Danone is a global food company holding top positions in healthy food through its three businesses: Essential Dairy and Plant Based Products, Waters, and Specialized Nutrition. Its mission, bringing health through food to as many people as possible, embodies commitment to human progress and business success.
To further this mission, Danone Ventures (DV), Danone’s corporate venture team, was formed. Through DV, we identify early stage food and foodtech start-ups that share our vision of a future of healthy and sustainable food. Leveraging equity investments as a tool, we help facilitate strong value creating partnerships between Danone and start-ups. We have strong beliefs and convictions and look to partner with like-minded start-up’s as a key criteria of our investment philosophy.
We are looking for a bright, self-motivated, and thoughtful Associate Venture and Finance Manager with 5+ years professional experience. The Associate Manager will have a dual focus. First, lead financial management and reporting related to Danone Venture’s portfolio companies and associated investments, including working with portfolio company financial leaders and liaising with Danone accounting and finance teams. Second, support the strategic thinking and assessment related to our investment territories and execution of our investments, which includes sourcing, investment research, building financial and other quantitative models, conducting due diligence, creating investment recommendations. This Associate Manager will also play a important role in the operations of the team, helping manage the day-to-day activities supporting broader Danone initiatives in which DV in involved. This role is based out of our New York, NY office!
Responsibilities:
• Lead financial management and reporting related to DV’s investments and consolidated companies. Work closely with portfolio company finance leads and Danone finance colleagues to accurately report Danone Venture’s financial and investment holdings.
• Work with DV Managing Director and Danone accounting and finance teams in the US and Europe to reforecast and update team as needed on investments
• Lead strategic deep dives in to investment focus areas. Identify trends, relevant funds and programs (universities, accelerators, incubators), and interesting start-ups.
• Support the investment process. Specifically, work with the team to identify investment prospects, conduct screenings, perform due diligence on prospective companies, research industries and competitors, and build financial models
• Perform market research and due diligence for potential investments, which will entail valuation and financial returns analysis
• Manage of team initiatives supporting the general operations of Danone Ventures
