Associate, Secondaries, Venture Growth Evergreen

Wellington Management•Boston, MA

3d•$80,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a highly motivated and results-driven Associate to join our Venture Growth Evergreen (VGE) team to focus on secondary transactions in our New York office. The firm has been investing in private markets since 2003 and launched its first dedicated private capital fund in 2014. Today, the privates team manages approximately $11 billion in assets and it is the fastest growing investment group within Wellington. Venture Growth Evergreen is a new strategy focused on investing in a highly diversified portfolio of growth and venture stage businesses in a perpetual vehicle targeting the wealth management channel. Private wealth is one of the fastest growing segments of the private equity market from a fundraising perspective, and evergreens have emerged as the vehicle of choice for the channel. These vehicles require a unique skill set and ability to underwrite a high volume of transactions across multiple sectors, strategies, and size ranges. This role will be involved in all aspects of the investment sourcing, underwriting, and execution process, with a core focus on deal-level modeling and underwriting for a broad set of investment across growth/venture secondary transactions. The VGE secondary strategy will include investments in LP transactions, GP-leds and secondary directs. The ideal candidate will be capable of executing in a fast-paced environment and able to prioritize key focus areas in a dynamic investment process. They will also be passionate about private markets more broadly and interested in getting exposure and understanding of broad set of industries and investment strategies. We expect this individual to leverage his or her insight and experience during the investment process, while working closely with others across our Private Investments team and the broader Wellington investment platform.

Requirements

Strong financial modeling skills and demonstrated analytical capabilities and an eagerness to apply their expertise in support of secondary deals for VGE.
The ability to synthesize disparate information during the diligence process, identify the most important elements, and translate findings into clear and concise materials is required.
Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and will need the ability to move seamlessly across workstreams, managing multiple deals and diligence streams simultaneously.
Excellent communication skills – The ability to clearly communicate through verbal and written materials is critical when interacting with management teams, collaborating with internal and external partners, and drafting investment memos and other documents.
Superior collaboration and influencing skills – The candidate will be a self-directed, hard-working team player, who contributes to the investment efforts of VGE and the broader Private Investing platform.
Deep interest in secondaries investing, and intellectual curiosity across industries and investment types.
Interest in wealth-oriented products and more complex investment vehicles like evergreen funds.
3-5+ years of relevant experience in secondary investing, with a preference for experience across LP, GP and secondary direct transactions.
Demonstrable ability to work both independently and to collaborate with experienced, cross-functional deal teams
Strong financial modeling skills, confidence to build financial models from scratch and identify the correct drivers
Strong work ethic, attention to detail and problem-solving skills
Strong interpersonal skills and experience in a team-based, results-oriented environment
Independence of thought, high degree of intellectual curiosity, and an entrepreneurial nature

Nice To Haves

A track record of investing in growth & venture secondaries is preferred.
CFA charter holder or progress towards CFA preferred.

Responsibilities

Involved in all aspects of the investment sourcing, underwriting, and execution process, with a core focus on deal-level modeling and underwriting for a broad set of investment across growth/venture secondary transactions.
Executing in a fast-paced environment and able to prioritize key focus areas in a dynamic investment process.
Leveraging insight and experience during the investment process, while working closely with others across our Private Investments team and the broader Wellington investment platform.

Benefits

retirement plan
health and wellbeing
dental
vision
pharmacy coverage
health savings account
flexible spending accounts
commuter program
employee assistance program
life and disability insurance
adoption assistance
back-up childcare
tuition/CFA reimbursement
paid time off (leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time)