Core Venturing Responsibilities

• Accelerate innovation strategy and enable growth delivery through external partnerships
• Scout, screen, conduct due diligence with prospective start-up partners
• Assist corporate and regional teams to filter and prioritize new investment opportunities
• Prepare valuations for current and pipeline opportunities including DCF and public / private comparables and transaction analysis
• Prepare pitch decks to the Global Investment Committee for new and follow-on investments based on company evaluation, market analysis, technical findings and financial evaluation
• Assist with deal structuring and term sheet evaluation while modeling economic impact
• Monitor current investments, foster relationships and track key metrics, company performance and overall portfolio returns

Core Innovation Finance Responsibilities:

• Support the internal innovation project review and approval processes as a financial and business subject matter expert.
• Provide Global Innovation team with analysis, modeling, and business case evaluations for new product introductions, new process technologies, etc.
• Assist with financial and business case evaluation training sessions across the globe.
• Assist project teams to translate complex and ambiguous technical ideas into actionable business cases.
• Understand and build partnerships with key contacts across various groups: Corp. Finance, Corp. Accounting, Regional Finance, Global Marketing and Growth Platform Leaders.
• Assist in analyzing Global R&D budget and forecasting.

Qualified candidates will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 1-3 years of work experience in venture capital, investment banking, management consulting or equivalent corporate development / finance experience
• Strategic mindset with experience in financial modeling, strategy assessment and project management (i.e., capital projects, budgeting/forecasting, organic growth projects, DCF analysis). Advanced accounting and financial modeling skills is a plus
• Excellent quantitative skill set and comfort with financial statements
• Strong knowledge and demonstrated experience with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. SAP & BPC/BW knowledge is desirable.
• Strong written, verbal communication and presentation skills. Must be able to convey information to all levels of the organization in a clear, focused, and concise manner.
• Experience in Food & Beverage and/or Consumer Products is a plus
• The team works in a Hybrid model, spending 2-3 days in office on average. This role will not have a fully remote option
• Qualified candidates must currently possess unrestricted authorization to work in the US.  The company does not plan to provide work visa sponsorship for this role

Desired behaviors & experiences:

• Passionate, positive attitude with strong work ethic, demonstrating coachability, intellectual horsepower and eagerness to learn
• Highly collaborative and enjoys working in teams
• Results orientated with sense of urgency and deep curiosity to diagnose problems and find solutions
• Sound judgment and a willingness to resolve issues and problems in a timely manner
• Engage and communicate effectively at all levels, internally and externally
• Possess an entrepreneurial spirit
• Comfort tackling multiple projects concurrently, supporting multiple stakeholders
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 20%