Head of Investments (US)

Anime Universe is seeking a Head of Investments to oversee the strategic and operational execution of all funding-related functions across the United States. This founder-level role requires designing and executing a comprehensive funding operations strategy while leading a binational team and ensuring the organization has the financial resources to scale across creative and technological frontiers.

Responsibilities:

• Design and execute a comprehensive funding operations strategy aligned with executive financial goals
• Serve as the strategic bridge between the C-suite, government stakeholders, private funders, and your operational team
• Oversee the full lifecycle of public grant acquisition, submission, and compliance
• Supervise grant writing, funding applications, and program reporting across U.S. Canadian landscapes
• Proactively identify new public funding programs, incentives, and institutional opportunities
• Lead all treasury operations, ensuring real-time visibility across cash flow, disbursement scheduling, and liquidity
• Optimize capital efficiency and ensure strategic reserve planning
• Direct government relations specialists to maintain high-impact, mission-aligned partnerships
• Lead lobbying and advocacy efforts tied to funding legislation or partnership advancement
• Stay ahead of policy developments that affect funding channels or compliance obligations
• Supervise early-stage capital engagement via angel, VC, and philanthropic networks
• Collaborate on investor memos, funding decks, and capital formation strategies
• Maintain active relationship management and due diligence process coordination
• Guide PPP experts in structuring co-financed initiatives with government, academia, or nonprofit entities
• Explore creative finance vehicles and hybrid models that blend mission and capital efficiency
• Drive institutional credibility with a flexible but rigorous funding operations model
• Establish and maintain internal controls for grant compliance, financial integrity, and cross-border audit-readiness
• Design risk mitigation strategies related to dependency on any single funding stream or jurisdictional shift