x80\x9d), in the way it engages existing new customers and markets.

There are c.100 team members (excluding individual ventures), including dedicated colleagues from the Group\xe2\x80\x99s support functions, based in Singapore, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Nairobi and London.

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