Senior Associate

Timezone: EST
Working Hours: 8am - 5pm

We are expanding our team with a highly capable Investment Director who will play a central role in managing and evaluating our deal flow, including constant engagement with independent sponsors. This is an opportunity to join a fast-scaling, entrepreneurial platform with immediate responsibility and leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Deal Execution & Diligence
- Lead due diligence on active transactions (financial, commercial, operational).
- Lead weekly pipeline meeting with senior partners.
- Lead junior deal team members.
- Present strong investment opportunities to the investment committee.
- Build and refine financial models, market analyses, and investment memos.
- Take calls with independent sponsors for relationship-building and deal evaluation.
- Screen new deal opportunities and vet independent sponsors.

Governance and Investor Reporting
- Quarterly monitoring of portfolio’s performance.
- Draft clear, professional updates for LPs.
- Draft detailed briefings for each committed deal.
Operations & Technology
- Help manage Minds Capital’s operations and workflows.
- Analyze CRM and pipeline data to improve sourcing and decision-making.
- Develop and refine processes across diligence and reporting.
- Leverage AI tools and automation to experiment with and implement workflow improvements and efficiency gains.
- Improve our process to the point where deals go to the Investment Committee within 48 hours.
Leadership & Initiative
- Manage projects across multiple stakeholders.
- Identify gaps in how we operate and propose/implement solutions.
- Represent Minds Capital professionally with independent sponsors, LPs, and advisors.

Qualifications

15+ years experience in US Private Equity; Senior-level experience with the ability to engage, converse, and build strong relationships with private equity executives.
Strong analytical toolkit: financial modeling, market research, data analysis.
Comfort experimenting with AI tools and automation to improve processes and explore more efficient ways of working is highly desirable
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
Mature interpersonal capabilities; confident with senior executives and investors.
Tech-savvy; comfortable experimenting with code, automation, and digital tools.
High initiative and entrepreneurial mindset; thrives in lean environments.