The Role
As a Private Equity Associate, you will source and manage investment opportunities, conduct due diligence, support portfolio investments, and assist client service teams.
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At Brighton Jones, we’re a purpose-driven, client-focused team committed to helping individuals live richer lives. As one of the largest RIAs in the nation, we’ve built a culture of continuous growth, collaboration, and community—recognized with 15 consecutive “Best Places to Work” awards, including Inc.com’s 2025 list, as well as national honors for community impact.
We lead the industry in aligning wealth, passion, and purpose to help our clients thrive. With over $30 billion in assets under advisement, 300+ teammates nationwide, and a dynamic, team-based approach, we’re growing fast—and we’re looking for driven, curious individuals to join our #OneTeam.
Lenora Capital, Brighton Jones’ private investment team, is an exciting new endeavor that deploys capital across private equity, venture capital, and real estate investment opportunities and also provides consultative support to clients around their individual private investing activities.
We are seeking an Investment Associate to join our dynamic team and play a key role in sourcing, evaluating, and supporting investments in private companies and fund managers. This role offers exposure across the full investment lifecycle — from diligence to portfolio management — and the opportunity to work directly with senior investors, founders, and clients. The ideal candidate is intellectually curious, highly analytical, and passionate about building a long-term career in private markets.
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Your Role - Lenora Capital Fund:
- Source, track, and manage deal flow across private equity and venture capital opportunities.
- Coordinate and lead company and market diligence meetings.
- Conduct due diligence and financial analysis to evaluate potential investment opportunities.
- Perform and present market and competitive analyses to inform investment theses.
- Actively support portfolio companies through initiatives such as financial modeling, recruiting, and business development.
- Build and maintain a strong network of industry relationships to drive sourcing and insight.
- Manage investment data and pipeline activity within the CRM system.
- Create Investment Committee materials to facilitate informed decision-making.
- Support investor communications through materials such as portfolio updates, investment memos, pipeline reports, and quarterly updates.
- Collaborate with the Operations team on capital tracking, legal entity formation, investor statements, capital calls/distributions, and tax reporting.
Your Role - Client and Service Team Support
- Partner with Brighton Jones advisors to deliver private investment insights and recommendations tailored to client portfolios.
- Review pitch decks, evaluate term sheets, and analyze financial models for client-related investment opportunities.
- Contribute to educational and marketing initiatives (e.g., webinars, articles, and white papers) that expand private market knowledge across the firm and our clients.
- Support business development and prospecting efforts with private investment expertise.
- Mentor and train members of the Personal CFO service teams to enhance firmwide fluency in private markets.
Your Experience:
- 2–4 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, venture capital, or management consulting.
- Strong financial modeling skills, analytical capabilities, and general business acumen.
- Comfortable engaging with clients and executives, translating complex analyses into actionable insights.
- Exceptional organization and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities across teams.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); willingness to learn additional tools and systems.
- This role is a full-time, in-office position within a flexible and collaborative work environment.
- Series 65 license or CFA Charter a plus
- Undergraduate degree required
Compensation:
- Pay: $100,000 - $130,00 per year
- Benefits: Our benefits package includes, but is not limited to, health care benefits (medical/dental/vision), retirement benefits, paid time off (PTO), holiday flex-days, summer flex-days, company-paid holidays, parental leave, transportation benefits, unlimited volunteer time off, professional, and personal wellbeing stipend, and other fringe benefits.
We are committed to building a business where all of our team members genuinely love where they work and are empowered to reach their full potential. We do this by building authentic relationships with one another, learning and growing continuously together, working hard while having lots of fun, and giving back to our community.
Brighton Jones is a team founded on equity and respect, and we’re on a mission to help each other, our clients, and global community thrive. We actively foster a compassionate and inclusive culture and are committed to creating a diverse #OneTeam where teammates can show up authentically.
To the right individual, we offer very competitive compensation, a robust benefits package, an award-winning culture, and rewarding career growth.
Brighton Jones provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or caste. In addition to federal law requirements, Brighton Jones complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has offices. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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The Company
What We Do
Whether you want to save for the future or celebrate today, give back to the community or explore the globe, your values are every bit as unique as your fingerprints. The challenge is aligning your time and resources to those values, so you can go after the things you truly care about.
For us, protecting and growing your wealth is a foundational part of that journey. But our goal is bigger than your financial peace of mind—it’s your happiness. We want to be the partner that helps you align your wealth, your passions, and your purpose, so you can pursue the life that truly fulfills you—your richer life.
