Dentsu is a modern marketing solutions company. Our mission is to help clients navigate, progress and thrive in a world of change. Businesses rely on our integrated network of agencies and specialized practices to champion meaningful progress through creative, media, commerce, data and technology. Part of Dentsu Group, our global network comprises 66,000 diverse people in 143 countries, who are dedicated to teaming for growth and good. Some of our award-winning agencies include 360i, Carat, dentsumcgarrybowen, DEG, dentsuX, iProspect and Merkle. Follow us on Twitter @DentsuUSA and visit dentsu.com/us.

We are champions for meaningful progress and we strive to be a force for good—for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all.

Dentsu Innovation Initiative’s purpose is to proactively produce new business foundations for Dentsu Group and grow its businesses in the face of accelerated change. At DII, we create partnerships with cutting edge martech/adtech, media, and commerce tech innovators that give our clients an edge. We also make equity investments in these startups through our corporate venture wing, Dentsu Ventures. Simply put, we're the corporate venture & innovation team at dentsu. 

This is a critical role on our DII US team, reporting to Head of Venture Partnerships. We have built incredible momentum working alongside our colleagues at our Tokyo HQ, and we’re looking to add a sharp analytical and creative thinker to our team. This is not a traditional investment role, but rather a generalist position that can manage founder conversations, evangilize DII’s vision and process to internal stakeholders, and establish DII as the best partner to founders building in martech, media and commerce. 

• Identify, source, and screen startups that align with our investment thesis 
• Host office hours and set meetings with potential startups for partnership or investment​ 
• Maintain team CRM for touchpoints with startups and ecosystem partners​ 
• Monitor market trends; stay up to date on developments in our R&D areas 
• Actively recruit and meet companies through various channels including online research, networking events and referrals from our network; initiate outbound conversations to bring external deals into the pipeline 
• Recommend new investment opportunities and funds that could enhance diversity of portfolio​ 
• Support preparation and execution of our accelerator program

• Background in (corporate) venture capital, startups, and the tech ecosystem; familiarity with marketing technology, the advertising and CX landscape 
• Generalist skillset: able to analyze data and write investment memos, as well as bring an accelerator program to life while connecting with a broad range of teams across the dentsu network 
• Systems thinker that can be meticulous on details but always connect back to the big picture 
• Comfort working with international teams 
• Nice to have: valuation and modeling skills; project management skills (ability to orchestrate proofs of concept) 
• 5+ years of experience 

Employees from diverse or underrepresented backgrounds encouraged to apply.
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