Head of Deals & Finance - YOUNG Venture

Head of Deals & Finance

YOUNG Venture Group
Netherlands / Spain / Hybrid

YOUNG is building a new kind of international venture group.

We build, acquire and scale companies across real estate, hospitality, work spaces, media and consumer brands.

We are not a traditional corporate group.
We move fast, think long-term and back real builders.

We are now looking for a
Head of Deals & Finance
to help drive our next phase of growth.

This is not a classic CFO role.

We are looking for someone commercial, sharp and execution-driven, who understands finance but also knows how to create opportunities, structure deals and bring capital into the business.

Help YOUNG grow smarter and faster by leading:

• Funding processes
• Investor relationships
• Acquisition opportunities
• Deal analysis & execution
• Financial visibility & decision-making
• Capital allocation across ventures

You will work directly with the CEO, Founder and leadership team.

• Identify acquisition and investment opportunities
• Analyse M&A targets and partnership deals
• Lead due diligence processes
• Build valuation models and deal scenarios
• Support negotiations and closing processes

• Source financing from banks, investors and alternative channels
• Build lender / investor materials
• Manage fundraising pipelines
• Create funding structures for growth opportunities
• Improve access to external capital

• Build dashboards and decision tools
• Support budgeting and capital allocation decisions
• Help professionalise finance systems across ventures

• Strong in finance, but commercial by nature
• Understands transactions, not just spreadsheets
• Can speak with investors, banks and founders confidently
• Sharp analytical thinker with deal instinct
• Comfortable in entrepreneurial chaos
• Fast, pragmatic and hands-on
• High ownership mentality

One or more of the following:

• Investment banking
• Private equity
• Corporate finance
• M&A advisory
• Growth-stage CFO with fundraising exposure
• Entrepreneur with strong finance background

We care less about titles.

We care about whether you can:

• bring money in
• protect downside
• spot great deals
• move fast
• create value

• Direct exposure to founder and CEO
• Real ownership potential for the right person
• Multi-sector dealflow
• Opportunity to help build a modern venture group
• Freedom, speed and responsibility

Competitive fixed salary + performance upside + potential long-term participation.