Investment Team, Manager Selection Associate

Investure • Charlottesville, VA

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About The Position

This professional will be a core member of Investure’s Investment Team focusing on Manager Selection and will work to identify, evaluate, structure, and monitor investments globally across a multi-asset class portfolio. In addition, this professional will support Investure’s goal of providing white-glove service for our clients. Investure operates with a long-term, ownership-oriented, fundamental investment philosophy, and this person will contribute to the execution of that philosophy through a combination of (i) researching investment opportunities, (ii) underwriting and executing due diligence, (iii) monitoring existing investments and portfolio exposures, and (iv) contributing across the functions of the investment team and the organization. Candidates must be innately curious, self-catalyzing, and open-minded. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a strong work ethic, a passion for investing, the ability to execute with a balance of creativity and discipline, and the ability to lead and network effectively. Cultural fit, humility, and maturity are imperative. This professional must be able to travel frequently even on short notice. Investure will not sponsor H-1B or other employment-related visas for this position. The Company Based in Charlottesville, Virginia, Investure was founded in 2003 to serve as the outsourced investment office to a select number of non-profit endowments and private foundations. Managing assets of approximately $19 billion as of June 2025, Investure is responsible for portfolio management, asset allocation, and manager selection investing across a number of asset classes, including fixed income and credit, global public equities, alternative investments (e.g., hedge funds, private equity, venture), and real assets. Investure has a fast-paced culture where there is a vast opportunity for learning and strong expectation of teamwork, collegiality, and integrity. We are a mission-driven organization that values continuous improvement, excellence, and employee engagement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 1 to 3 years of professional experience in consulting, banking, investing, or finance-related work environment
• Excellent quantitative aptitude and the ability to think abstractly
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Able to handle confidential and sensitive information with a high degree of professionalism
• Able to support an investment process from start to finish
• Experience collaborating in a multi-disciplinary, diverse and dynamic team.

Responsibilities

• Diligence investment managers and opportunities: Independently analyze markets, investment strategies, and potential investment ideas; Support an investment idea from sourcing through closing and ultimate realization; Develop and communicate investment thesis tenets, key risks, and underpinning analyses; Vet a manager’s investment process and key employees; Analyze and decompose prior returns and track record; Build financial and waterfall models Complete diligence calls and meetings; Review and assimilate all due diligence materials; Formulate and present investment ideas and analysis to the Investment Team and CIO; Write investment memorandum for internal and external distribution.
• Portfolio Monitoring and Reporting: Track and evaluate significant portfolio developments and evolution; Monitor portfolio exposures Monitor and engage with existing investment partnerships; Collaborate with operations and legal teams to evaluate and process legal amendments; Contribute to the development of client analyses, communications, and presentations as necessary; Assist with ad hoc investment research and investment-related projects, as needed.
• Build and maintain investment manager relationships and identify/create investment opportunities within key areas of thematic interest: Conduct deep research within specific thematic opportunity sets to identify key trends, as well as top companies, operators, and investors in each opportunity set. Build relationships outside Investure’s current network across public and private markets Track and build relationships with managers and comparable organizations previously identified.
• Travel is required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level