Associate (Remote)

Job Descriptions: Associate

Industry – Private Equity & Venture Capital

Who are we?

AccelNorth Partners is a UK-headquartered global advisory firm dedicated to the private markets industry. Our roots are in London, and our operations and perspectives are global, with clients spanning Europe, the UK, Asia and the US. We are a one-stop solution for building strong investment and investable private businesses.

• We help private markets fund managers (“GPs”) optimise their strategy, operations, positioning and marketing through fundraising, investment and growth journeys
• We provide support to our investor clients (“LPs”) with planning investment strategy, building asset allocation, sourcing, due diligence and investment decision making

With decades of experience in private markets, as investors, advisors and entrepreneurs, our mission is to help our clients become more effective and efficient to maximise the impact of their fundraising and investment activities.

We are a small and entrepreneurial business with a team of 7 professionals, seeking to build on our fast-growing client base, and are offering opportunities to those from a professional background to join a fast-growing business with a driven team, and be part of the disruption that we are creating in an exciting and fast-growing industry.

About the role:

For the Associate role, we are looking for candidates with 3-5 years’ prior experience at a high-quality, directly relevant outfit.

You absolutely must:

• Have prior experience working at a multinational corporation (MNC) and/or have completed their education in the United States or Europe;
• Have strong proficiency in written and verbal business English meeting or exceeding Western professional standards;
• Be self-motivated, be able to give case studies of initiative and ability to work on your own, with guidance from prior work experience. Entrepreneurial mindset and the ability to get things done;
• Have proven ability to deliver success working remotely in a prior role;
• Have proven strong research and analytical skills;
• Have excellent Excel and modelling abilities;
• Have strong PowerPoint, presentation and design skills, with prior experience of working for US and European clients;
• Have the ability to turn your work into actionable insights;
• Have high attention to detail, but also the perspective to see the big picture; and
• Have a strong client service orientation with an openness to feedback and the willingness to work long hours at a high pace of delivery.

Additional qualifications such as the CFA or CAIA would be valuable.

You would be reporting day-to-day to the Chief of Staff and the Founder and will also be working on projects directly with our Founder in our small and fast-growing business. As an Associate you would support senior team members in conducting research and due diligence, and delivering advisory services for our clients. You would also be in charge of managing relationships with clients and overseeing junior members of the team. You will be a key player in the project team, managing project timelines, supporting our clients on their fundraising project management and building private markets investment programmes, contributing to and overseeing analytical tasks In addition, you will be working on our business development initiative, which includes identifying potential clients and conducting appropriate research on their business needs, arrange meetings with them, and support the search for new suitable business partners.

This is a full-time role, and we offer:

• Unique insights into the private equity and venture capital industry;
• Experience in building a challenger business in an established industry;
• Ability to work directly with the CEO, helping build out the business, as well as a project manager on each of your projects;
• Direct exposure to C-suite members of our clients, providing unique opportunities for high-level professional engagement and relationship-building;
• Exposure to pitch experience and room for personal and professional growth; and
• We offer a strong, competitive salary and annual bonus, with the potential for future equity in the business for the right candidates.

We hire all our employees with the idea of building them into future equity partners of our firm. Therefore, beyond hard skills, we look for soft-skills such as strength in communication, a team-first and client-first culture, strong ethics, and someone who is seeking a long-term ‘home’ in our business.

• Due to the high volume of applications, we will be shortlisting candidates who provide their CV and a concise summary of their educational background and relevant experience via email. Please make sure to include your current CTC and notice period in your application for consideration. Please mention the role you are applying for (Associate/Senior Analyst) in the subject line. Please send your email to rishab@accelnorthpartners.com and kindly CC nayantara@accelnorthpartners.com. Please note that due to the high volume of interest we receive and the current bandwidth of our team, we cannot revert to all applications. The ones who are invited to interview will be notified, and we appreciate the interest from all applicants.