Booz Allen Ventures Associate

The Opportunity:

Booz Allen Hamilton Ventures, a $300M corporate venture capital fund, is seeking an Associate to manage investment opportunities, inform investment theses in key categories, and support fund leadership with due diligence and fund operations. In this position, the Associate will project manage active deals through the investment process, conduct due diligence, and regularly meet with founders and investors.

The Booz Allen Hamilton Ventures team will source, negotiate, and execute investments in early companies, such as Seed though Series B, as well as follow-on rounds, consistent with the fund's investment strategy. The fund will focus on sectors aligned with Booz Allen Hamilton's innovation theses, such as Defense Technology, Data Science, Space, Quantum and Deep Tech, and targeted platforms, such as Cybersecurity and Defense Technology Group.

What You'll Do:

• Due diligence: Support all aspects of the deal review process, including quantitative analysis, such as financial modeling and sensitivity analysis, competitor and market scans, customer and investor interviews, and technology reviews. Will also support negotiations with investment targets.
• Deal origination and screening: Identify and source strong investment opportunities in key focus sectors, and review a high-volume of inbound pipeline to triage relevant opportunities
• Market research: Perform in-depth research to support new and existing investment thesis development, including producing written research/analysis, sector presentations, white papers, and investment memos for the Booz Allen Hamilton Ventures team and Booz Allen Hamilton stakeholders.
• Tool management: Manage internal pipeline and portfolio management tools and contribute to internal-facing reporting on portfolio health and investment theses. Coordinate with relevant internal teams, such as legal and accounting, through deal processes.
• Portfolio engagement: Support commercial engagements, such as pilots, between portfolio companies and Booz Allen Hamilton in addition to utilizing Booz Allen Hamilton Ventures' collective networks to drive value for the portfolio.
• Networking: Develop relationships with relevant founders, VCs, and corporate executives, along with key internal stakeholders, to support new investment and portfolio management activities.
• Marketing: Help extend Booz Allen Hamilton Ventures' reach in key communities by hosting and attending industry events and producing written or audio/video content, such as podcasts.

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

• 2+ years of experience in investment banking, private equity, venture capital, or with a technology company
• Experience conducting financial analysis, financial modeling, valuation assessments, and investment diligence activities
• Experience evaluating technology companies, startup business models, market opportunities, and competitive landscapes
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously and coordinating stakeholders across cross-functional teams
• Experience developing written analyses, investment memoranda, presentations, or executive-level briefings
• Knowledge of venture capital investing, startup ecosystems, and emerging technology markets
• Ability to communicate effectively with founders, investors, executives, and technical stakeholders
• Ability to analyze quantitative and qualitative information to support business and investment decisions
• Bachelor's degree

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.