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About Salesforce

We’re Salesforce, the Customer Company, inspiring the future of business with AI+ Data +CRM. Leading with our core values, we help companies across every industry blaze new trails and connect with customers in a whole new way. And, we empower you to be a Trailblazer, too — driving your performance and career growth, charting new paths, and improving the state of the world. If you believe in business as the greatest platform for change and in companies doing well and doing good – you’ve come to the right place.

Salesforce Ventures helps enterprising founders build companies that reinvent the way the world works. Since 2009, we’ve invested in and partnered with more than 400 of the world’s most tenacious enterprise software companies; including Stripe, Zoom, Cohere, Dropbox, Hugging Face, Anthropic, and Snowflake, among others. Salesforce Ventures has active investments in more than 28 countries with offices all over the world including in San Francisco, New York, London, and Tokyo.

As a globally recognized multi-stage firm, our initial investment can be as early as the seed round, and we have the flexibility to invest up to the IPO. Our versatile structure empowers us to lead or participate in funding rounds and, with over $5 billion in investments since inception, we bring substantial resources to the table.

Our diverse team fosters a culture that thrives on collaboration and inclusivity. We firmly believe in the boundless potential of the software industry, where visionary founders from any corner of the world can create remarkable enterprises.
 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Help lead all aspects of deal execution including fundamental analysis on company’s operating performance, market diligence and competitive analysis, investment committee materials preparation, etc.
• Assist senior investing team in various aspects of the deal sourcing process.
• Actively work and build relationships with portfolio companies post investment through exposing them to the SFV network, and helping advise on various strategic initiatives including preparation for an upcoming financing round, acquisition, etc.
• Monitor, research, and develop intelligence and investment themes on emerging trends and disruptive companies in the enterprise software ecosystem.
• Build and develop your network via relationships with venture capitalists, investment bankers, and entrepreneurs for potential investment opportunities.
• Build presentations on performance of Salesforce Ventures and our portfolio for various Salesforce senior stakeholders and the Board of Directors.
   

Professional Experience / Skills Required:

• Undergraduate degree from a top institution.
• 4+ year’s experience, including substantive experience in technology company, investment banking, management consulting, private equity, or venture capital firm.
• Solid business judgment and strategic thinking skills.
• An understanding of and demonstrated interest in enterprise software and emerging consumer and business technology trends.
• Ability to work well under time pressure and juggle multiple priorities.
• Ability to motivate, collaborate, and work successfully in a team environment.
• Strong attention to detail along with organization and follow-through skills.
• Ability to work cross-functionally within a dynamic, high growth organization.
• High level of energy, enthusiasm, and commitment to success.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Ability to work cross-functionally within a dynamic, high growth organization
• SaaS/Enterprise software expertise (business and/or investing) preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Japanese
• Business level written and verbal communication skills in English

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