At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead investment strategies and execute deals for a global venture fund.
- Company: Join Collinson, a family-owned leader in customer experience across travel and finance.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, international travel opportunities, and professional mentorship.
- Other info: Dynamic role with significant growth potential in a thriving market.
- Why this job: Shape the future of the Experience Economy with a $150 million investment vehicle.
- Qualifications: Proven investment leadership and strong relationship-building skills.
The predicted salary is between 121500 - 148500 £ per year.
About Collinson Where thoughtful innovation meets global travel - Collinson is a global, family-owned organisation with five distinct companies shaping the future of customer experience across travel, financial services, loyalty and payments.
With more than 2,300 colleagues in 14 countries and a diverse portfolio of brands - including Priority Pass, Valuedynamx, Airport Dimensions, Collinson Insurance and Collinson Investments - we combine global reach with local insight to deliver connected experiences that strengthen relationships between businesses and the customers they serve.
Our Group has reached a significant stage of growth and maturity.
With a revenue base exceeding £2bn and sustained above-market performance, we have built a hybrid operating model blending subscription economics, platform dynamics and asset-light scalability.
As we evolve our Group structure and channel our investment activity through the Meridian Fund, this role will play a central part in the next chapter of long-term capital alignment.
Key clients include Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Chase, HDFC, Revolut, Emirates, British Airways, Virgin, Eurostar, Intel, Apple, Amazon LATAM, Flying Blue, Accor, Easy Jet, HSBC.
The Role This is a senior investment leadership role at a pivotal moment for Collinson Investments, and the role is designed to maximise our strategic partnership with IDC Network, through the Meridian fund.
The role acts as Collinson’s investment subject-matter expert, sourcing, structuring and executing deals within Meridian’s seed-to-growth mandate.
You will provide continuity and senior investment leadership while the Group focuses its investment activity through the Meridian Fund.
The role is global in remit and centred on sourcing, relationship origination, investor development, board and investment-committee representation, and the mentoring of our investment professionals.
The role is a peer to Serkan Elden (SVP Collinson Investments,) and Rodrigo Rodas (Managing Partner, Meridian Fund Management), and is heavily and continuously engaged in the fund’s live pipeline and portfolio.
The fund Collinson Group has partnered with A.
Gain Capital (formerly IDC Ventures) to launch Meridian, a venture investment vehicle backing the rails and operators within the global Experience Economy.
Key Responsibilities The Meridian Fund Senior Investment Principal on the Meridian Fund, providing continuity and senior investment leadership through the current phase of the Group’s investment activity.
Targeting a $150 million investment vehicle backing the rails and operators beneath the global Experience Economy — a $7.8 trillion market spanning travel, live events, dining, recreation and membership, projected to reach $13.7 trillion by 2035.
Capital Raising a supportive mentor to developing professionals; a global mindset with cross-border sensitivity.
Permanent, full-time employee of Collinson Investments [employing entity to confirm], Permanent place of work: London, England, with international travel as required.
Compensation and benefits to be confirmed by People
SVP, Collinson Investments Strategy & Corporate Development · London · employer: Collinson Group
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