← Somewhere

Investment Director

Somewhere Agency Senior Finance & Accounting

Investment Director role at Minds Capital, a remote position based in South Africa, focusing on deal execution, due diligence, and investor reporting in US private equity.

Can a South African apply?

The employer’s own job board lists this role’s eligible location as:

South Africa (Remote)

Taken from the structured location field on the employer’s job board, not from the wording of the advert, when we last checked it on 2026-09-15. Employers change eligibility without notice — the employer’s page is the authority, not this one.

What it pays

Not published. This posting states no figure, and we do not estimate one. Ask during the first conversation.

The full posting

Reproduced from the employer’s own listing, unedited.

Read the posting in full · 340 words

Senior Associate

TimezoneEST

Working Hours8am - 5pm

We are expanding our team with a highly capable Investment Director who will play a central role in managing and evaluating our deal flow, including constant engagement with independent sponsors. This is an opportunity to join a fast-scaling, entrepreneurial platform with immediate responsibility and leadership.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deal Execution & Diligence
  • Lead due diligence on active transactions (financial, commercial, operational).
  • Lead weekly pipeline meeting with senior partners.
  • Lead junior deal team members.
  • Present strong investment opportunities to the investment committee.
  • Build and refine financial models, market analyses, and investment memos.
  • Take calls with independent sponsors for relationship-building and deal evaluation.
  • Screen new deal opportunities and vet independent sponsors.
  • Governance and Investor Reporting
  • Quarterly monitoring of portfolio’s performance.
  • Draft clear, professional updates for LPs.
  • Draft detailed briefings for each committed deal.
  • Operations & Technology
  • Help manage Minds Capital’s operations and workflows.
  • Analyze CRM and pipeline data to improve sourcing and decision-making.
  • Develop and refine processes across diligence and reporting.
  • Leverage AI tools and automation to experiment with and implement workflow improvements and efficiency gains.
  • Improve our process to the point where deals go to the Investment Committee within 48 hours.
  • Leadership & Initiative
  • Manage projects across multiple stakeholders.
  • Identify gaps in how we operate and propose/implement solutions.
  • Represent Minds Capital professionally with independent sponsors, LPs, and advisors.

Qualifications

  • 15+ years experience in US Private Equity; Senior-level experience with the ability to engage, converse, and build strong relationships with private equity executives.
  • Strong analytical toolkit: financial modeling, market research, data analysis.
  • Comfort experimenting with AI tools and automation to improve processes and explore more efficient ways of working is highly desirable
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
  • Mature interpersonal capabilities; confident with senior executives and investors.
  • Tech-savvy; comfortable experimenting with code, automation, and digital tools.
  • High initiative and entrepreneurial mindset; thrives in lean environments.

SA Remote Jobs is a directory, not the employer, and never charges you. Report this role as expired.