Job Description Summary
For over forty years, HarbourVest has been home to a committed team of professionals with an entrepreneurial spirit and the drive to deliver impactful solutions to our clients and investing partners. As our global firm grows, we continue to add talented 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 maximizes the potential of both the individual and the firm
HarbourVest is an equal opportunity employer.
Our Enterprise Investment Office team is looking for a Portfolio Associate to support the portfolio and fund management activities of private equity evergreen funds offered to high net worth and institutional investors. This role will work closely with our investment strategy teams as well as a wide array of teams that manage or support our evergreen fund products.
This position will be a hybrid work arrangement.
The ideal candidate is someone who is:
- An analytical problem-solver that can identify and implement creative solutions
- A self-starter who is attentive to detail and focused on the execution of responsibilities
- A team-player that is organized and can efficiently prioritize multiple projects to meet target dates with little direct supervision
- Comfortable working in an area that may not always have established precedents
- Able to communicate professionally with colleagues of all levels and across multiple teams
What you will do:
- Own the fund’s model portfolio and target investment parameters in support of evergreen fund leadership
- Analyze the fund’s investment needs related to diversification, tactical strategy allocations, pacing, investment suitability, and sizing
- Regularly monitor the portfolio against investment objectives & restrictions, and the current market environment to recommend future adjustments
- Day-to-day liquidity management including cash balance and cash investment strategy, credit line utilization, redemption considerations, and capital available to invest
- Regularly communicate with fund managers and other senior investment professionals
- Produce new content to respond to internal/external questions and fundraising efforts, particularly focused on portfolio, performance, and liquidity
- Create and review external content for product marketing including pitch decks, websites, monthly fact sheets, and quarterly reports
- Assist in the production of thought pieces/white papers to support evergreen fund marketing
- And other responsibilities as required
What you bring:
- Strong private equity and financial markets acumen
- Comfort using and understanding quantitative models
- Experience with report, dashboard, and other analytical tool design, creation, and maintenance
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills – an ability to translate technical investment and fund management concepts into clear and concise messages
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and data visualization tools such as PowerBI and MicroStrategy
Education Preferred
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A)
- Bachelor of Science (B.S)
Experience
- 3-5 Years private equity, investment-related quantitative analysis, and/or evergreen fund investment experience preferred
Top Skills
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.
