Partner, Health (Healthcare Manufacturing)

Location: Eastern Cape, South Africa; work from home available. Candidates must be based in Africa and willing to travel extensively across the continent.

Company

hirify.global is a venture capital firm with $2.2B in assets under management investing in founders building fast-growing technology companies.

What you will do

• Originate a proprietary pipeline of African pharmaceutical, diagnostics, medical device, consumables, and vaccine manufacturers.
• Lead transactions end-to-end, including investment thesis, valuation, term sheets, structuring, negotiation, documentation, and closing.
• Design and negotiate equity and quasi-equity structures for African healthcare SMEs, including downside protection, FX considerations, and exit mechanics.
• Lead commercial, financial, legal, technical, and manufacturing-specific diligence with specialist advisors.
• Take board seats and lead portfolio value creation, performance oversight, exit readiness, and exit processes.
• Build relationships with DFIs, co-investors, LPs, regulators, and industry bodies; support fundraising, reporting, portfolio construction, and ESG frameworks.

Requirements

• 15 years of investing experience in private equity, growth equity, or mezzanine, with a substantial focus on Africa.
• Several health manufacturing transactions led personally, with verifiable deal attribution through named deal leadership and/or portfolio company board seats.
• Direct healthcare manufacturing investment experience across pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, medical devices, consumables, or vaccines.
• Experience structuring and negotiating SME equity and/or quasi-equity investments from origination through closing.
• Experience across the full investment cycle, including portfolio board work and at least one exit or realization.
• Based in Africa, with an established on-the-ground network among manufacturers, co-investors, DFIs, and advisors; willing to travel extensively across the continent.
• Strong financial modeling, valuation, and investment-memo skills, with the ability to present and defend recommendations to an Investment Committee.
• Professional fluency in English required.

Nice to have

• Experience designing and implementing innovative financing instruments.
• Working knowledge of healthcare-manufacturing regulatory pathways, including WHO prequalification, GMP, national medicines registration, and pooled or government procurement dynamics.
• Experience co-investing with DFIs and working with DFI investment, ESG, and reporting requirements.
• Prior portfolio board experience.
• Additional proficiency in French or Arabic.
• MBA, CFA, or a relevant advanced degree.

Culture & Benefits

• Work from home is available.
• Regular travel across African markets is required.
• Close collaboration with regional, impact investment, operating, senior advisor, and global investment teams.