Investment Associate - RISE Fund (100% Remote)

Join Tether and Shape the Future of Digital Finance

At Tether, we’re not just building products, we’re pioneering a global financial revolution. Our cutting-edge solutions empower businesses—from exchanges and wallets to payment processors and ATMs—to seamlessly integrate reserve-backed tokens across blockchains. By harnessing the power of blockchain technology, Tether enables you to store, send, and receive digital tokens instantly, securely, and globally, all at a fraction of the cost. Transparency is the bedrock of everything we do, ensuring trust in every transaction.

Innovate with Tether

Tether Finance: Our innovative product suite features the world’s most trusted stablecoin, USDT, relied upon by hundreds of millions worldwide, alongside pioneering digital asset tokenization services.

But that’s just the beginning:

Tether Power: Driving sustainable growth, our energy solutions optimize excess power for Bitcoin mining using eco-friendly practices in state-of-the-art, geo-diverse facilities.

Tether Data: Fueling breakthroughs in AI and peer-to-peer technology, we reduce infrastructure costs and enhance global communications with cutting-edge solutions like KEET, our flagship app that redefines secure and private data sharing.

Tether Education: Democratizing access to top-tier digital learning, we empower individuals to thrive in the digital and gig economies, driving global growth and opportunity.

Tether Evolution: At the intersection of technology and human potential, we are pushing the boundaries of what is possible, crafting a future where innovation and human capabilities merge in powerful, unprecedented ways.

Why Join Us?

Our team is a global talent powerhouse, working remotely from every corner of the world. If you’re passionate about making a mark in the fintech space, this is your opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest minds, pushing boundaries and setting new standards. We’ve grown fast, stayed lean, and secured our place as a leader in the industry.

If you have excellent English communication skills and are ready to contribute to the most innovative platform on the planet, Tether is the place for you.

Are you ready to be part of the future?

About the job

As an Investment Associate in the Expansion Investments team at Tether, you will contribute to our private equity and venture capital investments, focusing on key strategic investments and expansion enablers. Working closely with senior team members, you will play a vital role in the analysis, due diligence, and monitoring of potential investees. This role offers an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in deal execution and investment management within a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Deal Execution and Transaction Management Support

Support the full lifecycle of investment transactions from term sheet through close, coordinating legal, financial, and strategic workstreams with internal teams and external advisors.

Structure and negotiate deal terms (valuation, governance rights, pro-rata, information rights) ensuring alignment with RISE fund's risk appetite and return thresholds.

• Due Diligence

Synthesise diligence findings into investment-grade analysis, stress-testing key assumptions, identifying material risks, and articulating mitigation strategies.

Coordinate specialist deep-dives (regulatory, cyber, AML/KYC where relevant for investment targets) given RISE fund’s needs.

• Investment Committee Preparation and Governance

Author Investment Committee memoranda — including thesis articulation, market sizing, competitive positioning, valuation modelling, risk matrices, and proposed terms.

Maintain rigorous documentation standards across all Venture IC materials, ensuring auditability and consistency with internal governance framework and fund’s investment guidelines.

• Portfolio Management and Value Creation

Serve as the primary relationship owner for assigned portfolio companies post-close, conducting structured check-ins, board observer duties, and milestone tracking.

Support Reporting Team with monitoring of financial and operational KPIs, flagging inflection points, covenant concerns, or follow-on opportunities to the RISE fund.

Work alongside Reporting and Finance Team to produce periodic portfolio reporting for internal stakeholders and senior leadership, maintaining accurate valuation marks and strategic commentary.

• Rise Fund Platform Development

Support the build-out and continuous improvement of Tether RISE fund’s Investment operating infrastructure around investment processes, deal flow tracking, portfolio management systems, and reporting cadences.

Coordination and discussion with the Expansion Team to improve Tether RISE fund’s strategy by working on inputs related to market intelligence, thematic coverage, and ecosystem mapping.

• Analytical Skills

Strong analytical abilities with the capacity to interpret financial data, perform valuation analyses, and evaluate investment opportunities.

• Communication Skills:

Exhibit excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to effectively communicate findings and recommendations to senior management and investment committees.