Associate, Secondaries, Venture Growth Evergreen

Wellington Management; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing coverage

Retirement plan

Tuition/CFA reimbursement

Job summary

Wellington Management in Boston is seeking an Associate for their Venture Growth Evergreen team. This role focuses on underwriting and executing investments in growth/venture secondary transactions. Candidates should have 3–5+ years of experience and strong financial modeling skills.

The firm offers a competitive compensation package with a base salary range of USD 80,000 - 150,000, along with benefits including health coverage, retirement plans, and CFA reimbursement. This position supports a hybrid work model with flexibility.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of relevant experience in secondary investing.
• Strong work ethic and attention to detail.
• Demonstrable ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Involved in investment sourcing, underwriting, and execution process.
• Focus on deal‑level modeling and underwriting.
• Work closely with Private Investments team.

Skills

Financial modeling skills

Analytical acumen

Excellent communication skills

Collaboration skills

Passion for secondaries investing

Education

CFA charter holder or progress toward CFA

Job description

About Us

Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long‑term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.

About The Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and results‑driven Associate to join our Venture Growth Evergreen (VGE) team to focus on secondary transactions in our New York office. The firm has been investing in private markets since 2003 and launched its first dedicated private capital fund in 2014. Today, the private team manages approximately $11 billion in assets and is the fastest growing investment group within Wellington. Venture Growth Evergreen is a new strategy focused on investing in a highly diversified portfolio of growth and venture stage businesses in a perpetual vehicle targeting the wealth management channel. Private wealth is one of the fastest growing segments of the private equity market from a fundraising perspective, and evergreens have emerged as the vehicle of choice for the channel. These vehicles require a unique skill set and ability to underwrite a high volume of transactions across multiple sectors, strategies, and size ranges.

This role will be involved in all aspects of the investment sourcing, underwriting, and execution process, with a core focus on deal‑level modeling and underwriting for a broad set of investments across growth/venture secondary transactions. The VGE secondary strategy will include investments in LP transactions, GP‑leds and secondary directs.

The ideal candidate will be capable of executing in a fast‑paced environment and able to prioritize key focus areas in a dynamic investment process. They will also be passionate about private markets more broadly and interested in gaining exposure and understanding of a broad set of industries and investment strategies. We expect this individual to leverage his or her insight and experience during the investment process, while working closely with others across our Private Investments team and the broader Wellington investment platform.

Essential Skills

• Analytical acumen, modeling, research – strong financial modeling skills and demonstrable analytical capabilities, eagerness to apply expertise in supporting secondary deals for VGE. Ability to synthesize disparate information during due diligence, identify the most important elements, and translate findings into clear and concise materials.
• Agility and flexibility – enjoy working in a fast‑paced environment and ability to move seamlessly across workstreams, managing multiple deals and diligence streams simultaneously.
• Excellent communication skills – able to clearly communicate through verbal and written materials when interacting with management teams, collaborating with internal and external partners, and drafting investment memos and other documents.
• Superior collaboration and influencing skills – self‑directed, hard‑working team player, contributing to the investment efforts of VGE and the broader Private Investing platform. Enjoys contributing to a highly collaborative environment and builds strong trusting relationships.
• Passion – deep interest in secondaries investing and intellectual curiosity across industries and investment types, interest in wealth‑oriented products and more complex investment vehicles such as evergreen funds.

Other Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of relevant experience in secondary investing, preference for experience across LP, GP, and secondary direct transactions. Track record of investing in growth & venture secondaries preferred.
• Demonstrable ability to work both independently and collaboratively with experienced, cross‑functional deal teams.
• Strong financial modeling skills, confidence to build financial models from scratch, and ability to identify correct drivers.
• Strong work ethic, attention to detail, and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and experience in a team‑based, results‑oriented environment.
• Independence of thought, high degree of intellectual curiosity, and entrepreneurial nature.
• CFA charter holder or progress toward CFA preferred.

Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? That’s ok. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and welcome a chance to review your background. We are dedicated to building and maintaining a diversified workforce and considering a broad array of candidates with a variety of skill, workplace experiences, and backgrounds.

As an equal opportunity employer, Wellington Management ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at [e-mail].

Benefits

At Wellington Management, our approach to compensation is designed to help us attract, inspire and retain the best talent in our industry. We strive to pay employees fairly and competitively across all levels and roles. Our approach to compensation considers all aspects of total compensation; all employees are eligible to receive salary, variable compensation, and benefits. The base salary range for this position is: USD 80,000 - 150,000.

Base salary is only one component of Wellington’s total compensation approach. Other rewards may include a discretionary Corporate Bonus and/or Incentives, if eligible. We offer a comprehensive and high‑value benefit package to meet the unique needs of our employees and families, and we are committed to fostering a flexible work environment. Our benefits include retirement plan, health and wellbeing, dental, vision, pharmacy coverage, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, commuter program, employee assistance program, life and disability insurance, adoption assistance, back‑up childcare, tuition/CFA reimbursement and paid time off (leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time).

We believe that in‑person interactions inspire and energize our community and are essential to our culture. In support of this commitment, our employees work from our offices 4 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day a week. This approach supports our mission to deliver investment excellence to our clients and their beneficiaries over the long term.