Adams Street Partners (“Adams Street”) is a global private markets investment manager that has $59 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 sixth year in a row, Adams Street was named one of Pension & Investments’ Best Places to Work in Money Management in 2023.
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 Austin, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, London, Munich, Menlo Park, New York, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.
Adams Street Partners is actively seeking a talented Associate to join its Investor Relations team. This position will provide a superior level of service/support to our prospective and existing clients by creating and coordinating effective communications and data. Given our collaborative culture, this role requires exceptional organizational and client servicing skills, with the ability to successfully manage competing priorities. The ideal candidate is someone who naturally possesses an infectious enthusiasm for his/her work and exudes positivity with an insatiable desire to learn our business and support others.This is a hybrid role based in Chicago, IL, with a flexible mix of remote and office work.Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
Prepare and deliver customized client-facing materials in response to prospective and existing client requests
Ensure the timely delivery of standard and customized data and reporting requests
Assist with maintenance and updates to internal database (Dynamo) in order to track and leverage data to provide the most effective follow-up relative to each request
Serve as the point person for the Investor Portal (access to investor portal, data entry) and participation in maintenance (updating client records)
Create existing and prospective client presentations, letters, and other types of client related communications
Collaborate with teams across the firm to ensure accurate and prompt follow-up to ad hoc projects
We seek an individual who is self-disciplined, demonstrates creative thinking and has the following characteristics:
Bachelor’s degree with a proven record of academic success.
1-3 years’ professional experience, ideally with a business/operational focus.
Strong project management skills with high attention to detail.
Strong and well developed analytical, problem-solving and quantitative skills. Ability to synthesize technical data and translate it to reach the target audience.
Technically proficient in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP). Salesforce a plus.
A professional presence combined with exceptional communication skills to interact effectively with internal teams and external parties.
A highly-motivated, self-starter with the ability to work independently and within a team context.
