Associate, Enterprise Strategy

HarbourVest Partners, LLC

$105K — $120K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-5 years of experience in private equity, asset management, investment product management, investment research, or management consulting
  • Demonstrated analytical reasoning and creativity in team settings
  • Strong written communication skills
  • Familiarity with the private equity or private markets landscape
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

  • Define and refine product strategy for HarbourVest's offerings
  • Identify and integrate insights into the product planning process
  • Assess the attractiveness of current and potential new funds
  • Map the competitive landscape for new products
  • Manage a repository of product ideas
  • Prioritize products for detailed consideration
  • Evaluate existing funds and propose modifications

Benefits

  • 18 remote workdays per quarter, subject to manager approval
  • Hybrid work arrangement
  • Access to long-term reward programs
  • Comprehensive total rewards package includes health insurance and retirement options
  • Eligibility for paid time off and wellness programs
Full Job Description
Job Description Summary

This position will be a hybrid work arrangement. You will receive 18 remote workdays per quarter to use at your discretion, subject to manager approval. For example, you may choose to work in the office 4 days per week and take one remote day weekly (typically 13 weeks per quarter), leaving 5 additional remote days to be used as needed.

The Enterprise Strategy Associate (Boston) will play a central role in helping chart the growth and development of the products and services we offer to our clients and partners. This is an exciting role directly involved in the firm's expansion. The Enterprise Strategy Associate will be part of the Strategy, Innovation, and Execution function, which is collectively responsible for building the firm into new areas.

The ideal candidate is someone who is:
  • Restlessly curious, including about the fast-changing evolution of the private equity and broader private markets space
  • Entrepreneurial, strategic, creative, and flexible, with experience developing and launching new initiatives, products, or solutions
  • Analytically rigorous, with strong attention to detail and ability to formulate recommendations based on analysis
  • Excellent at communicating complex ideas in simple terms, in writing and in person
  • Experienced in working in team environments and cross-functional groups
  • Organized and effective in independently driving initiatives, with the willingness and capability to assume responsibility and ownership of outcomes
  • Focused on having significant impact over both short and long time horizons

What you will do:

The Enterprise Strategy Associate will help define and refine HarbourVest's overall product strategy, including both development of new funds as well as reviewing existing funds. The role will include:
  • Identifying and integrating internal and external sources of insight as inputs into the product planning process
  • Assessing current and potential attractiveness of potential new funds
  • Mapping the competitive landscape for such products
  • Managing the central repository of product ideas
  • Prioritizing which products to consider in more detail
  • Helping assess the positioning of existing funds and proposing modifications as appropriate
  • And other responsibilities as required

What you bring:
  • 2-5 years of professional experience in private equity or asset management, investment product management, investment research, or management consulting
  • Demonstrated excellence in analytical reasoning, creativity, and written communications in team-based settings
  • Familiarity with and interest in the private equity or broader private markets landscape

Education Preferred
  • Bachelors degree or equivalent experience

Experience
  • 2-5 years of experience, ideally in professional services


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Base Salary Range

$105,000.00 - $120,000.00

This USD base salary range represents only one component of total compensation for this role and is provided in accordance with local requirements. This role is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, which is determined based on individual and overall firm performance. In addition to salary and bonus, total compensation may include eligibility for long-term reward programs and a comprehensive total rewards package that may include retirement, health, insurance, paid time off, and wellness programs. Our total rewards offerings are influenced by several business factors, and eligibility for certain components will vary by position and geography. Please note the posted ranges do not apply outside the U.S. and should not be converted to other currencies as a proxy for compensation in other countries.

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