Communications Vice President
EQT Ventures is the early-stage venture capital strategy of EQT Group, partnering with founders building 'Generation-Defining Companies.' With 1.1 billion euro invested behind the strategy, EQT Ventures acts as an early-stage lead investor, operational advisor, and high-conviction capital provider for ambitious European founders, typically investing between 2-50M EUR.
About EQT Ventures
EQT Ventures partners with founders building Generation-Defining Companies, aiming to back ambitious visions that can become game-changing, resilient businesses. As early-stage lead investors, operational advisors, and high-conviction capital providers, the team—made up of ex-founders and operators—provides hands-on support to help portfolio companies scale fast, break through barriers with access to the global EQT platform, and build long-term resilience. EQT Ventures is domiciled in Luxembourg, with investment advisors located in Stockholm, Paris, London, New York, Berlin and Amsterdam, and is focused on European companies, having backed over 140 founding teams to date across sectors such as AI, fintech, edtech, robotics, and aerospace. The firm operates through multiple funds, including EQT Ventures I, II, and III, with clients/portfolio companies ranging from early-stage startups like Sana Labs, 1X, Payrails, Parloa, and The Exploration Company.
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About the Role
Lead communications strategies for major firm announcements, including M&A and fundraises, while contributing to EQT's broader profile-raising efforts and collaborating with teams across regions and functions.
Requirements
- 5-7 years of relevant corporate communications experience in-house or at a communications or PR agency
- Experience in media relations, journalist outreach, and pitching across financial or business media
- Excellent written communication skills and ability to translate complex topics into compelling narratives
- Project management experience leading multiple workstreams to deadlines
- Experience developing communications strategies for transactions, capital raises, or similar announcements
- Familiarity with cross-functional work in a matrixed or global organization
- Ability to operate at both strategic and executional levels
- Experience in private equity, asset management, or financial services is preferred
- Exposure to investor relations or capital markets communications is preferred
- Experience working across multiple geographies or time zones is preferred
Responsibilities
- Lead proactive and reactive media relations, including story-mining, pitching, and building journalist relationships
- Develop and execute communications strategies for M&A transactions, fundraises, and other significant firm announcements
- Prepare communications plans, press releases, key messages, and Q&A documents
- Partner with investment, fundraising, legal, business development, and shareholder relations teams
- Contribute to EQT's Americas profile-raising strategy and brand building
- Collaborate with Americas portfolio companies on strategic communications and special situations
- Manage complex concurrent workstreams while meeting quality standards and deadlines
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Wellbeing and wellness support
- Flexible working arrangements
- Learning and development opportunities
- Annual discretionary bonus of at least 20%