Adams Street Partners (“Adams Street”) is a global private markets investment manager that has $65 billion in assets under management. The firm is 100% employee-owned, which fosters a positive and unique culture of collaboration, intellectual rigor, integrity, and a commitment to professional development. For the eighth year in a row, Adams Street was named one of Pension & Investments’ Best Places to Work in Money Management in 2025.
Employees operate as a single global team, integrating the expertise of the firm’s investment professionals across five strategies: primary investments, secondary investments, growth equity, private credit, and co-investments. Adams Street is considered a private markets pioneer and was inducted into the Private Equity Hall of Fame in 2000.
The firm was founded more than 50 years ago, and clients include leading public and corporate pension plans, foundations, endowments, insurance companies, registered investment advisors, and high net worth individuals worldwide.
Adams Street has offices in Abu Dhabi, Austin, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Munich, Menlo Park, New York, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto.
Reporting to the Global Head of Consultant Relations, the primary role of the Vice President, Investor Relations is to place Adams Street Partners in a position to significantly grow its business through the development and enhancement of existing investment consultant relationships with institutional consulting firms headquartered in the East Coast and parts of the Mid-Western US.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Represent Adams Street Partners' full product line and develop and maintain world-class relationships with research, field consultants, and senior executives at investment consulting firms within assigned geography
- Maintain a thorough understanding of assigned investment consulting firms, including their business strategy and competitors, client roster, key decision-makers/influencers and their biases, manager selection process, and communication preferences
- Generate buy-ratings and effectively position the firm’s investment strategies and services
- Proactively identify business development opportunities within a consultant’s client roster and coordinate with relevant institutional sales colleagues to target and close the opportunities
- Leverage communication opportunities with clients and prospects to further Adams Street Partners' brand by representing the firm as a consultative thought leader, presenter/speaker, and contributor to content pieces.
- Identify opportunities to enhance the consultant relationship through the introduction of relevant investment professionals and timely thought leadership
- Consistently document interaction with consultants in the firm’s CRM system
- Cultivate strong internal relationships and stay current on firm strategy, investments, and competitive landscape.
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree. MBA and/or CFA will be viewed favorably
- A demonstrable track record of raising assets with consultants, institutional investors, wealth channel
- Solid private markets experience is strongly preferred
- Strong understanding of assigned investment consulting firms with an ability to understand the perspective of different types of client organizations
- Proven ability to establish and execute on a sales strategy
- Strong relationship development and management skills
- Bring a total portfolio perspective and ability to speak credibly about new investments and developments within clients’ portfolios
- Highest degree of integrity and professionalism
- A high level of discipline and focus. A driven, results-oriented individual
- Unconditionally respectful and courteous towards others, values building relationships with colleagues to support business’s growth initiatives. Balances strength of conviction with collegiality and sensitivity to all stakeholders
- Strong problem-solver who demonstrates effective organization skills and follow-through
- Energetic, forward-looking, flexible and adaptable
We offer a competitive U.S. benefits package designed to support health, financial security, and work-life balance. Highlights include medical, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) with immediate vesting and employer match; profit sharing; flexible spending accounts (FSA); and paid parental leave, including adoption. Employees also receive generous paid time off, commuter benefits, employer-paid short- and long-term disability and life insurance, and access to additional voluntary benefits.
What We Do
Adams Street Partners is a global private markets investment manager with investments in more than thirty countries across five continents. Drawing on over 50 years of private markets experience, proprietary intelligence, and trusted relationships, Adams Street strives to generate actionable investment insights across market cycles. Adams Street is 100% employee-owned and manages $58 billion in assets under management. Adams Street has offices in Austin, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, London, Menlo Park, Munich, New York, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo
