Investment Team Senior Associate, North America

Overview

The organization is seeking an Investment Team Senior Associate to join the North American team and support deal evaluation and execution. This role provides support to individual searchers actively seeking small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to acquire, and contributes to the analysis and execution of SME acquisitions in North America.

Responsibilities

• Work with and advise searchers on evaluating, structuring, and executing M&A transactions.
• Develop and take ownership of financial models for potential transactions.
• Communicate deal progress and upcoming deadlines/deliverables to senior Investment Team members.
• Collaborate with senior Investment Team members to review and develop legal documentation for potential transactions.
• Review and provide oversight of deal memoranda prepared by searchers prior to investor presentations.
• Oversee searcher-led commercial due diligence and third-party due diligence work streams.
• Present analyses and studies internally and to investors in support of searchers.
• Assist in the development of best practices for the Investments Team and searchers.
• Represent the organization to investors, sellers, and advisors throughout the deal process.
• Monitor and maintain reports for North American portfolio companies.
• Support value-creation activities for North American portfolio companies.
• Sit on the board of select portfolio companies as the organization’s representative, supporting governance and value-creation initiatives alongside Program Participants.

Requirements (Must-have)

• 5–7 years of relevant work experience, ideally in investment banking, Big 4 M&A advisory, or directly in an investment fund.
• Bachelor’s degree with a strong academic record in a directly relevant field.
• Strong sense of personal responsibility, with the ability to take ownership and work through ambiguity.
• Well-developed understanding of accounting, finance, and M&A transactions.
• Strong spoken and written communication skills, plus appropriate interpersonal skills to engage with investors, searchers, and potential sellers.
• Based in North America and comfortable working in a 100% remote and international environment.

Qualifications (Nice-to-have)

• Experience managing third-party vendors.
• Prior success working in an international and remote-first environment.
• Experience working with small and medium, family-owned enterprises.

Compensation & Benefits

• Company benefits
• Personal benefits
• Employee training/development
• Flexible and remote work schedule
• In-person events

Location

• Based in North America; 100% remote and international environment.