Job Description Summary
For over forty years, HarbourVest has been home to a committed team of professionals with an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to deliver impactful solutions to our clients and investing partners. As our global firm grows, we continue to add individuals who seek a collaborative, open-door culture that values diversity and innovative thinking.
In our collegial environment that’s marked by low turnover and high energy, you’ll be inspired to grow and thrive. Here, you will be encouraged to build on your strengths and acquire new skills and experiences.
We are committed to fostering an environment of inclusion that promotes mutual respect among all employees. Understanding and valuing these differences optimizes the potential of both the individual and the firm.
HarbourVest is an equal opportunity employer.
This position will be a hybrid work arrangement. You will receive 18 remote workdays per quarter to use at your discretion, subject to manager approval. For example, you may choose to work in the office 4 days per week and take one remote day weekly (typically 13 weeks per quarter), leaving 5 additional remote days to be used as needed.
This person will be an integral part of the Institutional Product Marketing team who will help develop our sales material by assisting in crafting impactful messaging focusing on product selling points, market themes, and key competitive advantages. The ideal candidate will be able to “connect the dots” between investor needs, market trends, and business goals to generate ideas and, ultimately, compelling content. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to join an established and strong team in a dynamic and growth driving part of the business.
The ideal candidate is someone who is:
Ability to independently manage multiple competing priorities and meet deadlines
Participate in key partner discussions to help develop messaging, marketing collateral, and investment themes
Demonstrates exceptional collaboration skills, working effectively across functions and with partners at all levels of the organization
Skilled at turning complex investment ideas into high‑quality, impactful sales collateral
High level of initiative and comfortable in a fast past environment
Very detail oriented
Sense of humor, great teammate, upbeat
What you will do:
Support the content development for new product launches. Includes participation in product planning discussions, development and execution of communication plans, and development and production of materials. Support end‑to‑end product launch workflows by helping with the development of core launch deliverables such as the presentation, factsheet, DDQ, PPM content, and other items as needed.
Participates in conversations with key partners to help support product messaging across all marketing collateral.
Work closely with product specialists, investment, operations, IR, compliance, data, and legal teams
Assist with the development of external webcasts, events, product insights, and sales emails to facilitate communication between launches and contribute to product fundraising efforts.
Assisting with the coordination or execution of targeted GTM initiatives aligned to strategic firmwide priorities.
Supporting the development of investor‑facing insights, digital content, or campaign assets in collaboration with cross‑functional teams.
Ensure a consistent message, tone, and brand across all marketing materials
And other responsibilities as required
And other responsibilities as required
What you bring:
Support the content creation of complex concepts in a clear and compelling style, as well as a demonstrated ability to vary tone and language based on project / audience
Strong writing, storytelling, and presentation development skills
Ability to independently analyze information and solve problems
Knowledge of financial markets, private equity is a plus
Familiarity with investment concepts and high level of comfort with numbers and analysis
Proven business writing ability with excellent grammar, spelling, and proofreading skills maintaining a strong attention to detail and quality control across all deliverables.
Education Preferred:
Bachelor of Arts (B.A) or equivalent experience
Bachelor of Science (B.S) or equivalent experience
Experience:
3-5 Years experience
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Base Salary Range
$90,000.00 - $95,000.00
This USD base salary range represents only one component of total compensation for this role and is provided in accordance with local requirements. This role is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, which is determined based on individual and overall firm performance. In addition to salary and bonus, total compensation may include eligibility for long-term reward programs and a comprehensive total rewards package that may include retirement, health, insurance, paid time off, and wellness programs. Our total rewards offerings are influenced by several business factors, and eligibility for certain components will vary by position and geography. Please note the posted ranges do not apply outside the U.S. and should not be converted to other currencies as a proxy for compensation in other countries.
Skills Required
- 3-5 years experience
- Strong writing, storytelling, and presentation development skills
- Proven business writing ability with excellent grammar, spelling, and proofreading skills
- Ability to independently analyze information and solve problems
- Familiarity with investment concepts and comfort with numbers and analysis
- Knowledge of financial markets
- Private equity experience
- Ability to independently manage multiple competing priorities and meet deadlines
- Exceptional collaboration skills across functions and partner levels
- Very detail oriented
- Comfortable working in a fast paced environment
- Bachelor's degree (BA or BS) or equivalent experience
HarbourVest Partners Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about HarbourVest Partners and has not been reviewed or approved by HarbourVest Partners.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Incentives are portrayed as strong in certain teams and senior roles, with high bonus potential contributing meaningfully to total compensation. Overall packages can feel solid where variable pay is emphasized.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits are described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, EAP, wellness programs, and fitness reimbursement. U.S. coverage explicitly includes domestic partners.
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Parental & Family Support — Offerings include paid parental leave, adoption assistance, bereavement leave, paid volunteer time, and U.S. emergency back‑up childcare. These supports are positioned as competitive for the sector.
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What We Do
HarbourVest is an independent, global private markets firm with 40 years of experience and more than $92 billion assets under management as of December 31, 2021. Our interwoven platform provides clients access to global primary funds, secondary transactions, direct co-investments, real assets and infrastructure, and private credit.








