Founder Associate
Job Description
About the job
About The Company
Auquan is a fast-growing AI company revolutionizing the way financial services and asset managers leverage ESG data insights. Recently backed by Peak IV’s pre-seed funding ($8m so far) we are poised to capture a significant share of a huge total addressable Global market. We already have customers like Goldman, CVC, MetLife, UBS, BC Partner and HIG on our rapidly growing list! With teams expanding in New York City and London, we’re looking for dynamic individuals to join our mission to redefine ESG analytics with cutting-edge AI technology in Private and Public markets.
About The Role
YOUR NEW TEAM
You will be a part of a small elite team of super-achievers within the CEO Office. You will work on high-priority tasks across the company, solving complex problems and joining us in our mission to make Auquan the AI in finance company. Previous projects include identifying new business opportunities, supporting product development, spinning up and leading new teams and more.
This unique opportunity will teach you how to build a business from scratch, how to solve absolutely any problem, and the mentality to achieve any goal. You can expect to be surrounded by amazing colleagues and will be expected to execute alongside them as a peer.
What You'll Be Doing
- Lead high-priority projects to ensure we achieve our goals
- Impact from day one, with access across all functions and problem areas
- Collaborate with teams across Auqaun to help solve critical problems
- Help us build an outlier product and business by creating leading processes and products
- Work on multiple projects in parallel that will require you to be adaptable across multiple functions
- This role will train you to build a business, get stuck in and the ability to solve any problem thrown at you
Who We Think You Are
- 1 - 5+ years of work experience in a fast-paced environment (start-up / strategy consulting / investment banking)
- You have a track record of being a top performer in several different areas (e.g. Academia, business, sport, projects)
- You are a logical problem solver: You can break complex problems into smaller ones and are fluent in using data to facilitate your work
- You are curious and driven to make an outsized impact - You don’t wait to be told what to do, if you see a problem you’ll try to figure it out and solve it yourself
- Excellent prioritization skills with the ability to adapt and be coached.
- You have demonstrated top communication skills (written and verbal).
- It would be beneficial to be proficient using AI tools and comfortable with code (and a desire to learn)
For each of these you can demonstrate your fit through various work and projects you have been involved in.
About Us
Auquan is a fast-growing AI company revolutionizing the way financial services and asset managers leverage ESG data insights. Recently backed by Peak IV’s pre-seed funding ($8m so far) we are poised to capture a significant share of a huge total addressable Global market. We already have customers like Goldman, CVC, MetLife, UBS, BC Partner and HIG on our rapidly growing list! With teams expanding in New York City and London, we’re looking for dynamic individuals to join our mission to redefine ESG analytics with cutting-edge AI technology in Private and Public markets.
The Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Biannual discretionary performance bonus
- All the latest tech you need
- Pension plan
- Private health insurance
Company Overview
Portfolio managers, research analysts, and corporate teams use Auquan to expand the scale and scope of their research and focus only on high-value analysis so they’re always prepared to act ahead of market.
☑ Eliminate time-consuming manual research work
☑ Surface under-the-radar unknown unknowns
☑ Understand hidden risks and investment opportunities
☑ Never let the market catch you unaware and unprepared