Investor Relations & Operations Intern — Launcha

Investor Research & Pipeline Development • Build and maintain target lists of prospective investors — family offices, professional and qualified investors, allocators and intermediaries • Research prospects to assess fit and identify the right contact and route in • Segment and prioritise the pipeline by likelihood and relevance • Keep contact records accurate, deduplicated and current Outreach & Meeting Coordination • Run first-touch outreach (email, LinkedIn) to secure introductory meetings — the objective is to book a call, not to pitch • Personalise messaging within approved templates while holding the brand's tone • Manage structured, disciplined follow-up sequences so no lead stalls • Schedule and coordinate intro calls between prospects and the principal; manage diaries, reminders and rescheduling • Prepare short briefing notes on each prospect ahead of meetings CRM & Pipeline Management • Own the day-to-day CRM: log every outreach, reply, meeting note and next action • Track pipeline stage and conversion, and surface warm leads promptly • Maintain follow-up cadence so nothing goes cold • Produce a simple weekly activity and pipeline update for the principal Investor Materials & Data-Room Support • Assist with preparing and distributing fact sheets, decks and other approved materials • Help maintain and organise the data room • Ensure only current, approved versions of documents are ever sent out • Coordinate and track document requests from prospective investors Fund Administration & Operations • General admin: scheduling, inbox and calendar support, document management • Support investor onboarding and coordinate collection of KYC/AML documentation • Liaise with service providers (administrator, legal) on documentation as directed • Keep files, trackers and records organised and audit-ready Essential • Recent graduate — degree in finance, economics, business or a related field, or another discipline paired with a genuine, demonstrable interest in markets and asset management • Excellent written English — clear, concise, credible; the single most important attribute for this role, since outreach lives or dies on how they write • Eligible to live and work in the UAE — existing UAE residence a strong plus (keeps sponsorship off the table and speeds up start) • Organised and process-driven — able to run a clean pipeline and disciplined follow-up without dropping leads or needing to be chased • Resilient and self-directed — comfortable with high-volume outreach and a low reply rate, and able to work independently alongside a busy principal • Detail-oriented and discreet — precise with investor-facing materials and instinctively confidential with sensitive information • Professional communication style — credible and on-brand; institutional register, not a hard-sell or influencer tone Desirable • Baseline financial literacy — understands what a fund is, roughly how a systematic strategy works, and the difference between a family office, an allocator and a qualified investor • Genuine interest in systematic/quant strategies or precious metals • Familiarity with CRM tools, LinkedIn/Sales Navigator and spreadsheets (readily trainable, so not a filter) • Any prior outreach, sales, client-facing or internship experience • Additional languages — Arabic or others relevant to the region's investor base Attributes • Hungry and proactive — treats this as a real opportunity to learn how a fund raises capital, not a box-ticking internship • High standards and strong personal accountability • Long-term mindset — genuinely interested in a permanent seat, not just a line on the CV