Investment Principal

Contrarian Thinking • Austin, TX

14d • Onsite

About The Position

Contrarian Thinking Capital is an early-stage venture fund co-led by Christopher Petkas and Codie Sanchez. We invest in the real economy: the businesses that keep the lights on, move the freight, defend our shores, and maintain the infrastructure. We’re looking for an investor who can own the deal: sourcing, underwriting, and supporting the companies rebuilding the real economy. This role is responsible for managing dealflow, running diligence end to end, crafting the memos that drive our investment decisions, and being a resource to our companies long after the wire clears. This role is a partner track and sits at the center of the investment side of Contrarian Thinking Capital, working directly with both General Partners and alongside our media, community, and events teams… the parts of the ecosystem that make our sourcing advantage real.

Requirements

• Built or operated something (entrepreneurial background is the strongest signal)
• Started a company, run a P&L, or carried real operational responsibility
• Consulting or banking experience (meaningful plus)
• Comfortable in a model, fluent in unit economics and discerning the metrics that drive a business
• Generate dealflow
• Build relationships that turn into pipeline
• Genuinely curious about unglamorous industries (e.g., waste management, HVAC, metal fabrication, facilities services)
• Judgment and conviction
• Form independent views
• Willing to be the dissenting voice in the room
• Can defend a position without becoming attached to it
• Do the fieldwork (tour the facility, work through a founder’s imperfect data room, make twenty customer calls to get to the truth)
• Write and think clearly
• Construct a strong memo with a clear and concise point of view
• Rather be right than consensus
• Can sit with being early
• Take ownership without waiting for permission or a process to follow
• Give and take direct feedback without it becoming personal
• Curious about how things work at the atomic level, especially the boring parts
• Want to build something in a small team where your judgment visibly moves the outcome

Nice To Haves

• Consulting or banking experience on top of operational experience

Responsibilities

• Managing dealflow
• Running diligence end to end
• Crafting the memos that drive our investment decisions
• Being a resource to our companies long after the wire clears
• Sourcing, underwriting, and supporting companies rebuilding the real economy

Benefits

• 100% Company-paid health, dental, and vision for all full-time Crew Members with an option to add any dependents
• Unlimited PTO Policy (with approval from your Direct Support)
• 8 paid US holidays
• On-time direct deposit pay 2x/month
• Option to enroll in a 401(k) plan with competitive match options
• Employee-only co-invest opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed