Investment Director

Beacon Software is a permanent capital holding company which acquires and grows essential businesses. We are a profitable series B+ firm that combines great technologists, operators and M&A professionals to accelerate the scale of the ambition of the dozens of business we own and operate. We are supported by capital from tier-1 venture capital, crossover, and endowment investors as well as the founders of the leading technology companies from the past decade.

We growing our team in Toronto, San Francisco, and New York. Apply below.

Responsibilities

Deal Execution - Start to Finish

At Beacon the investment process will provide you exposure to three parts of being an investor:

• Sourcing & Selling (15%)
• Underwriting and Execution (70%)
• Governance/Monitoring/Portfolio Work (15%)
  
  

The other main functions of the role include:

• Collaborate with Beacon leadership to shape Beacon's investment process, philosophy, theses, and capital allocation plan.
• Present acquisition opportunities and recommendations to Beacon's leadership, providing detailed financial models and analysis to support your recommendations.
• Lead the end to end deal process by overseeing the financial, operational, commercial, product, and technical diligence process with full autonomy .
• Manage relationships with software company founders, entrepreneurs, and other stakeholders, ensuring a smooth transition throughout the acquisition process.
• Collaborate with internal teams, including finance, legal, and operations, to ensure successful integration of acquired companies.
• Assist in the finance, operations, and integration of newly acquired businesses.
  
  

Qualifications

• Seasoned M&A and / or investment professional with 7+ years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, investment banking, or corporate development.
• Strategic thinker who can identify growth opportunities and contribute to Beacon's long-term vision of building a generational software holding company.
• Proven experience leading and closing M&A transactions, with a deep understanding of the full deal cycle from sourcing to integration.
• Agile generalist: comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and managing multiple deals across various industries simultaneously.
• Strong academic record from a competitive institution with a degree in Business or Finance.
• Deep interest in technology and learning about different businesses across diverse industries.
• Familiarity with a buy-and-build model and experience/knowledge in VMS, software, and technology is a plus.
• Strong ability to synthesize complex systems.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to be able to interact with stakeholders at all levels of the Company and targets.
• Ability to translate high level objectives into actionable work plans and strategies.
• High attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.
• Extremely organized.
• Conduct interactions with a high level of integrity and trust.
• Possesses a growth mindset, consistently seeking personal and process improvement.
  
  

What You Will Get From Beacon

• Demonstrated interest in learning about different businesses across diverse industries.
• Learn directly from entrepreneurs who have scaled businesses from seed-to-$10B+ IPOs.
• Work directly with Silicon Valley product and engineering teams to perform diligence and underwrite technology driven value creation streams with potential acquisitions.
• Operate in an environment that encourages initiative and rapid development.
• Strong development of interpersonal and presentation skills
• Unique work environment which combines a high growth technology startup and a long term buy/hold private equity investment firm.