Job Description

Overview

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We are partnering with a high-performing growth equity platform seeking an Origination Associate / Manager to work closely with a senior Investment Director.

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This is a front-end, deal creation role focused on sourcing and developing investment opportunities, combined with the ability to pressure-test opportunities through scenario modelling.

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This is not a traditional investment team role—it sits between origination, strategy, and commercial evaluation.

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The Role

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You will act as the pipeline engine, responsible for generating and shaping new opportunities, while supporting the Investment Director in assessing their commercial potential.

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The role suits someone who is both:

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- A natural originator / relationship builder, and
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- Comfortable using scenario-based financial thinking to validate opportunities
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Key Responsibilitieas

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Origination & Deal Sourcing

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- Proactively source new investment opportunities across target sectors
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- Build a network of founders, advisors, and intermediaries
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- Lead outbound origination efforts (cold outreach, thematic mapping, relationship building)
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- Position the fund as a credible and value-add partner to founders
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Chance Development

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- Act as the first screen on opportunities—assess quality, growth potential, and strategic fit
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- Engage with founders to shape investment opportunities and entry angles
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- Help translate early conversations into tangible deal pathways
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- Pressure-test assumptions and frame commercial upside / risk
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- Support the creation of clear, concise internal investment narratives
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- Focus on decision-enabling analysis, not full underwriting or deep IC modelling
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Internal Collaboration

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- Work alongside the investment team to transition opportunities into formal processes
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- Contribute to pipeline tracking, sector mapping, and thematic origination strategies
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Candidate Profile

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Background

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- 3–7 years' experience in investment banking, consulting, corporate development, or investing
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Skillset

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- Strong origination instincts and relationship-building ability
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- Comfortable with scenario modelling and commercial analysis (not heavy execution modelling)
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- Ability to simplify complex opportunities into clear investment cases
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- Excellent communication and founder-facing skills
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Mindset

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- Hustler mentality – proactive, persistent, and opportunity-driven
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- Commercial thinker – focused on what makes a deal work in reality
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- Curious and adaptable – thrives in ambiguity and early-stage conversations
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- Energised by creating deals, not just executing them
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📌 Origination Associate / Manager - Dynamic Private Equity Fund (New South Wales)
🏢 kw partners
📍 New South Wales