Investment Manager

at  Telenor Group

Investment Manager - Telenor Amp
Do you want to work with investments in an innovative and dynamic environment? Do you want to join a team who creates value decisive for Telenor’s future? Then we have the job for you!
To meet the opportunities that lie ahead, we are now looking for the right candidate to join our team of investment professionals.
Telenor Amp is a newly established business area within Telenor, which history spans over 165 years. Telenor has a unique position in the Nordics, with a wide range of services and over 10 million customers.
Telenor Amp invests in and builds Nordic high-growth companies together with partners, in segments where Telenor can make a difference as an owner. Telenor Amp is Telenor’s spearhead when it comes to investments and partnerships adjacent to Telenor’s core business. Over time, the company has already built a significant position within key business areas, such as telco software, IoT and cyber security, which are complementary to and adjacent to Telenor’s core business. Telenor Amp is an active owner, and during 2023 Telenor Satellite and Working Group Two were divested to Space Norway and Cisco for total enterprise value of over NOK 4 billion.
Today, Telenor Amp manages a portfolio of 19 companies valued at more than NOK 10 billion with an aggregated EBITDA of over NOK 1 billion (2023). We continuously strive to invest, refine and renew this portfolio together with partners, co-investors and our management teams. The aim in the long term is to build successful companies that will be decisive for Telenor’s growth and value in the future.
Role and responsibility
As an investment manager your main goal will be to secure maximum value creation for Telenor through actively managing a portfolio of independent companies and identifying and executing investments with strong value potential. You will have the opportunity to work with transactions, participate in boards of directors and develop investment and portfolio strategies together with the Telenor Amp team.
Your role will be to leverage and enhance your network to originate investment opportunities by building trusted relationships with the people behind the target businesses/partnerships and develop opportunities between portfolio companies and Telenor core business. You will lead due diligence efforts on prospective investments with support from internal and external experts, and negotiations of transaction documentation. You will implement value creation strategies with management teams, working through boards of directors. You will also be driving divestment processes.

Preferred experience and qualifications:

• You have a minimum of 5-7 years of experience with private investment transactions (acquisitions, equity investments, structured debt, divestments) and a demonstrated track record of leading successful transactions leveraging an internal investment team and advisors.
• You have knowledge of and/or have worked closely with or within the Nordic Private Equity or Venture Capital ecosystems, with exposure to portfolio investment management.
• You have a successful track record of identifying and leading value accretive investments.
• You have a network and relationships with founders, CEOs and other investment professionals.
• Business fluency in written and spoken English is required. Ability to understand a Scandinavian language is preferred, but not essential.
• MSc in Business/ Economics, Engineering/ Natural Sciences, or another quantitative field.

Personal characteristics we value:

• You are self-motivated and a proactive team player.
• You have an entrepreneurial mindset, support new ideas and are constantly on the lookout for possibilities of enhancements.
• You have an analytical approach and ability to bring in holistic perspectives.
• You build useful networks, co-operate well with others, share knowledge, experiences and information. You support others to achieve team goals.

Why choose Telenor Amp?

• A newly established company with great opportunity for you to play a part in shaping the strategy, for challenges and personal development.
• Telenor Amp offers a rewarding, international fast-paced working environment, and the opportunity to play a role in safeguarding and building value for a leading telecommunications company across the Nordics and several countries in Asia.
• Telenor Amp has a performance culture that values the contribution of every individual and focuses on professional growth. We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success.
• Attractive pension and insurance benefits, as well as other benefits such as access to company cabins, sports associations, employee share program and generous vacation.

A couple of things you should notice:

• We hope to see your application as soon as possible and will evaluate continuously.
• Please reach out to recruiting partner Madeleine Lundquist Ursing, madeleine.lundquist@telenor.com, or hiring manager Dan Ouchterlony, dan.ouchterlony@telenor.com, should you have any questions regarding the position.
• The role is based at Telenor’s offices in Fornebu, Oslo or Solna, Stockholm.
• We conduct background checks on all relevant candidates through Semac AS,

www.semac.no
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