What are the responsibilities and job description for the Venture Capital Manager position at Dow?
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The Dow Chemical Company Finance organization has an opening for a Venture Capital Manager within the Treasury's Venture Capital Team, located at the company's world headquarters in Midland, Michigan . The purpose of the position is to identify, negotiate, execute, monitor and manage investments within the company's Venture Capital portfolio. The successful candidate will be a key member of the Venture Capital team reporting to the Sr. Director of Venture Capital. The Venture Capital team is accountable to partner with the businesses and functions to build and manage a portfolio of investments in support of the company's strategic initiatives. This is an excellent opportunity to apply your finance skills, business acumen and investment understanding to contribute to the success of the company.
Primary Responsibilities :
- In alignment with the vision of the Sr. Director of Venture Capital, systematically build and manage a portfolio of investments in support of the company's strategic initiatives. For example :
Partner with the Ventures & Business Development team to build an understanding of the company's strategic objectives and how they align to the business and functions
Building and maintaining external networks in the VC industry and centers of research excellence to access deal flow
Advise, educate and present on matters related to the venture capital field and venture capital investments, their various impacts on the company and best practices for effective deal implementation and management.
Ensure all activities are performed to negotiate, transact, monitor and manage the investments
Ideal candidates will have experience in front office markets roles. Ideal candidates will also have an outstanding track record of performance in a number of businesses and / or other functions which allows a deeper understanding of the nature of the company's strategic objectives. Other high performing employees may be considered who have demonstrated the required characteristics and have relevant experience, and / or career switchers who have displayed strong interest in, and commitment to, the field.
Successful candidates have an innate passion for financial investments, business development and technology, are naturally curious with a desire for continuous learning, have strong quantitative and analytical skills with impeccable business judgement, enjoy contemplating and evaluating complex topics, can articulate complex concepts simply and quickly, are able to make quick rational decisions with incomplete and / or ambiguous information, are resourceful self-starters with a strong bias to action, think ahead to what will be required and act with a sense of urgency, have excellent project management and organizational skills and drive projects to completion by their deadlines, take responsibility / accountability for their results, excel in negotiations, have excellent attention to detail, enjoy networking and maintaining strong relationships both internally and externally, have a positive proactive attitude and work well as part of a company-wide team to collaborate for success.
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Benefits - What Dow offers you
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Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees' Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
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About Dow
Dow (NYSE : DOW) is one of the world's leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.
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