investment manager/ principal (f/m/d)

Permanent employee, Full-time · Greater Zurich Area

Your mission

We are looking for an experienced investor and/ or former entrepreneur/ operator to help drive redalpine's mission of backing transformative software and science companies. The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience in building businesses, combined with a proven track record of high-impact investments.

This role offers the opportunity to shape redalpine's investment strategy, lead deals from sourcing to execution, and actively support the growth of portfolio companies. It includes mentoring and developing the investment team, collaborating closely with visionary founders, and taking ownership of investments and end-to-end. This is a rare chance to make a meaningful impact on the European venture ecosystem.

Based in the Greater Zurich area, the role is part of a high-performing international team, driven to identify and support the next generation of category-defining companies. 


Investment Process & Deal Flow

  • Manage the full investment process with high autonomy, from deal sourcing and valuation to due diligence, leading transactions and closing deals.

  • Drive high-quality deal flow and secure top founders before competitors.

Portfolio Management & Value Creation

  • Act as an active board member, representing redalpine’s interests while driving impactful outcomes for portfolio companies.

  • Champion the Portfolio Success Program and serve as a trusted advisor to founders on critical strategic decisions, fundraising, and scaling challenges.

Thought Leadership & Representation 

  • Conduct research and analysis in key sectors like healthcare or life sciences to identify emerging trends and investment opportunities. 

  • Represent redalpine as a thought leader, promoting the firm’s expertise and attracting high-caliber startups to foster exclusive deal flow.

Industry & Network Expansion

  • Leverage and expand redalpine’s network to source top-tier deals and establish strategic partnerships with funds, investors, and industry leaders. 

  • Represent the firm at panels and industry events, driving LP engagement and supporting fundraising efforts to strengthen redalpine’s credibility.

Leadership & Role Modeling

  • Mentor and manage investment team members, taking full responsibility for recruitment and development while fostering a growth-oriented environment.

  • Collaborate closely with partners and teams to drive a high-performance culture, embodying redalpine’s values and serving as a role model. 

 

Your profile
  • Strong entrepreneurial background with hands-on experience launching, scaling, or exiting businesses.

  • Proven leadership in building and managing high-performing teams, ideally as  founder, CEO or senior executive in a fast-growing company.

  • Track record in early-stage investing, deal execution, portfolio management, and board-level advisory.

  • Excellent academic background from a top-tier university, preferably technical, engineering or business-focused.

  • Decisive, independent operator thriving in fast-paced environments with full ownership mindset.

  • Skilled mentor and leader, fostering talent development and team cohesion.

  • Analytical, strategic thinker with a pragmatic, solution-oriented approach.

  • Outstanding communicator adept at building trust and alignment among founders, teams, and investors.

  • Passionate about innovation, venture capital, and advancing technology and science.

  • Fluency in English.

Why us?
  • Drive Real Impact: partner and drive the redalpine team to empower game-changing companies that are shaping a better future.

  • Thrive in a High-Performance Culture: Join a dynamic, collaborative, and innovation-driven environment where excellence is the norm.

  • Be Part of a Vision: Work within a venture capital firm deeply committed to bold ideas and transformational technologies.

  • Accelerate Your Career: Gain direct exposure to Europe’s leading VC ecosystem and take on diverse strategic responsibilities that expand your skillset.

  • Make a Difference from Day One: Your proactive mindset and contributions will have a direct influence on redalpine’s growth and success.

About us

redalpine is a leading European venture capital investor with over USD 1 billion in AUM and a cross-sector investment strategy.
redalpine's vision: 
empowering GameChangers, disrupting industries for good, and shaping a better world for all. For over 19 years, we have supported more than 100 founding teams, including N26, hiloAraris, Taxfix, Inkitt, Carvolution, Lunaphore, Infinite Roots and Knowunity.



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