Job title: Investor Relations Associate

Location: San Francisco, CA (hybrid work model)

Reports to: Ellen Blix, Partner & Head of Investor Relations

About SignalFire

SignalFire started more than a decade ago as a bootstrapped startup with one goal: to disrupt venture capital. We believed that applying novel data and machine learning techniques to sourcing, diligence, and value creation for early-stage startups would drive outsized returns for our portfolio.

Today, we manage more than $2.1bn in AUM and invest primarily in seed and early-stage rounds. We look for category-defining companies across Enterprise and Consumer with a special focus on applied data and AI for vertical end markets like healthcare and pharma, and we're proud to partner with teams like Grow Therapy, Freshpaint, Codametrix, and more.

Learn more at www.signalfire.com.

About the Role

This individual will report directly to SignalFire's Head of Investor Relations (“IR”) and will partner with senior members of the investor relations and investment team to support new relationship development and account management of SignalFire limited partners (“LPs”) globally.

The SignalFire IR team is dedicated to crafting an outstanding client experience for our LPs. The individual will work across the firm’s investment professionals, operating groups, finance, legal and compliance team members in coordinating the capital formation and investor relations activities of SignalFire.

Key responsibilities include the following:

• Execute a strategically designed and flawless experience across every touchpoint for our Limited Partners

  • Bring creative and innovative ideas on how to maintain and enhance existing LP relationships, including appropriate reporting and events

  • Maintain and enhance existing LP relationships, including appropriate reporting and events

  • Design and produce financial analyses to support investor communications

  • Collect market intelligence and perform ongoing research of the venture capital industry, including industry best practices and relevant venture market data

  • Own and manage meeting preparation materials to ensure the internal team is aligned on goals / expectations for every touchpoint

  • Drive planning process for Annual Meeting and other key events throughout the year

• Play a key role in keeping our reporting and LP communication activities organized and on track

  • Provide firm leadership and team members with insight to important investor developments and changes in investment appetite and buying behavior, news and other information, which might factor into the firm’s overall marketing and business strategy

  • Work with our Finance team to build dashboards that provide key insights to our LPs on fund and investment performance

  • Develop strong fluency with the firm’s portfolio company information database and be able to manipulate and analyze data from the system to draw insights

• Leverage data to enable practical insights on our portfolio and the industry

  • Respond to LP data inquiries/information requests, coordinating with various internal constituencies including investment teams, finance, legal and compliance

  • Own and manage the investor due diligence process

  • Synthesize complex and often disparate sources of qualitative and quantitative data to build a narrative around fund performance

  • Own and manage calendar activities, email follow-up and CRM database to maintain continuously accurate information

  • Leverage data to enable practical insights on our portfolio and the industry

  • Working with the various SignalFire General Partners, helping to prepare content directed toward the LP community, including quarterly investor letters

  • Develop strong fluency with the firm’s portfolio company information database and be able to manipulate and analyze data from the system to draw insights

  • Develop strong fluency with the firm’s portfolio company business and be able to articulate key drivers of fund performance on a quarterly basis

Qualifications

The successful candidate must bring a high level of ethical, intellectual, professional and personal values to our team including:

• At least three (3) years experience in alternatives (VC, PE, RE) or investment banking required – technology focus a plus

• Preferable past experience includes but is not limited to IR in a PE or VC firm, or investment banking in a relevant sector coverage capacity

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance or related field preferred; an advanced degree (MBA) or certifications (CFA, CAIA) a plus

• Experience building and maintaining relationships with high-level stakeholders, including C-suite executives, institutional investors, or analysts

• Ability to analyze market conditions, competitors, and industry trends to provide strategic insights

• A critical eye and keen attention to detail for written prose and charts, tables and spreadsheets and the ability to to stay on top of changing data/facts across multiple documents with ease

• The ability to communicate effectively through writing

• Low ego, high empathy, and the capacity to collaborate effectively with diverse teams

Ideal Candidate Background

• You have a sense of urgency and value the courtesy of professional responsiveness (this is super important as speed is a form of client service)

• You are able to adapt on the fly and handle unforeseen developments with ease. You are also able to do this without compromising attention to detail and quality

• You are a “measure twice, cut once” type of person – you are comfortable and have a preference for asking more questions upfront to avoid an oversight down the road

• You strive to be an enabler who gives the team maximum leverage - there is no job too big, no job too small

• You do what you say you are going to do, when you say you are going to do it

• You continually search for new ideas and means of improvement

• You are a team player

• Most importantly, you take your work seriously but not yourself too seriously

What We Offer

• A seat on a lean, high-impact Investor Relations team with direct exposure to senior leadership and investment professionals across the firm

• Opportunity to work across the full fundraising lifecycle — from investor communications and diligence to capital closing and ongoing LP relationship management

• High ownership in a fast-paced, collaborative environment that values precision, proactivity, and storytelling

• Competitive compensation and benefits, including unlimited PTO, health/vision/dental coverage

• Eligibility to participate in the SignalFire carried interest program, with the opportunity for long-term value creation alongside the investment team