Compliance & Risk Manager, Earlybird Venture Capital
Full or Part-time
VC focused on European tech companies
Open for applications
VC focused on European tech companies
101-200 employees
Open for applications
101-200 employees
Company mission
To offer its portfolio companies not only financial resources but also strategic support plus access to an international network and capital markets.
Role
Who you are
- Degree in law, business administration, economics, or similar
- Prior professional experience in compliance, risk management/assessment, or corporate auditing within venture capital, private equity, asset management, or financial services (ideally in Germany)
- Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements, in particular the KAGB
- Certification as a Compliance Professional (or similar) is a plus
- Excellent analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work both independently and in close collaboration with colleagues
- Comfort working in a dynamic VC environment with fewer rigid processes
- A proactive, hands-on mindset
- Business-fluent English (German is a plus)
What the job involves
- As Compliance & Risk Manager, you’ll work closely with the Head of Risk while owning all core compliance topics, including selected AML aspects, and contributing to Earlybird’s broader risk management framework, with a special focus on ESG.
- In this role, your expertise will directly shape our governance, strengthen our operations, and enable us to scale responsibly as one of Europe’s leading VC firms
- Own all compliance activities: monitoring, analysis, evaluation, and documentation of legal and regulatory requirements
- Conduct independent risk analyses, propose action items, and coordinate with external legal experts as needed
- Design and deliver internal trainings to build and maintain a strong compliance culture across the firm
- Support AML-related processes and reporting obligations
- Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual compliance assessments and risk reporting
- Act as main point of contact for BaFin, auditors, legal counsel, and tax consultants on compliance matters
- Contribute to risk management at both KVG and fund level, including IT and operational risks
- Help strengthen and further embed Earlybird’s ESG strategy
- Continuously suggest and implement improvements in processes, tools, and workflows
Our take
Earlybird is a venture capital firm with over 20 years of experience in the space. It backs early-stage European technology companies, providing financial support and strategic advice throughout their subsequent growth and development.
As with many VCs nowadays, the firm has stated its commitment to not only pursue financial returns but also contribute to positive change in society and help fight the climate crisis. Its portfolio spans a great number of industries from Real Estate to Quantum Computing, and includes over 150 companies.
Recently, it closed its largest funding round yet, raising €360M for Fund VIII to focus on AI applications, software infrastructure, foundation models, and DeepTech. Alongside this, the firm has also introduced a new long-term ownership structure and developed its own internal AI platform, EagleEye, to help identify and support promising founders, showing just how ambitious it is to remain at the forefront of Europe's evolving VC landscape.
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Company HQ
Mitte, Berlin, Germany
Leadership
Dr. Hendrik Brandis
(Co-Founder & Partner)Board Member at Aiven, B2X Care Solutions, MyDataModels and 5 other companies. Began their career as an R&D engineer then was a Partner at McKinsey & Company for 6 years before founding Earlybird.
Dr. Christian Nagel
(Co-Founder & Partner)Began their career at McKinsey & Company as a Project Manager, then was Managing Director at SMB Industrieholding for 3.5 years before founding Earlybird.
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