Head of Capital Formation (m/f/d)

Alphawave is an independent, systematic quantum trading and investment boutique based in Düsseldorf. We develop and act proprietary quantitative strategies and are in a clear scaling phase. The investment base is established – it is now about structuring, placing and successfully completing significant capital. For this next step, we are looking for an entrepreneurial personality who is responsible for capital acquisition at the end-to-end. Location: Düsseldorf (HQ-Office) Scope: Full time

As Head of Capital Formation, you take full responsibility for fundraising and capital acquisition at Alphawave. You control the entire process: from investor speech to pitching and structuring to closing maturity and successful completion. You are not a supporting IR function, but the owner of the capital distribution. You conduct conversations, develop narratives, structure offers, and actively brings funders to Closing. Together with management, capital markets and legal, you shape the company's capital structure and actively promote the scaling of a business model with a significant equity and value increase perspective. What you do Active consultation, acquisition and support of investors and investors

Conducting investor pitches, presentations and due diligence talks

Development and control of fundraising story, equity and debt narratives

Structure of financial instruments (e.g. bonds, private placements, alternative capital market structures)

Closing Management: Leading investors to decision-making and responsible for financial statements

Construction and maintenance of a resilient investor and investor network

Close cooperation with management, capital markets, legal and external partners

Responsibility for Investor Communication, Q&A Logics, Documentation and Reporting

You bring proven experience in fundraising, capital formation, investor sales or capital markets.

You have not only looked after investors, but actively addressed, convinced and led to the conclusion.

You understand how investors think, decide and commit – and can clearly convey complex business models and quantitative strategies, credible and closing-oriented.

You work independently, structured and with high ownership.

You are strong in communication, enforceable and secure at decision-making level.

Very good German and English are prerequisites.

At Alphawave you meet an exceptionally strong quantitative basis: proprietary trading systems with over eight years of research and development, experimentally tested, highly robotic and powerful in live operation.

This platform is the foundation for the next phase: targeted expansion to significant institutional and strategic capital volumes. The substance is present – now it is about scaling.

You work in a highly qualified, ambitious team from Quant Research, Trading, Capital Markets and Engineering, with clear responsibilities and professional standards.

In addition, a high-quality office in the centre of Düsseldorf, designed for focused work and personal collaboration on top level.

You get real design playroom, short decision-making and direct access to management.

This role offers you maximum responsibility, entrepreneurial influence and direct impact.

In addition to a performance-oriented remuneration, the position has a substantial shareholding component (Share Agreement) and thus an exceptional upside perspective as part of a highly scalable business model with Unicorn potential.

A professional environment and a long-term perspective are of course.

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