Chief Investment Officer (Founding Role)

About the job

💼 Job Title: Chief Investment Officer (Equity-Based Founding Role)

Company: SASQ

Location: New York, United States (Global Mandate)

Reporting To: CEO – Riyadh Holding

Engagement Type: Founding Executive | Equity-Based

Compensation: Equity + 1% Success Fee from Each Closed Investor Round (No Salary at This Stage)

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About SASQ

SASQ is building a globally positioned investment and operating platform backed by Riyadh leadership and international ambition. Our objective is clear: institutional-grade capital formation, cross-border partnerships, and long-term value creation across strategic sectors.

We are appointing a Chief Investment Officer to design, institutionalize, and lead the entire capital architecture of SASQ from New York — the world’s most competitive financial arena.

This is a mandate to build a capital engine, not to manage one.

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Executive Mandate

• Architect global capital strategy

• Attract institutional and private capital

• Close investor rounds

• Structure funds and investment vehicles

• Position SASQ as a credible global investment platform

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Core Responsibilities

Capital Strategy & Structuring

1. Design multi-year global capital strategy

2. Structure funds, SPVs, and holding vehicles

3. Optimize capital stack (equity, debt, hybrid instruments)

4. Build institutional-grade investment theses

5. Lead valuation frameworks and financial modeling

6. Structure and negotiate term sheets

7. Define portfolio allocation strategy

8. Design exit and liquidity strategies

9. Establish investment committee structure

10. Develop capital deployment roadmap

Capital Raising & Investor Relations

11. Build and manage a global investor pipeline

12. Engage family offices, PE firms, VCs, sovereign funds, and HNWIs

13. Lead US and international roadshows

14. Craft investor materials to institutional standards

15. Negotiate and close funding rounds

16. Manage full fundraising lifecycle

17. Establish LP onboarding systems

18. Create recurring investor reporting cadence

19. Maintain long-term investor relationships

20. Increase repeat-investor participation

Partnerships & Strategic Growth

21. Build co-investment partnerships

22. Develop strategic banking relationships

23. Form cross-border capital alliances

24. Structure syndications and joint ventures

25. Secure anchor investors

26. Identify and lead M&A opportunities

27. Develop advisory board relationships

28. Expand global capital access networks

Governance & Institutionalization

29. Build compliance and governance framework

30. Oversee due diligence systems

31. Implement risk management standards

32. Establish performance dashboards

33. Ensure regulatory readiness (US and international)

34. Develop investment playbooks

35. Align operations with global reporting standards