Job Description

Lazard PCA is seeking to hire an Associate with a minimum of three years of experience for its Primary Private Equity fundraising business. This person will play an important role as a Transaction Management team member alongside senior bankers supporting deal management activities primarily for North American based clients. The position will be based in New York City and require periodic travel.

We'll trust you to:

• Assist in evaluating and tracking market developments (deals in market, participating investors, current events)
• Support several Transaction Management teams in conducting fund due diligence, preparing marketing materials and being a point of contact with clients, ideally evolving to primary contact
• Communicate and strategize with the Private Equity Distribution Team throughout the marketing process to close investor commitments
• Work with Analysts to prepare supporting materials required for communication of fundraising information to fund manager clients; communication occurs on a daily and weekly basis and includes coordinating investor roadshows; filtering and relaying investor feedback; completing due diligence requests, and detailing the overall status of the fund-raising.

You'll need to have:

• Strong writing skills required for marketing materials
• Organized and confident communication style internally and externally; ability to seamlessly manage senior client interaction
• Capacity to multi-task and to manage multiple elements of a fund raising
• Private Equity fundraising experience preferred, either as a placement agent, limited partner, or internal investor relations team member

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What we offer:

We strive to enhance the total health and well-being of our employees through comprehensive, competitive benefits. Our goal is to offer a highly individualized employee experience that enables you to balance your commitments to career, family, and community. When you work for Lazard, you are working for an organization that cares about your unique talents and passions, and will continue to invest in the development of your career.

We expect the base salary range for this role to be approximately $185,000 - $250,000 USD. Various factors contribute to determining the actual base compensation offered, including but not limited to the applicant's years of relevant experience, career tenure, qualifications, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and relevant skills for the role. Base salary is one component of Lazard Financial Advisory's compensation package, which also includes comprehensive benefits and may include incentive compensation.