Adams Street Partners (“Adams Street”) is a global private markets investment manager that has $60 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.
Reporting to the Global Head of Consultant Relations, the primary role of the Analyst or Associate, Consultant Relations is to support Adams Street Partners relationship management and servicing efforts with existing investment consultant relationships in the US.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in the development and maintenance of world-class relationships with research and field consultants at investment consulting firms
- Support Consultant Relations colleagues in their day-to-day activity needed to generate buy-ratings and effectively position the firm’s investment strategies and services with investment consultants
- Develop a clear understanding of the investment consulting industry and institutional investors within the US and Canada, focusing on consultant’s manager selection processes, client service models, consultant databases, reporting needs and communication preferences
- Preparing due diligence materials, consultant presentations, investor reporting materials, and modeling support for consultant relations marketers
- Developing and organizing internal processes and procedures to ensure consistency, integrity, timeliness, and quality of communications to research and field consultants
- Exercising a combination of project management and hands-on execution to ensure that important projects are accomplished on deadline and with the highest quality standards
- Conducting market and prospect research across the region to identify new business opportunities
- Maintaining a system to gather competitive intelligence and monitor industry events and trends, and ensuring internal databases are updated and maintained
- Management and maintenance of the tracking database used to support the identification of prospective clients and monitor the status of investment discussions
- Collaborating with teams across the firm to support effective solutions that support marketing objectives, consultant needs, client interests, and satisfies the requirements of a registered investment advisor
- Completing special projects related to existing consultant relationships and firmwide strategic initiatives
- Seeking opportunities to improve efficiencies to support Adams Street’s fundraising needs and consultant servicing processes
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree. CFA and CAIA designation or the intent to pursue those designations are a plus.
- Minimum of 1 – 2 years of related experience in a professional services firm, preferably with an investment management firm, consulting firm, accountancy or investment bank in a research, data management or client service related role with a demonstrated capability of supporting research and analytics.
- Highest degree of integrity and professionalism
- Strong problem-solver who demonstrates effective organization skills and follow-through
- A high level of discipline and focus. A driven, results-oriented individual
- Knowledge of private markets and the institutional client and consultant community preferred
- Must work extremely well within a team-based environment while also being independent and self- motivated
- Strong skill-set in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and CRM systems required
- Unconditionally respectful and courteous towards others. Balances strength of conviction with collegiality and sensitivity to all stakeholders
